I had not heard of IDeA but the small print shows that they are part of the LGA group. That this group is lobbying for more locally devolved powers under the Licensing Act and a return to locally set licensing fees is clear from the following.....
Lobbying and campaigns As the voice of local government, the Local Government Association (LGA) is lobbying and campaigning for:
local government to be recognised as the principal deliverer of culture, tourism and sport services the regulatory and cost burdens on councils to be minimised an emphasis on the local democratic accountability of the library service and encouraging service transformation and modernisation the benefits of the 2012 Games to spread throughout the UK through the involvement of local government further devolution of powers to councils within the Licensing Act 2003 sustainable funding for free swimming, ensuring future funding is directed locally licensing fees to be set locally.