Updated Topics: August 2008

New and Updated Legislation Topics

The following topics within the Legislation Guidance section of the site have been updated.

Fire Safety (General)

The Fire Safety (General) topic has been updated to include details of a fire risk assessment template.

See the Risk assessment template heading within the Fire Safety (General) topic for more details.

Accepting Guests

The Accepting Guests topic has been updated to include information on the Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008, which outlaws discrimination in the provision of goods and services to those who have had gender reassignment.

See the Discrimination heading within the Accepting Guests topic.

Guests with Disabilities

The Guests with Disabilities section has been updated to provide information on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) guidance on the tax allowances available to hotel operators in complying with the Disability Discrimination Act.

See the Tax allowances heading within Guests with Disabilities for more information.