Voluntary Sports Clubs: Licensing Fees

HL Deb 06 October 2003 vol 653 c34WA

Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether it is their intention to raise the licensing charges from £5 to £100 for voluntary sports clubs. [HL4375]

Lord Mclntosh of Haringey

The Government estimate that the fees for a premises licence or club premises certificate under the Licensing Act 2002 will be between £100 and £500 as a one-off application fee, and that an annual fee of between £50 and £150 would be payable thereafter. These fees have been estimated on the basis of the actual costs of the licensing authority. Current fees are not based on full cost recovery by the magistrates’ courts. We do not consider it appropriate for the taxpayer to subsidise the consumption of alcohol in clubs or any other premises.