THA News

Policeing and Crime Act 2009

From 29th January 2009 for the second offence in three months of selling alcohol to under 18's the Premises Licence Holder can be fined £10,000, a 48 hour closure order issued and the Premises Licenses can be suspended for 3 months. From 6th April 2010 three new Mandatory Conditions were placed upon Premises Licenses where alcohol is consumed on the premises. 1) No irresponsible alcoholic drinks promotions. 2) Customers must not be allowed to pour alcohol into the mouth of another person, unless for medical reasons. 3) Free tap water must be available on request. From 1st October two more Mandatory Conditions are added 1) The Premises must have an age verification policy requireing all staff to check ID's. 2) Single measures of wines and spirits must be made available to customers. Failure to comply with a Mandatory Condition can result in a fine of up £20,000 and or 6 months in prison for the DPS. For a fact sheet containing further details of this legislation e-mail lynn@taylorhall.co.uk

VAT Increase

Yes I know that January is still five months away, but how are you going to be feeling on New Years Day? To assist you in recalculating your prices and to start planning for how you will deal with this dramatic change to your business, we have created a simple to use calculator. Just e-mail lynn@taylorhall for a free copy.

Minimum Wages October 2010

Minimum WagesWorkers:22 years and older £5.93.Workers 18 to 21 year £4.92.Workers 16 to 17 year £3.64.This figure is reviewed October each year.The Low Pay Commission recomends for those apprentices under 19 or in their first year over 19 a rate of £2.50 per hour.Further informtion is available from:www.berr.gov.uk/Policies/employment-matters/rights/nmw

Welcome to Compliance file users

Following the launch of the Compliance File for Licensed Premises we are pleases to offer our support facility. If you require any of the policy forms in word documents please e-mail lynn@taylorhall.co.uk requesting which form you require