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26 March 2009
Institute welcomes new Home Counties region chair
  Lesley Cameron
Lesley Cameron has been elected as chairman of the Home Counties region of the Institute of Licensing at its annual general meeting on 25 March

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Time to renew
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A reminder for existing Institute of Licensing Members that memberships expire on 31 March.

Non-Members who receive LicensingFlashes should click here to take advantage of a full year's membership until March 2010.

To check on the new Membership fees and arrangements, click here

To renew your Membership details click here
Can you investigate?
  Few places remaining
What is hearsay evidence? What is opinion? What is the difference between real and documentary evidence?

Could you write detailed notes after witnessing an event and put them into a witness statement that could be relied on in court?

If you need to brush up on your skills as an investigator, the Institute of Licensing has a few places left on its next Investigators' PACE course on 20 April 2009.

The course, to be held at East Hampshire district council, is just £75 per delegate + VAT (£86.25) in total, including all course materials and refreshments.

To book a place, email our Training and Qualifications Officer Jim Hunter at jim@instituteoflicensing.org or telephone him on 05602 810215 or 07970 111401.

South west region training day and AGM
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This event in Bristol on 31 March 2009 will be a training day and annual general meeting for the south- west region.

Speakers include Professor Roy Light, barristers Leo Charalambides and Sarah Clover, and solicitor Chris Pritchett.

Between them they will cover the liabilities and responsibilities of premises licence holders; the Policing and Crime Bill; exempt and permitted gaming in pubs and clubs; and public vs statutory nuisance.

For more details click here.

You must reserve your place by 20 March 2009 to attend this event.

How to be a better regulator
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Better Regulation is one of the current hot topics in the delivery of local authority regulatory services.

With this in mind the Institute of Licensing is planning a series of one-day conferences to be held in May.

The events have now been confirmed for
  • 11 May - Camden, London
  • 12 May - Sheffield
  • 14 May - Solihull
  • 15 May - Taunton

Better regulation in the south-east
Anthony Garnett is the licensing manager for Sevenoaks district council.

His presentation at these conferences will look at best working practice, as identified by the Better Regulation Office, which will save huge sums of money through shared services, and change the way licensing practitioners work in the future with national accounts, and regional responsibility.

He will be showing the results of three years practical work to get to this stage, of developing best practice in shared services, partnership working and execution.

Other speakers will cover

  • the European Union Services Directive


  • the Regulators' Compliance Code


  • the Local Better Regulation Office


  • providing joined-up licensing services


  • how Better Regulation helps licence- holders



Look out for more details coming to your in-box soon.

Fees
Just £95 + £14.25 VAT (£109.25)

Once you have booked two delegates from the same organisation before 1 May, every delegate after that can go for just £50 + VAT (£57.50) - a saving of £51.75, but only if you act quickly.

To book click h ere

 

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