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Entertainment Licensing
Entertainment Licensing
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Introduction
You’ll need a premises licence if your provide any of the following to entertain the public, members of a club, their guests or for profit:
- show a film
- a boxing or wrestling entertainment
- perform a dance for the financial gain of the organiser or entertainer and which
- perform a play which either takes place in front of 500 or more people, before 8am or after 11pm
- put on an indoor sporting event which either takes place in front of 1,000 or more, before 8am or after 11pm
- perform live music, play recorded music or anything similar either takes place in front of 500 or more people, before 8am or after 11pm
You could go to prison if you haven’t got a premises licence when you need one.
To apply, you’ll need to be 18 or older.
Door supervision
We may add a condition to your licence which states that you must provide door supervision. Each door supervisor must be authorised to carry out the supervision under either the Private Security Industry Act 2001 or section 4 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001.
Duration
A premises licence lasts until it:
- is revoked
- expires (if it’s only effective for a specified time)
Your premises licence will lapse:
- when you die or lack capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, enter into a voluntary arrangement or trust deed, become bankrupt or when someone takes legal possession of your estate
- if the company enters into a voluntary arrangement, appoints administrators, an administrative receiver or goes into liquidation
- if it belongs to a club and that club is no longer a a recognised club
- if it authorises the sale of alcohol or the provision of late night refreshment and the licence holder isn’t entitled to work in the UK
- if you surrender it
Fee
You must pay:
- a fee to apply for a premises licence
- an annual administration fee for your premises licence
If you don’t pay your annual fee, we may suspend your licence.
The fee you’ll pay will depend on the rateable value of your premises.
Displaying your licence
You must display your premises licence where your customers can see it. If you don’t, you could receive a fine.
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