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Westminster City Council: New Licensing Policy

Date posted: Thursday January 10, 2008 : Permanent Link

The new policy has now been published and is available online here

Westminster City Council’s licensing policy was recently under review, which meant that residents and other interested people and organisations had the chance to tell the council what changes they would like to see made to the Licensing Policy and how the present system affects them.

We made a number of detailed comments on the proposed changes and how we thought they would affect residents.

To see our comments please click here: Our comments re WCC policy.pdf

If you would like more information about how the Council’s policy or licensing generally affects residents please contact us

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The right to demand a hearing...

Date posted: Tuesday May 2, 2006 : Permanent Link

Residents now have the right to demand a hearing if a licensed premises is causing problems in the community

The new licensing system is now underway and that means that new powers are available to ordinary members of the public who live near a licensed premises.

Residents can call for a “review” of a licence. A hearing is held and if the problem is bad enough, the licence could be revoked. This would effectively close a premises down.

Less drastic measures that could be imposed include:

If you are having problems with a premises near you, please contact us and we will be able to help you decide whether a review would be appropriate. We can also advise and assist you with calling for a review.

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