Now lets look at the senario. Why should any overtasked Police Officer bother about prosecution when he can :-

1/. Confiscate the Instruments and Amplifiyers ?

2/. Shut the premises for 24 hours, and object to licensce renewal ?

and if he gets any lip - Nick for various offences not conected with PELs.

Perhaps Gareth you should have presented these arguments to your Government? Why should this Government have insisted on opposing the proposed small events exemption - when the powers you refer to (and more) were already in place?

In peddling the Government myths - it may have escaped your attention that the position that adequate controls already exsisted - was the position your Government opposed.