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“Disappointing that issues raised have been ignored” – Martin Couchman 8 November 2012: The BHA has issued a strongly worded letter to the Home Office claiming that industry concerns relating to the draft regulations of the incoming Early Morning Restriction Orders (EMRO) and the Late Night Levy have been ignored. EMROs can be introduced by local authorities to restrict licensed premises in certain defined areas, including hotels and restaurants, from serving alcohol …

The British Hospitality Association has reached an agreement with PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd), representing the record companies, on a tariff for bedroom TVs, at £46.92 per 15 bedrooms or part thereof. The agreement follows decisions in the European Court in 2009 that hotels should pay fees for copyright material appearing on TVs in bedrooms.  The BHA then agreed with PRS (Performing Right Society), who collect fees for composers, to advise members to …