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Proposal to contingently relax licensing hours for the semi-finals and the final of the Men’s Football World Cup 2026 should any home nation reach those stages.
About this consultation To: We are keen to hear from everyone who may be…
Ynglŷn â’r ymgynghoriad hwn I: Rydym yn awyddus i glywed gan bawb a allai…
Consultation Options Assessment Title: Extension of Licensing Hours for…
We are consulting on proposals to make changes to stakes and prizes for Category D machines and to update the licensing framework for the bingo sector.
Background 1. Family Entertainment Centres (FECs) are valued community…
Current regime 1. The licensed bingo sector is made up of a diverse range…
Consultation questions Respondent type 1. Are you responding on behalf of…
Category D gaming machine stakes and prizes in 2007 Category of machine…
Strategic vision for a modern, permissive licensing system that safeguards communities while enabling hospitality and leisure to thrive.
1. Foreword Over the past 20 years, the licensing regime has enabled over…
Seeking views and evidence to develop a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system under the Licensing Act 2003.
The industry-led licensing taskforce report on licensing policy and the government's response.
We're consulting on extending the licensing hours for the semi-final and final of UEFA Women's Euro 2025, if England or Wales are playing.
The government is considering options to make it easier for hospitality businesses to sell alcohol to drink in licensed pavement areas.
Consultation on age verification in connection with alcohol sales.
This consultation seeks views on the structure, distribution and governance of the statutory levy on gambling operators.
A consultation on measures relating to the land-based gambling sector.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
We're consulting on extending the licensing hours for the semi-final and final of UEFA Euro 2024, if England, Wales or Scotland are playing.
A consultation on proposals for the introduction of a maximum stake limit for online slots games in Great Britain.
We are consulting on whether there is support for making permanent the alcohol licensing provisions in the Business and Planning Act 2020 or whether to return to the provisions in the Licensing Act 2003.
This white paper sets out the government’s plan for reform of gambling regulation following the review of the Gambling Act 2005.
This measure extends existing tax checks for taxi and scrap metal licences in England and Wales to licences in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The government is consulting on whether to relax licensing hours across England and Wales to mark His Majesty the King’s coronation on the 6 May 2023.
Government response to the House of Lords Liaison Committee report on the post-legislative scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003.
The government response to the report from the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003: post-legislative scrutiny.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
We are consulting on a national relaxation of licensing hours for Her Majesty the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
We are seeking evidence on alcohol-related disruptive behaviour at our airports and the impact airside alcohol licensing could have on reducing this problem.
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