Written questions

Licensing Laws: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 53762 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current fee levels under the Licensing Act 2003; and whether she plans to review that Act to ensure that licensing fees reflect the actual costs incurre

Answer

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 10 Jun 2025

The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that alcohol licensing fees, set under Section 55 of the Licensing Act 2003, are fair, proportionate and reflective of the costs incurred by local authorities in administering the licensing system.A pre...