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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
Leaders call for more event licensing powers
By William Eichler | 14 June 2022
Councils should have the power to determine event licensing fees to ensure they fully cover the a...
PUBLIC HEALTH
Councils ask for coronavirus licensing powers
By Martin Ford | 07 August 2020
A call has been made for public health issues to be incorporated into licensing laws.
LEGAL
Short-term thinking
By Stephen McGowan | 07 February 2020
Ahead of the impending introduction of new licensing powers for short-term lets in Scotland, Step...
LICENSING
Manchester to implement Martyn's Law
By Laura Sharman | 08 January 2020
Manchester City Council is to implement Martyn’s Law to improve security at all public venues.
LEGAL
Wakefield council 'overcharging' cabbies, court rules
By William Eichler | 12 December 2019
A court has ruled that Wakefield council were overcharging local taxi drivers for a license to tr...
LICENSING
Outdated taxi laws putting public at risk, councils warn
By Laura Sharman | 01 November 2019
Whitehall has been urged to reform 'outdated and flawed' taxi laws by the Local Government Associ...
LICENSING
A new lease of Life
24 April 2019
For anyone looking to make a trip to the cinema this weekend, Diary can heartily recommend Monty ...
LICENSING
Whitehall launches consultation on taxi licensing
By William Eichler | 12 February 2019
Local authorities could soon be required to ensure that every prospective taxi driver undergoes e...
COUNCILLORS
News you can swear by
26 September 2018
Back when Diary was a cub journo, local licensing committees were considered the most unspectacul...
LICENSING
District councils are at the forefront of public protection
05 June 2018
Paul Shevlin discusses Craven DC's revised taxi licensing policy, which has prevention at its heart.
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- Local government reorganisation: Keeping services options open
- Calls for all councils to develop unique place-based growth plans
- EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state
- Social care vacancies at decade low but recruitment growth slows
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