This consultation document refers to : "It was proposed that any problems arising from the exempt live music could be dealt with through penalties available under other legislation, such as on the spot fines for noise under environmental health legislation."

The obvious question then is - as this other legislation can deal with problems arising from the exempt live music - why are LACORS and the LGA insisting that the red tape, uncertainty and expense of additional entertainment licensing is still necessary and why is the Government accepting what is so obviously nonsense?