Business rates
Relief that reaches independent hospitality businesses and protects high streets.
Taking the industry's case to government
Advocacy & campaigns
BCA turns the experience of restaurants, takeaways and hospitality workers into a stronger national case for change.
2018members rallied at Parliament
2025workforce rules challenged
Nowevidence-led campaigning
A fairer operating environment for hospitality.
VAT
A competitive hospitality VAT rate that supports jobs and investment.
Workforce & skills
A workable route to the chefs, managers and skilled staff the sector needs.
Employment costs
Policies that make it viable for hospitality businesses to recruit and retain people.
Campaigning in public and in the rooms that matter.
Westminster mobilisation
BCA members rallied outside Parliament to demand action on visa rules and the shortage of skilled chefs.
Chef visa reform
Sustained industry pressure helped move skilled chef recruitment higher on the political agenda.
Workforce rules
BCA continues to challenge immigration and skills rules that restrict hospitality recruitment.
The cost of trading
VAT, business rates, employment costs and energy remain central to the case for independent hospitality.
Your experience shapes the case we make.
Members can report the issues affecting their businesses and help BCA identify patterns by topic and region. That first-hand experience becomes stronger aggregate evidence for briefings, meetings, consultations and campaigns.
Members report
Businesses describe the issue and provide practical evidence from day-to-day trading.
BCA reviews
Responses are grouped by theme, region and business type to reveal shared pressures.
The trade is represented
Findings inform policy priorities, campaign messages and engagement with decision-makers.
Take the next step
Put your experience on the record.
Tell BCA what is affecting your business and help shape the next campaign.
Submit an issue