THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NORTHERN IRELAND FEDERATION OF CLUBS Club ReviewVOLUME 31 - Issue 5, 2018 11225.0002 CR Cover ART.indd 1 09/08/2018 11:49 am “A Hefeweizen style Hillstown Brewery wheat beer with rye to add a little Our award winning wheat beer has won medals in spicy note.” the All Ireland Craft Beer Championship two years running and also picked up 2 Gold Stars in the Great Taste Awards. CORCA update The following are items of mutual Clubs, commented that they are the Tribunal that they would appellants will lead the case, interest that were tabled for also advising clubs along these stand behind any lead appellant which was noted by the Group. discussion at the meeting of the All lines. selected by that Tribunal. Parliamentary Committee meeting General Data Protection in June 2018. Making Tax Digital (MTD) It also set out that any appellant Regulations (GDPR) The CIU wrote to HMRC in wishing to be a lead appellant New legislation came into effect As members of CORCA we are November 2016 setting out a would have to certify that it from 25 May 2018, with the pleased to provide the following case for exemption from the had the means and resources N.I.F.C., the CIU and ACC overview of the benefit to our proposal for Making Tax Digital to pursue the appeal and that it confirming that they had issued members. (MTD) for member clubs. supplied non FOBT gaming. guidance to their clubs. It would be helpful for No decision or timetable has Finally, it set out that any PRS/PPL additional MP’s to sign-up to the been received from HMRC appellant which did not comply All Party Parliamentary Group, and the Group Joint Chairman with the point regarding The Group was notified that which resulted in a letter, being agreed to write to HMRC confirmation that it would there is no further information forwarded to all MPs in May, consent to stand behind an on the new 2018/19 tariffs. resulting in ten new members Linneweber Update appellant, selected to be a lead The CIU President understands joining the Group. HM Courts and Tribunals appellant, could be struck out. that the existing JMC tariff Service are concerned that will carry forward, although, as Due to the new GDPR laws, it there are several thousands of A further case management always, the N.I. Federation of was agreed to amend the letter live appeals contesting HMRCs hearing will be held in Clubs will publish the new tariff and send it to all Lords, and rejections of claims for VAT, November to agree which in their magazine ‘Club Review’. re-sent to MPs said to be overstated on income derived from gaming machines Motion Picture Licensing where the appellants are saying Company (MPLC) that this income should be The Refurbishment The following is something your exempt from VAT, and HMRC Federation has been receiving a oppose this view. Cases had Specialists number of queries about. been stood over behind the Bespoke design and joinery packages for: Rank litigation in Linneweber It would seem we are not 1 (claims for periods up to and Pubs | Clubs | Hotels alone in this further tariff including 5 December 2005 Restaurants | Retail Outlets being sought by yet another for VAT said to be overstated licensing body. The MPLC has on gaming machine income); We offer a complete turnkey package and written to a number of clubs but HMRC/HMCTS are a one stop shop for the refurbishment of requesting a licence fee if they saying this should no longer be your organisation/business are broadcasting films and/or happening as RANK SLOTS is TV programmes with artistic decided (in HMRCs favour) and content. This has resulted from RANK FOBTs may take several a change to the Copyright, years to come to a conclusion Designs and Patent Act, 1988, (notwithstanding the fact that Section 72. there is a Linneweber 2 FOBTs case) and the facts are not The CIU, our parallel body in necessarily relevant. the UK, are advising all clubs not to pay the MPLC licence if HMRC had issued a draft order they only intend to broadcast which sets out that they would sports, news, weather and live write to all appellants no later Classic Pubs and Clubs events (re Royal Wedding). than 8 June 2018 setting out 31 Ballygowan Road, Comber, County Down BT23 5PG T. 07988 928696 E. [email protected] that appellants had a date by APPROVED Charles Littlewood of the which they could ask to be the SUPPLIER W. www.classicpubsandclubs.com Association of Conservative lead appellant or confirm to nifederationofclubs.com Issue 5 2018 Club Review 3 Club Review is published by Media Marketing, Unit B7, Portview Trade Centre, Belfast BT4 1HE - Tel: 028 9045 9864 • Fax: 028 9045 9034 • Email: [email protected] Federation Update Motion Picture Licensing Time saves