Michael Kill

Reforming the licensing system Seeking views and evidence to develop a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system under the Licensing Act 2003.

Licensing Reforms – Call for Evidence 🍻
The Govt wants your views on modernising licensing for pubs, bars & venues.
🗓️ Closes: 6 Nov
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/c...
#LicensingReform #Hospitality #PlanForChange

Join us in Valencia 🇪🇸 for the 10th Int’l Nightlife Congress & Golden Moon Awards (18–19 Nov 2025)!

🌍 Global nightlife leaders
🎉 Innovation & celebration
💡 NTIA UK members: 10% discount!

📅 Program: buff.ly/OUhdzyz

📧 creviriego@nightlifeinternational.org

#Nightlife #NTIA

Inside Nightlife: Trends, Updates & Action You Need
🗓️ Mon 27 Oct | ⏰ 4–5pm | 💻 Online

One hour of live updates, tools & insights to boost venue safety, innovation + share challenges & solutions.

If nightlife matters to you — don’t miss it!

👉 Register: www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Onl...

Europe’s Largest Night Time Economy Summit returns 11–12 Feb 2026!

After 2,200+ delegates in 2025, we’re going even bigger: global speakers, panels, workshops, live performances & more.

Register now 👉 nighttimeeconomysummit.com

It’s Tuesday 7th Oct… 🎃 24 days to Halloween, 🎄 70 to Xmas!

After the madness of party conference season, a calmer day ahead — catching up with World’s End, trade bodies, Sam Good & Jackie Clode-Dicken.

Regional Ambassadors meet, calls with The Loop & Yoti, then WMCA & Rampage to wrap!

Join us in Valencia 🇪🇸 for the 10th Int’l Nightlife Congress & Golden Moon Awards (18–19 Nov 2025)!

🌍 Global nightlife leaders
🎉 Innovation & celebration
💡 NTIA UK members: 10% discount!

📅 Program: buff.ly/OUhdzyz

📧 creviriego@nightlifeinternational.org

#Nightlife #NTIA

Dark mornings, busy Monday

Meetings on United for Public Trust + No Phones Allowed, then Public Affairs lunch & Night Time Economy prep for Feb 2026.

Later: NSSA, Listen for Life with Sacha Lord — ending at the Estonian Embassy with the President 🇪🇪

PAYE in Private Security: Don’t Get Caught Out!

✅ Ensure security staff are registered for PAYE & NICs
✅ Make sure pay covers Tax & NICs
✅ Know who’s responsible if using third-party labour

Why it matters: Protect your business. Safeguard workers. Avoid penalties.

More info 👉 GOV.UK:

🎵 Calling All Music Fans! 🎵
Shape the future of live & electronic music by taking this short survey. Your voice will inform a parliamentary report—Govt must respond!

Take the survey: buff.ly/liCQ5bo

#LiveMusic #FansFirst #MusicMatters #GigLife #FanVoices #ElectronicMusic

Closures in Britain’s late-night venues reach all-time high with one in four businesses lost since 2020

* 26.4% drop in late-night venues since March 2020
* Nearly 800 late night venues closed in five years
* Three net closures a week in the last three months

Link to Report : buff.ly/HreF4LA

Big day – Maidstone workshop, London Security Expo, Task Force, INA call, then wrapped on the House Culture Podcast talking clubs + culture with friends.

Labour signals tax pledges breaking… uneasy times as November looms.

Join us in Valencia 🇪🇸 for the 10th Int’l Nightlife Congress & Golden Moon Awards (18–19 Nov 2025)!

🌍 Global nightlife leaders
🎉 Innovation & celebration
💡 NTIA UK members: 10% discount!

📅 Program: buff.ly/OUhdzyz

📧 creviriego@nightlifeinternational.org

#Nightlife #NTIA

Back at it after a packed day yesterday! Starting with an internal kick-off before an interview with BBC Lincoln, then connecting with the Electronic Music Report team and the UKDSA board on S12. Later we drop in with the NPA team on phones in clubs, We Group and WMCA, and wrap with Rampage!

Europe’s Largest Night Time Economy Summit returns 11–12 Feb 2026!

After 2,200+ delegates in 2025, we’re going even bigger: global speakers, panels, workshops, live performances & more.

Register now 👉 nighttimeeconomysummit.com

Slower start today with some admin before a busy week ahead – Party Conference, ISE, Night Safe Spaces Acc. & Retail Risk.

