Late Night Levy

17 Apr 2023

Bolton to Consider Late Night Levy

In recent times we have seen a number of councils terminate their late-night levies in an attempt to help promote the high street and hospitality in the area, however, it is reported that Bolton are looking to introduce a late-night levy from Janu...

28 Mar 2023

Sheffield City Council – possible Late Night Levy

For just over 10 years, licensing authorities have had the ability to create a Late Night Levy system in their areas in order to charge extra fees on premises selling alcohol between midnight and 6am. It has been reported that Green Party council...

08 Feb 2023

Liverpool City Council retain its Late Night Levy despite requests for it to be dropped

In a decision against the recent trend of removing Late Night Levies, Liverpool Licensing Committee are being reported as having decided to retain the LNL. This scheme had been introduced in Liverpool in 2016 and requires an additional fee to be ...

17 Jan 2023

Consultation: Late Night Levy

The Home Office has launched a new consultation regarding charges which apply to late-night refreshment (LNR) providers under various Late Night Levy (LNL) schemes across England and Wales.  The consultation does not concern other licensed pr...

04 Oct 2022

Liverpool Consult on Removal of Late Night Levy

Liverpool commenced Consultation on Monday (3rd October) on whether to amend the Late-Night Levy Scheme which has been in place in its current format across the city since April 2017.  We have recently reported how Nottingham has voted to bri...

15 Sep 2022

Nottingham Revokes Late Night Levy

We have previously reported that Nottingham City Council was reviewing whether to retain its Late Night Levy which was introduced in 2014. Earlier this year the Licensing Committee for Nottingham City Council recommended to the full Council that t...