Useful Links

Browse through a list of stakeholders and partners in the late night economy.

Noctis Associate organisations

The following organisations all work closely with Noctis to deliver key services.

CGA
CGA is an innovative, flexible and creative marketing information company specialising in the On-Trade offering solutions to individual business needs. CGA was formed in 1992 to provide market intelligence for retailers of Pubs and Bars and Drinks Brand owners supplying the On Trade in Great Britain. The company merged with Centro in 2003 and remains the leader in information for this varied market place.
www.cgastrategy.co.uk

NDML Ltd
Established in 1998, NDML specialises in providing insurance and risk management solutions to the late night leisure industry and are the only official Noctis endorsed insurance broker. (see separate NDML page).

NDML Ltd is considered to be the Premier Insurance Broker in the late night leisure and hospitality economy and strive to provide the complete package for late night leisure industry operators. Through an extensive search to find the most competitive rates and comprehensive cover, they offer exclusive policies to clients, which cannot be obtained through any other broker UK wide.
www.ndml.co.uk

Poppleston Allen
NOCTIS's legal advisers and one of the country's leading licensing solicitors offering insight and advice on all manner of liquor and public entertainment issues.
www.popall.co.uk

David Newham Associates (DNA)
DNA was established in 2004 by David Newham, immediate past Head of General Licensing at Phonographic Performance (PPL), with 30 years experience of music copyright licensing, in order to provide support & advice to music users and trade associations. DNA takes the confusion out of copyright by providing companies with invaluable advice to ensure that they are correctly licensed with both PPL & PRS.
www.davidnewham.co.uk

Hill Dickinson Solicitors
The firm has a long history of acting for Leisure Companies and Clients include Nightclub Companies, Hotel chains, bowling venues, bingo venues, domestic holiday parks and numerous leisure concerns via their insurers. Hill Dickinson has its own Claims Handling Unit, One Liability Services which handles pre-litigated claims for Clients including Nightclubs and Leisure Companies. In conjunction with specialist leisure industry consultants, Health& Safety expertise (including defending Health & Safety Prosecutions) is provided for the benefit of clients.
www.hilldickinson.com

Impact Fire Ltd
Providing a wide range of services and guidfance for the late night industry in terms of construction, design and management of buildings, long-term Noctis members, Impact Fire provide a fire safety one stop shop.
www.impactfire.co.uk

Useful Political Links:

Houses of Parliament
Home of our legislators - the people who set our operating hours, licensing framework, national drug strategy etc. This site gives you access to the very latest Parliamentary debates, public and private legislation and written and oral questions: www.parliament.uk

Home Office
The Government department with responsibility for the implementation of the national alcohol strategy and the policing of the licensed trade. This site allows you to access the latest consultation papers, speeches and bills of relevance to our industry: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

DCMS (Department of Culture, Media and Sport)
The key department for the implementation of licensing issues (including the Licensing Act 2003): www.culture.gov.uk

Scottish Executive
For information on all Scottish regulatory issues such as door registration, smoking and licensing reform in Scotland: www.scotland.gov.uk

DCLG (Department for Communities and Local Government)
For information about Local Government: www.communities.gov.uk


Other key stakeholder websites:

ATCM
National website for the Association of Town Centre Managers
www.atcm.org

Best Bar None
National accreditation scheme recognising well-run licensed premises: www.bbnuk.com

PASS
The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) is the UK's national guarantee scheme for proof-of-age cards. The scheme was launched to bring in a common standard, an easily recognisable identity and a robust accreditation process to help protect retailers of age-related sales, and their employees from the myriad of fake cards used throughout the country.
www.pass-scheme.org.uk

Purple Flag
Now under the wing of the ATCM, Purple Flag is the new "gold standard" that recognises great entertainment and hospitality areas at night. Places that achieve the standard will be those that offer a positive experience to night time visitors and users. Just as Blue Flag is an indicator of a good beach and Green Flag a good park, Purple Flag is set to be the indicator of where to go for a good night out and will bring positive publicity for the successful town and city centres.
www.atcm.org/purple-flag/index.php