Some churches fear that disproportionate and costly conditions may be attached to licences. However, under the Bill all licensing authorities would be required to have regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State. And it is intended that this will make clear that it would be wholly inappropriate to attach disproportionate conditions to licences affecting churches and other charitable institutions.

This begs the questions,

Why does the Bill place the requirement on these institutions, in the first place?

Why does the Bill make charitable events pay a fee?

If these activities (and others) were not placed in the Bill, NO disproportionate conditions COULD be placed on these institutions.