This morning: Drinkaware collab talks + Summit 2025 planning. Later: Westminster Conservatives, Regional Ambassadors & board, with Sacha Lord. Big moments ahead for the sector

Closures in Britain’s late-night venues reach all-time high with one in four businesses lost since 2020

* 26.4% drop in late-night venues since March 2020
* Nearly 800 late night venues closed in five years
* Three net closures a week in the last three months

Link to Report : buff.ly/HreF4LA

Last day of the week and just as manic! Meetings with NACTSO on Martyns Law training, catch-ups with NDML Insurance, Alasdair Jones from DCMS, Philip Kolvin KC, Nick Harding from EAG Expo, David Adkin & Rebecca Gwyther from Club NVRLND, finishing with a Comms team update.

🎵 Calling All Music Fans! 🎵
Shape the future of live & electronic music by taking this short survey. Your voice will inform a parliamentary report—Govt must respond!

Take the survey: buff.ly/liCQ5bo

#LiveMusic #FansFirst #MusicMatters #GigLife #FanVoices #ElectronicMusic

Busy day ahead! Catch-ups with Mick Gibb, Safe Spaces, Hopsy, Paul Barnes, Kerry Lorimer, Kevin McManus, Jo Whitty, Richard Harris, Sarah McBriar & Lucy Dale – all about the Night Time Economy!

Last cHance to Join us for the 3rd Private Security Sector Update on Sept 25, 11am.

With HMRC, SIA & DWP on tax compliance, payroll risks & accountability in the security industry.

Register now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hmrc-secur...

PAYE in Private Security: Don’t Get Caught Out!

✅ Ensure security staff are registered for PAYE & NICs
✅ Make sure pay covers Tax & NICs
✅ Know who’s responsible if using third-party labour

Why it matters: Protect your business. Safeguard workers. Avoid penalties.

More info 👉 GOV.UK:

Midweek whirlwind! Meetings with Scottish Whisky Association, Skiddle, Music Estonia, HMRC, NTIA Scotland, Gracie Broom on hate reporting, and HSE on Noise at Work & Listen for Life.

Europe’s Largest Night Time Economy Summit returns 11–12 Feb 2026!

After 2,200+ delegates in 2025, we’re going even bigger: global speakers, panels, workshops, live performances & more.

Register now 👉 nighttimeeconomysummit.com

🎶 Protect Your Hearing, Protect Your Future! 🎶
1 in 6 in the UK have hearing loss. Join the Listen for Life Charter to cut young adult hearing loss by 50%!

Sign & protect hearing: buff.ly/8XynU0i

#ListenForLife #HearingHealth #HearingProtection

Non-stop week! From a keynote on the British Night Time Economy to meetings with Mick Gibb, Safe Spaces, Hopsy, Paul Barnes, Kerry Lorimer, Kevin McManus, Jo Whitty, Richard Harris, Sarah McBriar & Lucy Dale. So inspiring!

Join us for the 3rd Private Security Sector Update on Sept 25, 11am.

With HMRC, SIA & DWP on tax compliance, payroll risks & accountability in the security industry.

Register now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hmrc-secur...

Kicking off the week at Lib Dem Conf → chats on youth culture with Neil Morten, down to Brighton with Billy Mauseuth on our Feb 2026 Electronic Music Stage 👀 plus NTE Forum & Listen for Life later. Big week ahead!

🎵 Calling All Music Fans! 🎵
Shape the future of live & electronic music by taking this short survey. Your voice will inform a parliamentary report—Govt must respond!

Take the survey: buff.ly/liCQ5bo

#LiveMusic #FansFirst #MusicMatters #GigLife #FanVoices #ElectronicMusic

Thank Crunchie it’s Friday! Catching up with Ian Haworth on New opportunities, then off to Oxford for Data Futures at Saïd Business School with the GDS for the International Nightlife Association. Later, meeting Simone D’Antonio on Cities After Dark, URBACT, NTES 2026, and finishing with the Sacha.

🎶 Protect Your Hearing, Protect Your Future! 🎶
1 in 6 in the UK have hearing loss. Join the Listen for Life Charter to cut young adult hearing loss by 50%!

Sign & protect hearing: buff.ly/8XynU0i

#ListenForLife #HearingHealth #HearingProtection