Short‑Term Let Registration Scheme, the proposed Visitor Levy and upcoming changes to Waste Regulations Webinar -Online Event

About this webinar

Visit Peak District & Derbyshire invites businesses to join an informative webinar hosted by Alistair Handyside MBE of PASC UK, focusing on the Short‑Term Let Registration Scheme, the proposed Visitor Levy and upcoming changes to Waste Regulations. The session will explain what these mean for businesses, outline requirements and timescales, and offer practical guidance to help you prepare. It’s a great chance to get clarity, stay up to date, and ask any questions ahead of the changes.

About Alistair Handyside MBE

Alistair is the Executive Chair of the Professional Association of Self-Caterers UK (PASC UK). He owns the award winning Higher Wiscombe holiday cottages with his wife Lorna. In 2020/21, Higher Wiscombe won Best Self Catering in both the Visit Devon Tourism Awards and at the SW Tourism Excellence Awards and have previously won Gold twice at the Visit England National Tourism Awards.

Alistair set up PASC UK in 2017, to fill gap to support professional self-caterers and PASC UK is now the largest organistion serving this sector in the UK.

Alistair was also instrumental in the successful establishment of the SW Tourism Alliance, which he also Chairs, believing a unified voice for the South West was critical when lobbying for the region.  Alistair is also the former Chairman of the South West Coast Path, is the former Chair of Premier Cottages, a Director at the Wales Tourism Alliance, Council Member for the Tourism Alliance and recently retired as Chair of the East Devon National Landscape/AONB after fourteen years service.

Alistair was awarded the MBE in the June 2018 Queens Honours list for voluntary services to tourism in the South West.