The Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016

Advice and support

22.—(1) The advice and support available to the tied pub tenant during the tenancy or licence, including advice and support in respect of—

(a) the capabilities and training needs of the tied pub tenant and the tenant’s employees;

(b) licences and any relevant training requirements in relation to those licences;

(c) brand promotion and merchandising;

(d) provision and maintenance of dispensing equipment;

(e) pub promotion and marketing;

(f) other aspects of business management which are significant, in the pub-owning business’s opinion;

(g) the benefits which the tied pub tenant may expect to enjoy as a consequence of the pub-owning business’s ability to procure and supply products, services and expertise to the tied pub tenant;

(h) business rates; and

(i) the exterior decoration of the premises, the signs, repairs to the building, car parks and gardens (where relevant).

(2) The information required under sub-paragraph (1) is not required to be provided to a tied pub tenant who is already subject to a tenancy or licence granted by the pub-owning business in relation to a tied pub unless that information has changed since the tied pub tenant received it in connection with that tenancy or licence.