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The duties of pub-owning business (POBs) in connection to new tied agreements is the topic of a new guide from the office of the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA).

The pubs code adjudicator (PCA) model has been accused of “shortfalls” but has had a positive impact on the market, new research has claimed.

A spokesperson for the office of the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) has said the regulator is ‘considering next steps’ after a tribunal ordered it to release previously withheld pubco letters.

You can now keep up to date with all the latest information from the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) team by following us on Facebook.

What is my brief? ‘I have to deliver and enforce the pubs code as it is, and not as some may argue, it should be’ The announcement that I would be the next pubs code adjudicator (PCA) was made on 24 February 2020. The first lockdown came just three weeks later. So, when I stepped into the role last May, many of my plans – like those of everyone in the trade – had to take a different course. I had to focus on how the pubs code could promote the in...

Quarter 1_2020_1_Pubs Code Statutory Arbitration Award_Non-MRO Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@pubscodeadjudicator.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Details The Pubs Code Adjudicator encourages openness and transparency in the operation of the Pubs Code etc. Regulat...

Quarter 3_2020_1_Pubs Code Statutory Arbitration Award_Non-MRO Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@pubscodeadjudicator.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. Details The Pubs Code Adjudicator encourages openness and transparency in the operation of the Pubs Code etc. Regulat...

Introducing Pubs Code arbitrator standards and PCA performance measures New standards for Pubs Code arbitrators and PCA performance measures From: 1 April 2021 Following the government’s statutory review of the PCA’s performance and effectiveness of the Pubs Code, the PCA has been working to act on the recommendations. The PCA can now provide an update on two new developments, starting 1 April 2021. Arbitrator standards promoting timeliness, quality, and consistency. Arbitrators will n...

Plan of action: I am currently engaging with Star on how the company is putting this plan into practice and will provide a further update on progress in due course, PCA Fiona Dickie explained Pubs code adjudicator Fiona Dickie has released an action plan drawn up by Star Pubs & Bars after her office found the operator had seriously and repeatedly breached the pubs code. The detailed plan released by Heineken’s pub arm and the operator of in the region of 2,500 pubs...

This factsheet is for tied pub tenants who want information about rent proposals