Public Entertainment Licencing

Public Consultation

At its committee meeting on the 9th of March, the Council approved a consultation notice on a proposed change to public entertainment events licencing. The full text of this notice can be read on the Council's website.

The Council is proposing that the following activities would not require an entertainment licence:

* Functions for charitable, religious, youth, sporting, community, political or similar organisations;
* Exhibitions of art work;
* Readings, story-telling and other oral recitals; and
* Premises where live music is incidental - for example, record shops that host one-off performances to promote record sales

providing these events allow free public access and the venue can hold no more than 200 people.

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* 1. Do you agree that these events should not require a public entertainment licence?

Yes

Don't know

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* 2. Do you think the Council should exclude other events from the requirement to have a public entertainment licence?

Yes

Don't know

If you said "yes", what other events should be excluded?

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* 3. The Council has proposed a maximum capacity of 200 people for any unlicenced event. Do you think this limit is too low, about right or too high?

Too low

About right

Too high

Don't know

If you have any specific concerns about the size of unlicenced events, please tell us more using the space below.

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* 1. Do you agree that these events should not require a public entertainment licence?

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* 2. Do you think the Council should exclude other events from the requirement to have a public entertainment licence?

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* 3. The Council has proposed a maximum capacity of 200 people for any unlicenced event. Do you think this limit is too low, about right or too high?

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* 4. Please use the space below to make any other comments on the proposed change to public entertainment licences.