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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
3 March 2011
The Operator - To ban, or not to ban? That is the question
How does the responsible operator deal with the ‘problem’ customer? The answer appears to be obvious; ban the customer from the premises. In this article, the writer suggests the answer may not be quite so straightforward and looks at the implications of the landmark decision in R (Boyle) v. Haverhill Pubwatch [2009] EWHC 2441 (Admin), a case concerning the amenability of Pubwatch schemes to judicial review.
3 March 2011
The Operator - A new regulatory regime for the private security industry
In October 2010, the Coalition Government announced that the Security Industry Authority would no longer be a Non-Departmental Public Body and that there would be a phased transition to a new regulatory regime for the private security industry. In this article, the writer sets out the background to this proposal for reform and identifies what the Licensing, Hospitality and Leisure industry should be doing to ensure that the new regulatory regime meets its business needs.