To consider the report of the Acting Corporate Director, Place seeking determination of the Late Night Levy.

The Council consider the report of the Acting Corporate Director, Place seeking determination of the Late Night Levy. The recommendations were put to the vote under the guillotine procedure at Council Procedure Rule 9.

DECISION:

That the Council agree:

1. That the Late Night Levy be adopted;

2. That the commencement of the levy shall be from 1^st January 2018.

3. That the commencement period of the levy should be from midnight every night.

4. That the income from the levy, less collection costs, should be allocated through the Community Safety Partnership.

5. That Members of the Best Bar None Scheme receive a 30% reduction from the levy.

6. That the following premises would be exempt from the levy:

•              Premises with overnight accommodation where alcohol is supplied only to persons staying at the premises during midnight to 6am for consumption on the premises

•              Theatres and Cinemas: this exemption applies if alcohol is served during the levied hours only for consumption on the premises to ticket holders, participants in the production or invited guests to private events; they must be bona-fide theatres or cinemas and the sale of alcohol must not be their primary purpose

•              Bingo Halls

•              Community Amateur Sports Clubs: These are clubs registered as Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC)

•              Community premises: these are premises that form part of the church hall, chapel hall, village hall, parish hall, community hall or other similar buildings.

•              Premises opening past midnight for New Years Eve only: applicable to premises which are authorised to sell alcohol between midnight and 6am, only applies on New Years day  

7. That the following licenced premises would not be exempt from the levy, as :

•              Country Village Pubs

•              Premises in Business Improvement Districts

•              Premises that receive a small business rate relief

(Action by: Ann Sutcliffe, Acting Corporate Director, Place).

The Council consider the report of the Acting Corporate Director, Place seeking determination of the Late Night Levy. The recommendations were put to the vote under the guillotine procedure at Council Procedure Rule 9.

RESOLVED:

That the Council agree:

1. That the Late Night Levy be adopted;

2. That the commencement of the levy shall be from 1^st January 2018.

3. That the commencement period of the levy should be from midnight every night.

4. That the income from the levy, less collection costs, should be allocated through the Community Safety Partnership.

5. That Members of the Best Bar None Scheme receive a 30% reduction from the levy.

6. That the following premises would be exempt from the levy:

•              Premises with overnight accommodation where alcohol is supplied only to persons staying at the premises during midnight to 6am for consumption on the premises

•              Theatres and Cinemas: this exemption applies if alcohol is served during the levied hours only for consumption on the premises to ticket holders, participants in the production or invited guests to private events; they must be bona-fide theatres or cinemas and the sale of alcohol must not be their primary purpose

•              Bingo Halls

•              Community Amateur Sports Clubs: These are clubs registered as Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC)

•              Community premises: these are premises that form part of the church hall, chapel hall, village hall, parish hall, community hall or other similar buildings.

•              Premises opening past midnight for New Years Eve only: applicable to premises which are authorised to sell alcohol between midnight and 6am, only applies on New Years day  

7. That the following licenced premises would not be exempt from the levy, as :

•              Country Village Pubs

•              Premises in Business Improvement Districts

•              Premises that receive a small business rate relief