§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What opportunities are provided in the Licensing Act 2003 for individual residents to make representations about licensing decisions. [HL5568]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe Licensing Act 2003 provides that interested parties, which include persons living or involved in a business in the vicinity of a premises or bodies representing them, may make representations about applications for provisional statements and about the grant or variation of premises licences or club premises certificates, except where a simple conversion of an existing licence or certificate is made under the grandfather rights provisions in Schedule 8 of the Act. Interested parties may also apply for the review of a licence or certificate at any time as well as make representations about a review once it has been applied for. Representations must be about the effects of the application on the promotion of the licensing objectives.