The Home Office is hosting an event on 18 March at York Racecourse to discuss the proposed changes from centrally-set to locally-set fees for alcohol licences.
Sports clubs which have bars that sell alcohol are required to pay for a licence. The consultation proposes removing the current annual licence fee levels and replacing them with a higher cap.
As such, local authorities would be free to set licence fee levels for clubs (provided they come beneath the cap) – meaning that some clubs may be required to pay more than they are currently.
The Sport and Recreation Alliance policy team has met with officials at the Home Office making representations on behalf of community sport and will be submitting a consultation response in due course.
National governing bodies and clubs may wish to submit their own individual consultation responses prior to the closing date on 10 April.
You can do so via the Home Office’s online form or via email.
View the alcohol licence consultation document.
To register interest in attending the event, please email alcoholstrategy@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
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