Late Night Levy - Gloucester - Consultation now launched

Further to our news yesterday that Gloucester Council had determined to launch a formal consultation on the possible adoption of a Late Night Levy (LNL), that consultation has now been launched and will run to 7 December 2016.

The consultation document is available here: 'Late Night Levy Consultation Document'

The Council is proposing the following:

• Late Night Supply Period - 00:00 to 06:00
• Exemptions - New Year’s Eve
• Reduction to fees - The Council is proposing to apply a 30% reduction for premises that participate in both CitySafe and those that have obtained Best Bar None accreditation.
• The Council is not proposing to introduce any reductions for premises in receipt of small business rate relief.

Affected operators should respond.