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Licensing

Duty Room keeps your premises licence conditions, refusals log, incident records, CCTV checks, and staff training in one place per site.

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How a Right to Work Failure Can Cost You Your Premises Licence →

One illegal worker cost a Horsham restaurant a £40,000 penalty and its premises licence. How a right-to-work failure becomes a licence review.

July 14, 2026 5 min read

Briefings

Briefings covering Licensing for UK operators.

Immigration Enforcement at Licensed Premises

An alcohol licence lets immigration officers in under Section 179 with no warrant. The same right-to-work failure can then cost you the licence itself.

July 7, 20265 min read

Pubs

When a Pub Changes Hands: The Fire Safety Handover You Can't Skip

When a pub changes tenant, Article 22A makes the outgoing responsible person hand over the fire risk assessment, assessor details, and safety info.

June 18, 20268 min read

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What Is Challenge 25?

Challenge 25 is an age-verification policy for alcohol sales: check anyone who looks under 25, accept valid photo ID, train staff, and log refusals.

April 7, 20264 min read

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What to Do After a Failed Licensing Inspection

Sort advisory points, premises-licence condition breaches and mandatory-condition breaches, then respond in writing before the file becomes a review.

March 31, 20268 min read

Alerts

Alerts on Licensing for UK operators.

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The Under-16 Energy Drink Ban Is Confirmed

England bans energy drink sales to under-16s from 6 April 2027. Restaurants, cafes and pubs are in scope; vending machines lose them entirely.

July 16, 20262 min read

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Employment Records

9 resources

Right-to-work, working time, and tipping records.

Fire Safety

8 resources

Fire risk assessments, alarm tests, and drill records.

Food Safety

1 resource

Temperature logs, HACCP, and allergen records.

Health & Safety

1 resource

Risk assessments, COSHH, and accident records.

Martyn's Law

3 resources

Public protection procedures, drills, and staff awareness records.

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