City Matters Edition 035

Page 14 | 31 May - 06 June 2017
Extra Matters
INVESTMENT MANAGERS LAUNCH BID TO GAIN LIVERY STATUS
Search for good Company
HUMAN resources and public relations are among
the more modern professions hoping for permission
to be inducted into the ancient tradition of City
of London livery companies, and now investment
managers are looking to join them.
The Guild of Investment Managers has launched
a membership drive in an effort to generate the
minimum 100 members required to be granted livery
company status.
The Guild was formed last October by liverymen
John Garbutt and Mark Henderson, both of whom
worked for former fund management group Touche
Remnant.
In a letter to potential members, the Guild founders
said they had formed the organisation to “provide
networking opportunities for people employed in the
investment management industry.
Envisaged
“This will be a new vibrant group of women and men
drawn from the industry, uncomplicated by the legacy
of history,” they said.
“It is envisaged that members will be involved in
the management of property, bonds, equities and
derivatives both directly or in co-mingled vehicles,
whether by active or passive management.”
The Guild of Investment Managers will be holding
a meeting for interested members in the West Wing of
Guildhall on 6 July between 5.30pm and 7pm.
Forming a modern livery company (as distinct
from the City’s ancient livery companies, which
were formed before the 20th century) is a three-step
process overseen by the members of the Court of
Aldermen.
First and foremost, the company applies to form
a guild, and after around four years of building a
hoping to join the
ranks: crests of the
Worshipful Company
of Ironmongers and
Worshipful Company
of Clothworkers
membership they can apply to become a company
(without the livery).
Four years after that, they can be given permission
to add the term ‘livery’, but only if they meet certain
criteria, such as establishing a charitable trust,
registering sufficient numbers of committed members,
London Borough of Tower Hamlets LATE NIGHT LEVY
NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO INTRODUCE A LATE NIGHT LEVY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, Chapter 2 of Part 2 The Late Night Levy (Application and Administration)
Regulations 2012 The Late Night Levy (Expenses, Exemptions and Reductions) Regulations 2012
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is hereby giving notice of its proposal to introduce a late night levy for premises licensed to
sell/supply alcohol between midnight and 6am (00:00 to 06:00 hours) in the borough of Tower Hamlets.
A Summary of the Proposal is below:
1. The Council proposes that the late night levy will be introduced on 1st January 2018.
2. The Council proposes the late night supply period will begin at 00:00 hours and end at 06:00 hours.
3. The Council proposes to exempt the following permitted categories of premises from paying the levy as defined in the Late Night
Levy (Expenses, Exemptions and Reductions) Regulations 2012:
a) Premises with overnight accommodation, where alcohol can only be supplied to persons staying at the premises for
consumption on the premises,
b) Theatres and cinemas,
c) Bingo Halls,
d) Community Amateur Sports Clubs,
e) Community premises,
f) New Year’s Day (i.e. 1st January) premises only (this relates to premises which are authorised to supply/sell alcohol between
00:00 hours and 06:00 hours, ONLY on New Year’s Day).
4. The Council has decided that a reduction of 30% will be granted to premises that achieved accreditation in the Best Bar None
(BBN) Scheme, which is a business led best practice scheme as defined in regulations 5 (1) (a) and 5 (4) of the above Expenses,
Exemptions and Reductions Regulations.
5. The Council is not proposing to apply any other exemptions or reductions.
6. The Council has confirmed with the Mayor’s Office of Policing and Crime (MOPAC) that it may retain the whole net amount of the of
the Levy revenue (this includes their statutory 70% split of the revenue), and that the allocation of this revenue is to be managed
through the current Community Safety Partnership arrangements within the borough.
7. The Council will allow Licence holders to make an application to vary their Licence under sections 41A or 86A (minor variation) of
the Licensing Act 2003. There will be no fee for such valid application provided it is received by the Council within the 2 month
period directly following the date of a formal decision notice to introduce the Levy. This applies only for reduction of licensed
hours for sale/supply of alcohol so they do not fall within the operational hours of the Levy (00:00 to 06:00 hours).
To view the full proposal and find out more about the reasons behind it, please see the link at the bottom of this notice.
The Council would like to hear your views on its proposal to introduce a Late Night Levy within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Please note that there is a 3 month Consultation Period therefore the Council must receive your views no later than mid-night on 23rd
August 2017 otherwise we will not be able to consider them.
