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| The CCPR has responded to the DCMS Consultation on licensing fees and has formally opposed the proposed fees for Club Premise Certificates. The new fees represent a very significant increase from current costs associated with obtaining a Club Registration Certificate and the CCPR believes, and is consistently and repeatedly informed by member clubs, that sport and recreation organisations will suffer financially and operationally, as a consequence of the proposed increases. CCPR is further concerned that the timing of the proposed implementation period will not allow clubs to make adequate allowances in their budgeting and that the use of ‘rateable value’ as a mechanism for calculating fees is unjust. The CCPR feels that the Department is capable of devising a licensing fees scheme that, whilst operating on full cost recovery basis, recognises the essential differences between commercial drinking venues and not-for-profit sport and recreation clubs, and accommodates this difference in fee scales. This would also recognise the contributions that sports clubs make to the community and their role in nurturing and developing sporting talent. In March 2006, CCPR also submitted evidence to the Government’s Independent Licensing Fees Review Panel. The evidence CCPR has gathered suggests that sports and recreation clubs are being badly affected by the fees. To read more, click here. To view a copy of the CCPR 11 October 2005 letter to MPs and the House of Lords click here
To view a copy of the CCPR response please click here.
To download the CCPR response appendix please click here. For more information about this campaign, please contact Ben Andersen-Tuffnell, at bat@ccpr.org.uk
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Licensing Act 2003 Members Survey The CCPR is continuing its campaign to reduce the cost and impact of the new Licensing Act on sport and recreation clubs. In September 2005 the CCPR presented evidence to the Independent Fees Review Panel, which is charged with reviewing the licensing fee structure. Using evidence gathered from a number of CCPR members’ affiliated clubs, the CCPR argued a strong case which was received positively by the Panel. The CCPR’s involvement with the Independent Fees Review Panel represents a valuable opportunity for the CCPR to successfully achieve a fairer fee structure for sports clubs. The licensing fee review will continue over the coming months and CCPR has been assured that further evidence will be accepted by the panel during the process. In order to strengthen its case the CCPR is conducting a more extensive survey of Members’ affiliated clubs. For a copy of the survey questionnaire, click here. If your organisation is interested in contributing to the survey please contact Ben Nicholas at: Bnicholas@ccpr.org.uk or on 020 7854 8522.
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Important guidance on the Licensing Act During 2004 the CCPR, on behalf of its member organisations and their 138,000 member sport and recreation clubs, responded to the DCMS Consultation on licensing fees, formally opposing the proposed fee structure, since sport and recreation organisations would suffer financially and operationally as a consequence of the proposed substantial fee increase. CCPR also objected because of the injustice of the fee levels being based on sports clubs’ rateable values, which included pitches, courts etc, and not just the licensed premises. Although the CCPR was not successful in preventing the new fee structure from being introduced, the CCPR has continued to campaign for a fairer deal for sports clubs. The CCPR recently presented evidence at the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Inquiry into Community Sport and has a representative on the DCMS High Level Review Group. To download the Licensing Act Executive Summary please click here. To download the Licensing Act Guidance please click here. To view the Prime Minister's response to Hugh Robertson MP’s question on the Licensing Act click here. To download DCMS' Guidance For Conversion Of Existing Licenses click here.
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What CCPR are doing now We are currently campaigning to reduce the cost and impact of the new Licensing Act on sport and recreation clubs. Below are links to documents illustrating the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on amateur sports clubs – and CCPR’s proposed solution; our submission to the Independent Licensing Fees Review Panel; and the Licensing Act 2003 Survey which is currently being completed by our members.
If you are a member, the CCPR would be very grateful if you could complete the survey
and return it to Ben Nicholas as soon as possible. Thank you. |
The CCPR has responded to the DCMS Consultation on licensing fees and has formally opposed the proposed fees for Club Premise Certificates. The new fees represent a very significant increase from current costs associated with obtaining a Club Registration Certificate and the CCPR believes, and is consistently and repeatedly informed by member clubs, that sport and recreation organisations will suffer financially and operationally, as a consequence of the proposed increases.
CCPR is further concerned that the timing of the proposed implementation period will not allow clubs to make adequate allowances in their budgeting and that the use of ‘rateable value’ as a mechanism for calculating fees is unjust.
The CCPR feels that the Department is capable of devising a licensing fees scheme that, whilst operating on full cost recovery basis, recognises the essential differences between commercial drinking venues and not-for-profit sport and recreation clubs, and accommodates this difference in fee scales. This would also recognise the contributions that sports clubs make to the community and their role in nurturing and developing sporting talent.
In March 2006, CCPR also submitted evidence to the Government’s Independent Licensing Fees Review Panel. The evidence CCPR has gathered suggests that sports and recreation clubs are being badly affected by the fees. To read more, click here.
To view a copy of the CCPR 11 October 2005 letter to MPs and the House of Lords click here
To view a copy of the CCPR response please click here.
To download the CCPR response appendix please click here.
For more information about this campaign, please contact Ben Andersen-Tuffnell, at bat@ccpr.org.uk
Important guidance on the Licensing Act
During 2004 the CCPR, on behalf of its member organisations and their 138,000 member sport and recreation clubs, responded to the DCMS Consultation on licensing fees, formally opposing the proposed fee structure, since sport and recreation organisations would suffer financially and operationally as a consequence of the proposed substantial fee increase. CCPR also objected because of the injustice of the fee levels being based on sports clubs’ rateable values, which included pitches, courts etc, and not just the licensed premises.
Although the CCPR was not successful in preventing the new fee structure from being introduced, the CCPR has continued to campaign for a fairer deal for sports clubs. The CCPR recently presented evidence at the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Inquiry into Community Sport and has a representative on the DCMS High Level Review Group.
To download the Licensing Act Executive Summary please click here.
To download the Licensing Act Guidance please click here.
To view the Prime Minister's response to Hugh Robertson MP’s question on the Licensing Act click here.
To download DCMS' Guidance For Conversion Of Existing Licenses click here.
What CCPR are doing now
We are currently campaigning to reduce the cost and impact of the new Licensing Act on sport and recreation clubs.
Below are links to documents illustrating the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on amateur sports clubs – and CCPR’s proposed solution; our submission to the Independent Licensing Fees Review Panel; and the Licensing Act 2003 Survey which is currently being completed by our members.
If you are a member, the CCPR would be very grateful if you could complete the survey
and return it to Ben Nicholas as soon as possible. Thank you.
Licensing Act 2003 Members Survey
The CCPR is continuing its campaign to reduce the cost and impact of the new Licensing Act on sport and recreation clubs.
In September 2005 the CCPR presented evidence to the Independent Fees Review Panel, which is charged with reviewing the licensing fee structure. Using evidence gathered from a number of CCPR members’ affiliated clubs, the CCPR argued a strong case which was received positively by the Panel.
The CCPR’s involvement with the Independent Fees Review Panel represents a valuable opportunity for the CCPR to successfully achieve a fairer fee structure for sports clubs. The licensing fee review will continue over the coming months and CCPR has been assured that further evidence will be accepted by the panel during the process. In order to strengthen its case the CCPR is conducting a more extensive survey of Members’ affiliated clubs.
For a copy of the survey questionnaire, click here.
If your organisation is interested in contributing to the survey please contact Ben Nicholas at: Bnicholas@ccpr.org.uk or on 020 7854 8522.
