Agenda item

The Licensing Manager to be heard.

The Committee received a verbal update from the Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Public Protection regarding the Late Night Levy (LNL).

Members were advised that the number of premises due to pay the LNL was currently 224 as 68 premises applied for variations to their licence to close at midnight or before. The Assistant Director added that 92 premises had already paid a total of £136,000 and that the total amount raised by the LNL was projected to be almost £400,000; 70% of this would be used by the CoLP and the remaining portion, in the region of £120,000, by the City of London Corporation on services related to the night time economy as set out in the report agreed at the July 2014 Committee meeting.

The Director of Port Health and Public Protection also advised that discussions were on-going with the cleansing service on proposals to provide additional cleaning activities to reflect the opening hours of premises within the LNL scheme.

RESOLVED – That the update on the Late Night Levy be noted.