To view our full proposal and complete the survey please visit the Council’s website at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/latenightlevy, or you
can write to us at the address below:
Licensing and Safety Team
Environmental Health and Trading Standards
John Onslow House
1 Ewart Place, London E3 5EQ
Email: Licensing@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7364 5008 Date: 24th May 2017
and demonstrating that the guild can make a positive
contribution to its trade in the City.
Guilds currently waiting on the grant of livery
include the Nurses, PR Practitioners, HR Professionals,
and Entrepreneurs. The most recent company to obtain
the status was the Arts Scholars in 2014.
Derek in the frame
THE church at St Mary-At-Hill will chalk up its
own bit of history next week when it hosts its
first art exhibition.
Dating back centuries before the Great Fire
of London, after which Sir Christopher Wren
added the tower and other elements which still
exist today, the church is already steeped in
tradition.
And now, having been invited by City law
firm art collectors to consider exhibiting at St
Mary-At-Hill, Derek Hare saw the opportunity
Notice of application to vary a Premises Licence
under Section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003
Notice is hereby given that Rocket Restaurant 2009 Ltd in
respect of premises known as Rocket, 201 Bishopsgate,
London, EC2M 3AB has applied to the City of London for a
variation of a Premises Licence. The proposed variation is to
seek approval of alterations detailed in the plan submitted with
the application. The alterations comprise of the
following - Ground floor: Remodel bar service to left hand
side, add feature beer tanks; Remove large feature seating to
centre of room; Replace cookline with feature pizza counter;
Add keg self service table to the main room. First floor:
Remove feature booth seating to centre of room and add keg
self service table. Any representations by an interested party
or responsible authority regarding the above mentioned
application must be received in writing by City of London
Licensing Authority, Markets and Consumer Protection, PO
Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ no later than 21 June
2017 stating the grounds for objection. The register of the City
of London and the record of the application may be inspected
at the address of the council, given above, during
normal business hours or on the council's website –
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false
statement in connection with an application. The maximum
fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for
the offence is unlimited.
PUBLIC NOTICES
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Small on space,
big on charm
HOMEOWNERS are
usually pressed for
space in the City, but
one Clerkenwell home
is taking that widely
accepted rule of thumb
to extraordinary lengths.
Never wider than
8ft, the “Wee House” in
Laystall Street has just
come on the market and
is available to rent for a
hefty £3,033 per month.
Sandwiched, in
the truest sense
of the expression,
between taller retail
and residential units,
Wee House sits on a
triangular-shaped plot
of land, and tapers to a
point at the rear.
So tight is the
space that during
refurbishment work
crews were forced to
abseil in to gain access.
Not short on charm
the property features
two bedrooms, two wet
rooms and a glass-ceiling
mezzanine.
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of revisiting the River Thames as a subject
he had not painted for many years. Hare’s oil
paintings are known for the atmospheric feeling
he puts in his skies, creating a particular mood
and sense of location.
Whether it’s the sombre North Sea or the
Baltic, the coastline at India’s southern tip,
Portugal’s west coast or the iridescent waters of
the Bahamas, his portrayals of water subjects
are immediately recognisable.
The exhibition will run from
5 to 10 June at the church in Lovat Lane,
Eastcheap EC3R 8EE.
Notice of application for the grant of a Premises
Licence under Section 17 of the Licensing Act 2003
Notice is hereby given that The Scotch Malt Whisky
Society Limited has applied to City of London for the
grant of a Premises Licence in respect of Premises to be
known as The Scotch Malt Whisky Society Kaleidoscope
Whisky Bar and Restaurant, Basement, 9A Devonshire
Square, London, EC2M 4YL. The proposed licensable
activities and their hours are: The provision of regulated
entertainment (to include films, live music, performance
of dance anything of a similar description) Monday to
Sunday 09:00 to 01:30 the following morning. The
provision of regulated entertainment (to include
recorded music) Monday to Sunday 09:00 to 02:30
the following morning. The provision of late night
refreshment Monday to Sunday 23:00 to 02:30 the
following morning. The supply of alcohol Monday to
Sunday 11:00 to 02:00 the following morning. The
opening hours of the premises will be Monday to Sunday
07:00 to 02:30. Any representations by an interested
party or responsible authority regarding the abovementioned
application must be received in writing by
City of London Licensing Authority, PO Box 270,
Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ, no later than 23 June 2017
stating the grounds for objection. The register of City of
London and the record of the application may be
inspected at the address of the council, given above,
during normal business hours or on the council's
website – www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false
statement in connection with an application. The
maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary
conviction for the offence is unlimited.