"There are therefore concerns about ...health and safety, the disturbance caused by people arriving at and leaving a venue, public order and so on."

The risks Mr Penrose is reported as referring to, as being associated with live music, as he later lists and explains are not of course exclusive to live music.

However, far too much of the existing red tape is adversly affecting this as current licensing legislation and its local enforcement concentrates on the possibility of concerns and is allowed to ignore the definite cultural benefits of live music.