Sorry to tread on any assumned posistions.

The problem has never been the question of licensing, but more the attitude of Local Authorities towards it and the fees they charge, and the attitude they take. This was the position prior prior to the Bill. In fact the original complaint was that the existing law was being used erratically and as a "Cash Cow" by local authorities.

Perhaps I have made myself unpopular by taking this view, well so be it.

The challenge now is simple :-

1/. To ensure that the centally fixed fees are affordable by small venues.

2/. That local councils act reasonably

and

3/. That the "Music Tendancy" provide a quick and easy kit to ensure that those licencees who wish to apply for a licence can do so with minumium effort and paperwork.

Gareth