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Are you donating safely to legitimate charities? - July 2025

Donating to charities helps fund the important work that they do, however you want to be sure that you are donating safely, and to a legitimate charity.

Please ensure you check the charity’s name and registration number as well as checking for a collection permit and an ID badge.

For more advice on donating safely: https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/about-fundraising/resources/tips-giving-safely-charity-advice-public

For more information about charitable collections, or to get in contact with our licensing team if you have any questions or concerns: https://www.threerivers.gov.uk/services/licensing/charitable-collections

Premises licensing update regarding 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship - 2 July 2025

To enable communities to come together at their local licensed premises to support England and Wales at the 2025 European Championship, a Government Order will come into effect which would relax licensing hours for the competing home national teams for the semi-final(s) or final of the tournament.

The Order will only apply to premises already licensed until 11pm for the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises. 

For those premises licences that do not have licensable hours up to 11pm, this relaxation does not apply. 

If that is the case, a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) must be submitted to the Licensing Authority well in advance of the quarter final (in the event of extra time), semi-final and final. 

Other premises may also wish to submit TENs for the quarter finals in the case of extra time. 

Please note that strict time limits apply to the submission of TENS with all the relevant information relating to the process found on our website: Temporary event notice | Three Rivers District Council

If in any doubt as to whether you are covered or not by the Order, please contact licensing.team@threerivers.gov.uk.

Single use vapes - 1 June 2025

From 1 June 2025, it is illegal for businesses to sell or supply single-use vapes. It is also illegal to offer to sell or supply single-use vapes, or to stock single-use vapes that you plan to sell or supply. Single-use vapes are also known as disposable vapes.

Read the government guidance to find out what businesses need to do

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In order to provide important updates and information in a variety of ways, we have created a newsletter which we share with businesses across the district. Please see our previous newsletters below:

Three Rivers District Council Business Newsletter - May 2025 (2.9 MB)