Clause 99 - Minimum of 24 hours between event periods
Licensing Bill [Lords]
4:45 pm
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham, Conservative)
I want to probe the nature of the 24-hour gap between temporary event notices, and to
highlight, through the amendment, my concern about what may happen when there are two temporary event notices for the same premises. I can understand that in very small premises, such as one-room community halls, one would not want back-to-back temporary event notices; however, I am mindful of locations such as secondary schools that have large grounds and may have buildings dotted across them. An example that springs to mind is Brookfield community school in my constituency. It has a sports hall at one end of the grounds and a music performance facility at the other, and both could be used for temporary events.
This morning we touched briefly on the nature of premises, and how premises could be defined. We were talking about the location of marquees, and were determining what and where premises could be. Will we ensure that sensible guidance is given to local authorities so that schools, or other places where the premises used are sufficiently far apart, do not fall within the provisions? Also, can we make sure that different parts of premises can be covered by different temporary events notices, and that those notices will not cancel each other out because they are less than 24 hours apart?