Howard,

Let's suppose that a particular band causes trouble wherever it goes.

If that particular band's name (or some member's of that bands names and aliases on a different band) name appears on a Form 696 sent into the police, the police say "STOP - you cannot put that band on they cause trouble".

This has nothing to do with form 696 for clearly the police knew that this band causes trouble. So why do they need this extra form containing names and addresses - a strange form of risk assessment to my mind.

They are not asking for extra powers to deal with it - for they had no trouble dealing with stopping people travelling around the country when it suited them.

If they have a form which is (according to its own words) compulsory, then to applying to some venues and not others is simple discrimination. Yes we know it happens. I suppose discrimination its Ok unless you are on the receiving end.