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A guest house in Wistow. The facts below come from HotelGuard's hotel records, compiled from public sources.
Martyn's Law (the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025). The Act received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025 and is expected to come into force in spring 2027. Once it commences, premises where a certain number of people may be present at the same time will owe public-protection duties in one of two tiers — a standard tier from 200 people and an enhanced tier from 800. We don't hold this hotel's guest/event capacity on our public record, so this page cannot say whether — or which tier — Martyn's Law will apply to it. This is a get-ready-before-the-duty-starts item, not an overdue obligation.
The Tipping Act (Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023). In force since 1 October 2024, it requires hotels that receive tips, gratuities or service charges to allocate them fairly between staff, with no unauthorised deductions. Where tips are paid more than occasionally, the hotel must also have a written tipping policy available to staff, and pay out each tip no later than the end of the month following the month it was left.
Fire safety (the Fire Safety Order, as amended). The "responsible person" — normally the hotel's operator — must carry out a fire risk assessment and keep general fire precautions in place. Since 1 October 2023, that assessment must be recorded in full, whatever the hotel's size.
This section describes standing UK duties that apply generally to hotels — it is not an assessment of this specific hotel, and it is not legal advice.
The Food Standards Agency's own record shows a rating of "Rated 4 — Good" (last rated 6 Feb 2019). This is the FSA's own published verdict, not HotelGuard's — see the FSA's own page for this establishment, linked above.
Martyn's Law (the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025) applies from a standard tier of 200 people who may be present at the same time, and an enhanced tier from 800. It received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025 and is expected to come into force in spring 2027 — it is not in force yet. We don't hold this hotel's guest/event capacity on record, so we can't say whether, or which tier, applies to this specific hotel.
Yes, if this hotel receives tips, gratuities or service charges. Since 1 October 2024, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 requires employers to allocate qualifying tips fairly between workers, without unauthorised deductions, and pay them out by the end of the month following the month they were left. Where tips are paid more than occasionally, a written tipping policy must also be available to staff.
The food hygiene rating is the Food Standards Agency's own published rating (Open Government Licence v3.0). The name, address and property type are compiled by HotelGuard from public sources. Spotted an error? Email hello@friam.co and we'll correct it within one working day.
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