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This publication is intended for Valuation Officers. It may contain links to internal resources that are not available through this version.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.
Find out how to account for VAT on entertainment provided by your business.
Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.
This guidance is intended to support billing authorities in administering the 2024/25 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Business Rates Relief Scheme.
Includes statistics on premises licences, club premises certificates, personal licences, late night refreshment and 24-hour alcohol licences.
This series brings together all documents relating to Entertainment Licensing statistics
FCDO travel advice for Kazakhstan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
Recreational organisations like caravan clubs or the Scouts can apply for an exemption to camp without a licence or planning permission.
Ask your council about before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes run by a school, private or voluntary organisation
How to comment on an alcohol licence or ask for an existing licence to be reviewed - what you need to do, who to apply to and what happens at licensing hearings
You have the right to see CCTV footage of yourself under the Data Protection Act.
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
Guidance about completing a fire safety risk assessment for people responsible for large places of assembly.
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