Institute of Licensing consults on draft guidance on premises licence conditions

The Institute of Licensing is to consult members and stakeholders about its draft Guidance on Premises Licence Conditions for the Licensing Act 2003.

The Institute said the project was “a response to the legacy of the Licensing Act transition, and the continuing inconsistency in the approach to licence conditions, illustrated through licences overloaded with conditions, together with unenforceable and inappropriate conditions”.

It added: “In undertaking the project, the IoL aims to provide clear guidance to all parties on the proper and effective use of conditions, with guiding principles and precedent conditions designed to provide appropriate wording of conditions that can be individually considered for inclusion on a premises licence where it is appropriate to do so.”

The IoL has already obtained sample conditions and operating schedules as part of the project.

More information on the survey and the draft guidance can be found here. The survey closes on 30 September 2015.

Its working group on the project comprises Myles Bebbington, James Button, Gary Grant and Sue Nelson.

Button, who is President of the Institute, said: “Our aim is to make the drafting and application of conditions easier for practitioners, leading to a degree of clarity and consistency on premises licences and club premises certificates across England and Wales.

“I would encourage everyone with an interest in this to respond via the online survey which will lead to a practical guide being finalised later in the year.”