Fee bands for premises licences (see note at bottom) and fees for permits and registrations will be set by the Secretary of State so as to enable licensing authorities in England and Wales to recover the full costs of carrying out their related functions under the Gambling Act.
In order to make those fee regulations, we are consulting all licensing authorities to assess the likely costs to them for each of these activities. By working with LACORS and via our Premises Licensing Transition and Training Group, we have prepared two packs that explain the background to the exercise in detail and provide tables for licensing authorities to complete, which are accompanied by explanatory notes and process charts. The first pack covers premises licences and the second permits and registrations.
1st Pack of documents:
1st Pack (Premises Licence Fees - Covering Paper) PDF (108kb)
1st Pack (Premises Licence Fees - Results Worksheets) PDF (45kb)
1st Pack (Premises Licence Fees - Results Worksheets) MS Excel (89kb)
(above revised 17 August 2006)
2nd Pack of documents:
2nd Pack (Permit Fees - Covering Paper) PDF (55kb)
Appendices
2nd Pack (Permit Fees: Annex A - Administrative Process Costing Exercise - explanatory note) PDF (29kb)
2nd Pack (Permit Fees: Annex B - Administrative Process Maps) PDF (50kb)
2nd Pack (Permit Fees: Annex C - Cost Breakdown Tables) PDF (232kb)
2nd Pack (Permit Fees: Annex D - Annual Maintenance Costs Exercise) PDF (69kb)
2nd Pack (Permit Fees: Annex E Miscellaneous Application Fees) PDF (17kb)
The papers do not cover licensing boards in Scotland, since Scottish Ministers will set the relevant fees there.
Note - The Secretary of State will set fee bands for premises licence applications and annual fees but each individual licensing authority will set its actual fees, subject to full cost recovery, from within those bands (though, where it has been rated 'excellent' under the CPA assessment or equivalent, a licensing authority will be able to set higher fees if it wishes to offer premium services - still subject only to cost recovery).
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Deadline for responses has been extended to 22 September 2006
Please send responses to:
Gambling Act permit fees costing exercises - July 2006
Gambling and National Lottery Licensing Division
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5DH
Email: gamblingfees@culture.gsi.gov.uk
Please note that all information in responses, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If a correspondent requests confidentiality this cannot be guaranteed, and will only be possible if considered appropriate under the legislation.
If you have any questions or complaints about the process of consultation on this paper, please contact: Liz Sweet, Consultation Co-ordinator, Strategy Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH, liz.sweet@culture.gsi.gov.uk
