Pubs Code Adjudicator

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Open consultation

Pubs Code Consultation: Accounting for duty paid on alcohol and volumes of unsaleable draught products

We are seeking your views on draft guidance on accounting for duty paid on alcohol and volumes of unsaleable draught products in Pubs Code forecast profit and loss statements.

This consultation will run from 02 November 2018 to 11 January 2019.

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News story

PCA MRO Questionnaire

Please complete this questionnaire if you are a tenant who has received a Market Rent Only (MRO) Proposal from your pub company since the Pubs Code came into force.

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Guidance

About the Pubs Code

Information about the Pubs Code; links to the legislation; information about Independent Assessors; useful factsheets.

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Guidance

Information for Tenants

Information leaflets; Code Compliance Officer information; What Tied Tenants Should Expect; Tied Tenant Survey 2017; factsheets.

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Guidance

Regulated Pub-Owning Businesses

Information for and about the companies we regulate, including the Regulatory Compliance Handbook, Pubs Code compliance reports, advice notes and Market Rent Only data.

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Form

Useful information and forms

When and how to make a referral; general enquiries; intelligence unit contact details; Independent Assessor notification form.

Latest from Pubs Code Adjudicator

  1. Information for Tenants
    • Guidance
  2. Pubs Code Consultation: Accounting for duty paid on alcohol and volumes of unsaleable draught products
    • Open consultation
  3. Regulated Pub-Owning Businesses
    • Guidance

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What Pubs Code Adjudicator does

The Pubs Code Adjudicator is responsible for enforcing the statutory Pubs Code. The Pubs Code regulates the relationship between all pub companies owning 500 or more tied pubs in England and Wales and their tied tenants.

PCA works with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

Read more about what we do

Documents

Our announcements

  1. Pubs Code Adjudicator Launches Consultation on Beer Duty and Waste
    • Press release
  2. PCA MRO Questionnaire
    • News story
  3. See all announcements

Our consultations

  1. Pubs Code Consultation: Accounting for duty paid on alcohol and volumes of unsaleable draught products
    • Open consultation
  2. Pubs Code Adjudicator: investigation and enforcement - draft guidance
    • Consultation outcome
  3. See all consultations

Our publications

  1. Information for Tenants
    • Guidance
  2. Regulated Pub-Owning Businesses
    • Guidance
  3. See all publications

Our management

Paul Newby
Paul Newby
Pubs Code Adjudicator
Fiona Dickie
Fiona Dickie
Deputy Pubs Code Adjudicator

Contact PCA

General enquiries

Pubs Code Adjudicator (enquiries)
Lower Ground
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4AJ
United Kingdom

Contact Form: General enquiries

Telephone enquiry line

0800 528 8080

The enquiry line is open: Monday to Thursday, 9:30am to 5pm and Friday, 9:30am to 4pm.

Referrals

Contact Form: Referrals

There is a difference between a general enquiry and a formal referral to the PCA for arbitration. You can only make a referral if you are a tied tenant (or a pub owning business in relation to market rent only disputes), or authorised to act on their behalf.

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.

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