What was the procedure to use these spaces before the Act? With respect to busking, the Government has already made it clear that it was never the intention that busking should be caught by the Licensing Act in the first place! As a result of this particular 'quick-fix' all the safeguards that were carefully drafted in the Act to protect events from the whims of local authority officers have gone - and as a result of 'busting this red tape' all the best busking spots locally now require forms to be filled in to apply for advance permission from licensing officers.
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