tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/pubs-code-adjudicator HM Government 2025-03-31T17:43:20Z /government/publications/pub-owning-businesses-compliance-reports-2023-24#2025-03-31T17:43:20Z 2025-03-31T17:43:20Z

As part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring transparency and fairness in the tied pub sector, the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) has released an overview of key aspects of the latest annual Compliance Reports submitted by regulated pub-owning businesses (POBs). We have also released an infographic on the total number of pubs code agreements and size of the regulated estate.

/government/news/marstons-agree-to-pay-arbitrators-fees-and-costs#2025-03-31T16:11:22Z 2025-03-31T16:11:22Z

Marston’s agreed to pay 100% of an arbitrator’s fees and costs in a Pubs Code arbitration after failing to identify the relevant costs provisions in their submissions to the arbitrator.

/government/news/pub-owning-businesses-agree-minimum-standards-for-tenants-on-short-agreements#2025-03-31T14:43:58Z 2025-03-31T14:43:58Z

The 6 regulated pub-owning businesses have worked together with the PCA to agree minimum standards in dealing with tied tenants on short agreements over and above what the Pubs Code requires.

/government/publications/short-agreements-minimum-standards-march-2025#2025-03-31T14:14:40Z 2025-03-31T14:14:40Z

These minimum standards in dealing with tenants who have, or are considering taking on, a short agreement, are agreed upon by the pub companies regulated by the Pubs Code.

/government/publications/pca-meetings-with-chairs-of-bii-accredited-adviser-panels#2025-03-31T14:05:29Z 2025-03-31T14:05:29Z

Notes of the meetings held between December 2024 and March 2025

/government/news/the-pca-has-written-to-all-pub-owning-businesses-about-the-price-match-right#2025-03-28T07:02:14Z 2025-03-28T07:02:14Z

The PCA is concerned to ensure that pubs companies are fully compliant with regulation 46 of the Pubs Code relating to premises insurance, and in particular, a tied tenant’s right to price match.

/government/publications/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-operational-manager-punch#2025-03-27T13:42:09Z 2025-03-27T13:42:09Z

This is the account of PCA staff members accompanying a Punch Operational Manager to observe their day-to-day activities in the role.

/government/news/information-on-changes-to-the-pubs-code-adjudicators-website#2025-03-26T09:06:57Z 2025-03-26T09:06:57Z

This information is from the PCA on upcoming changes to the website.

/government/publications/a-day-in-the-life-ofan-operations-manager-marstons#2025-03-25T15:39:11Z 2025-03-25T15:39:11Z

This is the account of a PCA staff member accompanying a Marston's Operations Manager to observe their day-to-day activities in the role.

/government/publications/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-business-development-manager-bdm-admiral#2025-03-25T00:00:00Z 2025-03-25T00:00:00Z

This is the account of a PCA staff member accompanying an Admiral Business Development Manager (BDM) to observe their day-to-day activities in the role.

/government/publications/roundtable-between-the-pubs-code-adjudicator-and-code-compliance-officers-december-2024#2025-03-18T15:42:23Z 2025-03-18T15:42:23Z

Notes of the meeting held in Birmingham on 9 December 2024.

/government/publications/roundtable-between-the-pubs-code-adjudicator-and-code-compliance-officers-september-2024#2025-03-18T15:34:41Z 2025-03-18T15:34:41Z

Notes of the meeting held in Birmingham, September 2024.

/government/news/pca-considers-innovative-agreement-types#2025-03-13T10:00:06Z 2025-03-13T10:00:06Z

The PCA outlines difficulties in applying the Pubs Code legislation to some agreement types and seeks evidence and views.

/government/publications/judgments-in-arbitration-appeals-and-publication-of-arbitration-awards#2025-02-26T16:43:00Z 2025-02-26T16:43:00Z

This page provides links to decisions of the Court about the Pubs Code and also to awards made in Pubs Code arbitrations.

/government/publications/pca-arbitration-data-quarterly-release-october-december-2024#2025-02-21T10:14:03Z 2025-02-21T10:14:03Z

Arbitration data released by the PCA covering the period 1 October to 31 December 2024

/government/publications/pubs-code-adjudicator-meeting-with-bii-british-institute-of-innkeeping#2025-02-17T11:37:00Z 2025-02-17T11:37:00Z

Notes from the 3 December 2024 meeting between the PCA and BII (British Institute of Innkeeping)

/government/news/the-pcas-annual-tied-tenant-survey-2025-reaches-the-halfway-point#2025-02-17T00:00:00Z 2025-02-17T00:00:00Z

50% of 1200 tied tenants have now been interviewed as part of the PCA’s Annual Tied Tenant Survey 2025.

/government/news/pubs-code-adjudicator-pca-confirms-ciarb-as-sole-provider-of-arbitration-management-services-for-fourth-year#2025-02-12T15:18:50Z 2025-02-12T15:18:50Z

The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) is pleased to confirm the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) has secured the second extension to its contract for the provision of arbitration services on behalf of the PCA.

/government/publications/pubs-code-adjudicator-arbitration-awards#2025-02-04T12:47:09Z 2025-02-04T12:47:09Z

Awards made in Pubs Code arbitrations, published by the PCA.

/government/publications/pca-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-2024#2025-02-04T09:50:28Z 2025-02-04T09:50:28Z

Information on the PCA's performance and expenditure for the reporting period.