Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning,
Local Government and the Regions - Second Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 6 March 2006.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Report

Summary

1 Introduction

The Licensing Act 2003

The Committee's Work

The Elton Review

2 Timescale

Timescale

Inadequate preparation time

Two month decision period

Concentrated Applications

3 Fees and Funding

Licence Fees

Temporary Event Notices

Flat Rate Fees?

Self Funding Regime?

4 Guidance

Guidance for local authorities

Statutory guidance

Amendments to the statutory guidance

Guidance on implementation

Guidance for applicants

Trade Associations

Guidance for residents

Inconsistent implementation

Guidance Review

5 Zoning

6 Small operators

7 Regulatory burden

Local authorities

Applicants

Residents

8 Application process

Licensing Sub-Committees

Committee Operations

Committee Co-ordination

Magistrates' Courts

Slip Rules

9 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of unprinted written evidence

Formal Minutes

Reports from the ODPM Committee since 2004

ORAL AND WRITTEN EVIDENCE
31st October 2005

Written Evidence

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Prepared 17 March 2006