New legislation will help police and trading standards enforce closures

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New legislation will help police and trading standards enforce closures

Home Secretary says landlords who flout law will lose their licences and not be allowed to re-open.

Date - 24th March 2020
By - Gary Mason

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Police officers will support trading standards and environmental health officers, where needed, to enforce compliance with the Health Protection (Coronvirus, Business Closures) legislation the Home Office has said. A directive published by the...

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