Late Night Levy

18 Jul 2023

Late Night Levies - changes and updated guidance

In 2012, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 introduced the late night levy to allow licensing authorities to charge a levy to premises licence holders selling alcohol in their area between midnight and 6am. Subsequently, the Poli...

22 May 2023

Government sets out response to Late Night Levy consultation

Back in January of this year, the Government launched a consultation on the level of the Late Night Levy (LNL) fee that would apply for Late Night Refreshment (LNR) venues if these types of Premises are added to the LNL in an area. The consultati...

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...