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Licensing

Half of premises licence reviews end in revocation or suspension. Duty Room keeps licence conditions, refusals, incidents, and CCTV checks current per site.
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Half of Premises Licence Reviews End in Revocation, Withdrawal or Suspension →

Who can trigger a premises licence review, the standard process, the 48-hour summary route, and what happened in 412 reviews in England and Wales.

4 min read

Briefings

Briefings covering Licensing for UK operators.

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.

5 min read

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.

5 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.

8 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.

4 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.

8 min read

Alerts

Alerts on Licensing for UK operators.

HotelsPubsRestaurants

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.

2 min read

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Each area has its own reports, briefings, and alerts. Or view all resources across every area.

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

4 resources

Public protection procedures, drills, and staff awareness records.

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