Government response to consultation on relaxation of off-sales and Temporary Event Notices

In March 2023, the Government launched a consultation on potentially continuing regulatory easements brought in due to the pandemic, which are due to expire this year, namely:

1. On-sales premises licence holders automatically being allowed off-sales subject to certain restrictions; and
2. Increasing the Temporary Event Notice entitlements for premises.

The Government response has now been issued and can be found here. In short, neither regulatory easement will continue beyond their current expiry dates.

This means that the off-sales easements will cease on 30 September 2023 and the Temporary Event Notice entitlements will revert back to their pre-pandemic position from 1 January 2024 (i.e. each premises will be permitted 15 TENs across an aggregate of 21 days per calendar year)

Click here to see the full details and how you could be affected.