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Resources for UK operators

Reports, briefings, and alerts on inspections, licensing, and regulatory compliance, written for the people who run the sites. Choose your premises type or compliance area to narrow the view.

Briefings

Short, practical explainers on inspections, licensing, age verification, and day-to-day compliance.

Martyn's Law

Martyn's Law: Does Your Venue Meet the 200-Person Threshold?

How to calculate whether a venue meets the 200-person capacity threshold under the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.

7 min read
Food Safety

Food Hygiene Prosecution Fines Have Risen 70% Since the Sentencing Guideline

MOJ court data shows the mean company fine for food hygiene offences is now £12,056. What gets prosecuted, what it costs, and the enforcement ladder below prosecution.

6 min read
Employment

What Happens When the Fair Work Agency Inspects You

What the Fair Work Agency's published enforcement policy commits it to when it investigates you, why fixing pay before first contact matters, and what's still not published.

5 min read
Employment

The Accommodation Offset: Getting Staff Housing Right for NMW

How the accommodation offset works under the NMW Regulations, why hospitality operators miscalculate it, and what HMRC does when they do.

7 min read
Fire Safety

The Enforcement Ladder: From Verbal Advice to Prosecution

How the fire safety enforcement system escalates from informal advice through enforcement and prohibition notices to prosecution, with statistics and named cases.

5 min read
Fire Safety

What to Do After a Failed Fire Safety Inspection

You've received an enforcement or deficiency notice. What it means and how to respond.

9 min read
Fire Safety

What Happens During a Fire Safety Inspection

What the officer checks, what they ask your staff, and what the outcomes look like.

7 min read
LicensingPubsRestaurants

What Is Challenge 25?

The age verification policy that's written into most premises licences. How to run it properly.

4 min read
Employment

Right to Work Checks for Pubs, Bars, Restaurants and Hotels

Hospitality is the number one enforcement target. How to get the checks right.

7 min read
Employment

The Fair Work Agency: What Hospitality Operators Need to Know

The FWA launches 7 April 2026. What changes, what doesn't, and what records you need ready.

5 min read
LicensingPubsRestaurants

What to Do After a Failed Licensing Inspection

You've breached a licence condition and the council has put it in writing. Here's what to do next.

8 min read
Employment

April 2026 Employment Law Changes: What Hospitality Operators Must Know

Six changes take effect on 6 April 2026. SSP overhaul, day-one paternity leave, doubled redundancy penalties, and more.

7 min read
Fire Safety

Fire Risk Assessor Competence: What the Standard Says and What Changes on 31 March 2026

BAFE SP205 v6 takes effect 31 March 2026. What the Fire Safety Order requires today, what the new tier structure changes, and where Article 9A sits.

4 min read

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