Hackney - Late Night Levy - update

Further to our previous news on this, Hackney Council has now launched its consultation the adoption of a Late Night Levy (LNL).

The consultation runs until 7 May 2017 and seeks views on proposals to introduce a LNL on premises serving alcohol between midnight and 6.00am.

Hackney currently has some 399 premises licensed to sell alcohol between these hours.

The council observes that the levy is expected to raise about £362,000 per year which would go towards the cost of managing the late-night economy, including a contribution towards the £1.4 million cost of policing and community safety and that around 40 businesses already take part in a voluntary scheme, raising around £56,000 per year. The voluntary levy has helped to fund additional patrols by community safety wardens on Friday and Saturday nights in Dalston and Shoreditch.

The formal notice of the proposal can be found here

The consultation summary can be found here

The response form can be found here