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EVENTS> The New Licensing Bill
Submitted by Forum_Admin on 10 May, 2004 - 16:55.
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:29:26 -0000
From: Helen Foster
Dear all,
As you may be aware, the Government is passing new legislation controlling
licensing in England and Wales. The principal thrust of the bill is to
simplify and enable. It relates mostly to places and events where alcohol is
sold, but also to regulation of entertainment - which includes musical
performance. One licence will be available to cover both sale of alcohol and
public entertainment.
The Royal School of Church Music is concerned about the impact that the
proposals could have on musical performances in churches. As churches are
often used for fundraising concerts etc., this could affect many of us.
Further information, including draft lobbying letters, can be found at
www.rscm.com
Helen
Helen Foster
Head of Development
hfoster@rscm.com
www.rscm.com
Direct line: 01306 872806
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EVENTS > re: The New Licensing Bill
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 11:38:03 -0000
From: Steve Pickles
Essentially, what the Government is trying to do with the new licensing
arrangements is to legally redefine the notion of "performance" to include
"performance and/or rehearsal". They want all venues (and this includes any
church holding rehearsals or performances not directly related to the
religious function of the building) to be subject to a Public Entertainments
License. Currently they haven't published a fee but leaks to date have
suggested that this fee will be between £500 and £1000 per annum.
Clearly this will do a lot of harm to both amateur and professional music,
drama, and dance - informal rehearsal venues will be a lot thinner on the
ground as smaller organisations that play host to choirs, amateur theatre,
musical groups, and concerts will simply not be able to afford the license.
It will be illegal even to burst into song spontaneously in the pub, as the
current two-in-a-bar rule will be abolished, and any "entertainment" at all,
however informal, will require a license. Failure to comply? Currently
suggested penalties include a £20,000 fine or a 6 month prison sentence.
It's worth noting that not only the administrator of an unlicensed venue but
also any musician performing in such a venue would be criminalised. If you
want to read the whole Bill (great fun, I can assure you!), it can be found
at
[url]http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld200203/ldbills/001/03[/url]
001.107-111.html#j1s1.
There is a petition on-line, to be found at [url]http://www.musiclovers.ukart.com[/url]
(the wording of this is taken from an early day motion, the text of which
can be found at [url]http://edm.ais.co.uk/weblink/html/motion.html/ref=331[/url]).
Currently there are 30,000 names on the petition, last week there was
17,000, so add your name and watch it grow.
Steve
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Steve Pickles
Research Associate
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham TW20 0EX
01784 443100
[url]http://www.rhul.ac.uk[/url]