lives Calculating holidays? In Memoriam Company (MPLC) The Public Health Agency All employees are entitled to 5.6 will receive 7.24 minutes of It was with great sadness (PHA) is encouraging those weeks paid holiday per year. This holiday. that the Federation learned eligible, to use the free home applies to full-time, part-time of the passing of executive It has come to the NIFC’s Clubs do not need an MPLC bowel screening kits and to Therefore, if an employee has committee member, attention that clubs may have licence to show channels such or casual employees. Employees raise awareness of the early who do not work on bank worked for 100 hours, they Raymond Connor. received, or are about to receive, as rolling news, sports, or music are entitled to 12.07 hours signs and symptoms of the holidays but are paid for bank correspondence from the MPLC channels. Therefore, for most paid holiday (12 hours and 4 disease. holidays can have these days Raymond, who was also a which indicates that they are clubs the only license that is minutes). You can simply adapt deducted against their annual committee member of The required to pay for an ‘Umbrella required is a Television Licence. this formula to reflect how many Bowel cancer is one of the most holiday allowance. Ulster Maple Leaf Club in Licence’. This is an annual In our experience it is rare that hours the employee has worked, East Belfast, informed the licence from MPLC which a club would need to obtain the common cancers in Northern Ireland and over 400 people It can be difficult to work allowing you to calculate how Federation of his illness earlier allows commercial premises to aforementioned licence as most much time they are due off. this year. Nevertheless, it is a broadcast copyrighted material social and private member clubs die from the disease each year. out the entitlement that an shock to lose someone who has such as film DVD’s to the do not screen films or drama However, the good news is “However, it is important to employee who works on a casual When an employee requests a been part of the fabric of the public. series inside the club. that early detection can make remember that bowel cancer can basis, or simply works irregular holiday, simply calculate how Federation for so many years. a real difference as to whether occur at any age, and symptoms hours, has accrued. I is often many hours they have worked This is naturally a terrible loss someone with bowel cancer can include: easiest to calculate holiday during the holiday year, allowing Raymond was a committed to his family, but I am sure survives. • rectal bleeding or blood in entitlement on the simple basis you to calculate how much paid club man, who was equally they will, like us, have many your bowel motion; of how many hours have been holiday time they are due. There proud that his working fond memories. Men and women aged between • a change in bowel habit; worked in the holiday year. The is also an online calculator life saw him progress to 60 and 74 have the opportunity • unexplained weight loss; holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks which is very useful and will management in the Belfast John Davidson, Chairman to take part in the bowel cancer • pain or swelling in your is equivalent to 12.07% of hours assist clubs in working out an Telegraph. N.I. Federation of Clubs screening programme. Those abdomen; worked over the holiday year. employee’s holiday allowance - eligible for screening receive a • extreme tiredness for no This means that per hour of www.gov.uk/calculate-your-holiday- test kit in the post at the home obvious reason. paid employment, an employee entitlement address provided by their GP. “Many people may experience The kit is used to detect traces rectal bleeding or a change of Entertainment Licence Renewals of blood in the bowel motion. bowel habit but it is important Most people who are tested will not to ignore such symptoms. Electrical Inspections have no blood in their bowel While in many cases there will motions and will be invited to be a simple explanation, you Fire Risk assessments repeat the screening test again should always seek advice from in two years’ time. If any blood your doctor as symptoms may be Lyle Dunn 07748634430 is detected, this indicates that an early sign of bowel cancer. E: [email protected] further tests need to be carried out. “We know that cancer, Dr Tracy Owen, Consultant particularly bowel cancer, is not in Public Health Medicine at something that many of us want the PHA, said, “Being asked to to think or talk about, but it is use the home screening kit for important to know that it can bowel cancer can be daunting be treated very successfully if and embarrassing, as no-one identified early.