Price to continue climbing agenda
What role will MUP play in overprovision policies going forward?
Expect pressure on minimum price
MUP likely to return to the agenda as it reaches five-year milestone
Ensure age check policy is watertight
Licensing Act requires all premises to operate verification policy
Licensing role sets a standard
What to expect if a licensing standards officer pays a visit
Everybody needs good neighbours
Ensuring outdoor areas are properly managed is crucial
Could occasionals curb be revisited?
Occasional licences remain a vital permission for many businesses
Gaps remain in protection law
Hospitality workers have always been exposed to threatening and abusive behaviour from senseless – even violent – customers.
Nightclubs: singled out or just the beginning?
The Scottish Government's passport plans are fraught with issues and require clarification, writes Jack Cummins.
An occasionally vexing problem
THE occasional licence: a lifeline for hundreds of businesses trading in outside areas during the pandemic – but also one of the most problematic parts of licensing legislation.
Don’t fall into the offences trap
Past convictions can be a sticking point in applications
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Niall Hassard
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
Luke Richardson
