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Launching a consultation last week, the DCMS proposes:

Excluding the provision of musical instruments from the definition of entertainment facilities in the 2003 Act, and
Clarifying that entertainment facilities are not separately licensable if they are used solely for the provision of incidental music.
There is a caveat to the exemption, however – anything that amplifies the music will still be licensed as an entertainment facility.

Grimsey said: "The reality is that even with the existing flaws in the legislation, most licensing authority enforcement officers have taken a common sense and practical view. This new consultation is an attempt by DMCS to restrict the few officials who do not take such a sensible approach, and in that respect it is partly successful."