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1. • Home Office Release Licensing Toolkit for Alcohol Related Problems

   • 28/08/2009
   • The Home Office has released "The practical guide for preventing and dealing with alcohol related problems".

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2. • SGF Joins Campaign against Tobacco Display Ban

   • 27/08/2009
   • Stage 1 of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Service (Scotland) Bill, which seeks to ban the display of tobacco and introduce a register of tobacco retailers, must be completed in the Scottish Parliament by 25th September.

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3. • Phase Out of Incandescent Light Bulbs

   • 26/08/2009
   • From 1st September manufacturers will not be permitted to place on the market clear 100W incandescent light bulbs.

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4. • Video and Game Age Law Loophole Halts Retailer Prosecutions

   • 25/08/2009
   • Prosecutions against retailers selling DVDs or videogames to those under the legally certified age have had to be dropped due to a technical loophole

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5. • Changes to Government's Trade Credit Insurance Top Up Scheme

   • 21/08/2009
   • The Department for Business Innovation and Skills today announced further changes to the Government's Trade Credit Insurance Top-up Scheme.

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6. • ACS Writes to Magistrates Association on FPNs

   • 20/08/2009
   • ACS has written to the Magistrates Association in response to their statement this week that Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for shop theft are being inappropriately used.

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7. • Scottish Apprenticeship Funding Welcomed by Skillsmart Retail

   • 19/08/2009
   • Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council for Retail, has welcomed news that funding will be provided for 2,000 further Modern Apprenticeships in the Scottish retail sector.

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8. • Changes to Scottish Alcohol Licensing

   • 18/08/2009
   • The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 heralds the biggest change to Scotland's licensing laws in 30 years and affects the vast majority of outlets where alcohol is served and sold.

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9. • Free Retailer Event from Skillsmart Retail

   • 17/08/2009
   • On Thursday 10th September Skillsmart Retail, the National Employer Service and the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority are jointly hosting an employer event titled "Improving Business Performance through Skills" at Grosvenor House, London

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10. • New Retail Qualifications Set to Transform Skills Within the Sector

    • 14/08/2009
    • The biggest overhaul of retail qualifications in more than two decades will come into effect next month, as a result of retailers' demands for a more simple and transparent system.

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11. • High Streets Fund Must Be Backed By Planning Need Test

    • 13/08/2009
    • ACS has welcomed the announcement by the Communities and Local Government Secretary of a £3 million empty shop revival fund for the most deprived and hardest hit high streets.

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12. • Irish Ministers Consider Imposing Grocery Ombudsman

    • 12/08/2009
    • Ministers in the Republic of Ireland have launched a public consultation on the introduction of a code of practice for grocery retailers and are asking whether this should be enforced by an Ombudsman.

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13. • Grants to Improve Food Safety

    • 11/08/2009
    • The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has awarded grants to help more than 5,000 caterers and food retailers improve food safety.

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14. • Retail Minister to Complete Speaker Line Up

    • 10/08/2009
    • Ian Lucas, Minister for the Retail sector has been confirmed as a speaker for ACS' Heart of the Community Event taking place at the Imperial War Museum in London on 3rd November.

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15. • £5m to Protect Small Businesses Against Crime

    • 06/08/2009
    • A £5 million fund for small retailers to buy security devices such as alarms, UV markers or radios and an online assessment tool are part of a new Retail Crime Action Plan unveiled by Home Office Minister Alan Campbell today.

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