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Beda Bulletin
2007: The year ahead
Happy New Year everyone. So here we are in 2007. No doubt during this year we will all make our resolutions. Interestingly some of the Government’s proposed agenda for this year seems read a bit like a series of traditional New Year’s pledges writ large: a) stop nation smoking, b) get nation to drink more moderately, c) try to get nation healthier... Read more

operational, Beda Bulletin, January 2007, COMMENTS

Legal News

personal premises licences

I make no apologies for returning to the world of sales to under 18 year olds in licensed premises. When the Violent Crime Reduction Act provisions come into force it will be possible for Trading Standards, or the local constabulary, to have a go at the premises licence holder. In spite of this a number of local authorities had already decided that... Read more
operational, Legal News, january 2007, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin

organising your Dispersal Policies

It’s the end of the year again and naturally at this time of year it is traditional for those lovable newspaper journalists to roll out all those statistics about ‘x’ number of mince pies will be eaten, or ‘y’ number of turkeys will bite the dust, or ‘z’ pints of beer will be consumed over the Christmas period. Statistics are sometimes mildly amusing... Read more

operational, Beda Bulletin, December 2006, COMMENTS

Legal News

Violent crime reduction act

Well, the Licensing Act 2003 has now had its birthday. It’s over 12 months since it came into force. The statistics on crime and disorder suggest that on the whole the new law has been beneficial. Certainly the dire predictions of the Daily Mail have not happened. But this has not stopped the Government legislating... Read more
operational, Legal News, DEcember 2006, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin

alcohol disorder zones

One of the fantastic things about this job is that you get to meet a truly diverse cast of people, with your working life spent meeting everyone from bar staff to government ministers, newspapers editors to MI5 operatives. In all these meetings, BEDA advocates the key principle for our existence: to protect and promote the optimum trading conditions for... Read more
operational, Beda Bulletin, NOVEMBER 2006, COMMENTS

LegaL News

Altering your premises

One of the biggest problems faced by a licensee, nowadays, is how to deal with changes to licensed premises. The Regulations under the Licensing Act spell out very clearly what needs to be on the plans. They include showing the position of every fire extinguisher. There is an argument for saying that if you... Read more

operational, Legal News, October 2006, COMMENTS

BEDA Bulletin

sMIRNOFF BEDA AWARDS

So the Smirnoff BEDA Awards night has once again given us a great opportunity to celebrate the best our industry has to offer. Once again, the passion and commitment of those great individuals who give their all to this business are rightly recognised. It was my first BEDA awards, but I'm reliably informed by my learned colleagues that... Read more

operational, Beda Bulletin, OCTOBER 2006, COMMENTS

Legal News

Drafted smoking regulations

The Department of Health has just published the consultation document on proposed regulations to be made under the powers contained in the Health Bill – Smoke Free Premises and Vehicles. The provisions are to be implemented in the summer of 2007. The draft regulations contain proposals for signage requirements for smoke... Read more

operational, Legal News, september 2006, COMMENTS