Agenda item

LICENSING COMMITTEE

(Marianne Bernadette Fredericks)

28 April 2014

Introduction of the Late Night Levy in the City of London

Your Licensing Committee has carefully considered whether a Late Night Levy (the levy) should be introduced in the City of London. In deciding whether the levy should be introduced we undertook a full public consultation, which included contacting the 747 licenced premises in the City of London. We examined the consultation documentation, in detail, and considered a total of 70 responses which were received. Out of the 747 licenced premises in the City the levy, if introduced, would impact upon 290 licenced premises which sell alcohol after midnight. Out of those 290 licenced premises a maximum of 37 responses to the consultation were received.

The levy is prescribed nationally by legislation and is based on the premises rateable value. The category for exemptions and reductions from the levy is prescribed under the Late Night Levy (Expenses, Exemptions and Reductions) Regulations 2012. Your Licensing Committee considered and decided that there was no category of licenced premises which should be exempt from the levy. We did however agree that a reduction of 30% of the levy fee would be granted to all licensed premises operating between 00:01hours and 06:00hours, where the premises had shown that they operated at the standard required to achieve the City of London Safety Thirst Award. This Scheme encourages partnership working with licenced premises to both reduce levels of crime and promote the licensing objectives overall.  

We have carefully reviewed the criteria to adopt the levy, set out in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 and supporting regulations, along with the responses received from the consultation.

A printed and circulated report has therefore been submitted for your consideration and we commend its proposal to introduce a late night levy in the City of London.

LICENSING COMMITTEE

(Marianne Bernadette Fredericks)

28 April 2014

Introduction of the Late Night Levy in the City of London

Your Licensing Committee has carefully considered whether a Late Night Levy (the levy) should be introduced in the City of London. In deciding whether the levy should be introduced we undertook a full public consultation, which included contacting the 747 licenced premises in the City of London. We examined the consultation documentation, in detail, and considered a total of 70 responses which were received. Out of the 747 licenced premises in the City the levy, if introduced, would impact upon 290 licenced premises which sell alcohol after midnight. Out of those 290 licenced premises a maximum of 37 responses to the consultation were received.

The levy is prescribed nationally by legislation and is based on the premises rateable value. The category for exemptions and reductions from the levy is prescribed under the Late Night Levy (Expenses, Exemptions and Reductions) Regulations 2012. Your Licensing Committee considered and decided that there was no category of licenced premises which should be exempt from the levy. We did however agree that a reduction of 30% of the levy fee would be granted to all licensed premises operating between 00:01hours and 06:00hours, where the premises had shown that they operated at the standard required to achieve the City of London Safety Thirst Award. This Scheme encourages partnership working with licenced premises to both reduce levels of crime and promote the licensing objectives overall.  

We have carefully reviewed the criteria to adopt the levy, set out in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 and supporting regulations, along with the responses received from the consultation.

A printed and circulated report has therefore been submitted for your consideration and we commend its proposal to introduce a late night levy in the City of London.

Read and agreed to.