National statistics

Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales 31 March 2016

Updated 17 November 2016

Applies to England and Wales

Section 7.5 has been updated after it was found that the initial publication on 29 September 2016 contained a significant over-reporting by one licensing authority in relation to the number of appeals against the licence review decision.

As a result, statisticians in the Chief Statistician’s Unit have now reviewed their data collection processes to help prevent similar situations from occurring in future publications.

1. Introduction

This release contains statistics on the following authorisations and licensing authority (LA) powers under the Licensing Act 2003 (the 2003 Act):

• premises licences
• club premises certificates
• personal licences
• late night refreshment
• 24-hour alcohol licences
• temporary event notices (TENs)
• early morning alcohol restriction orders (EMROs)
• late night levies
• late night refreshment exemptions

It also includes statistics on:

• reviews, hearings and appeals
• cumulative impact areas

The figures in this release are also provided in the Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables. The overall response rate was 99% as 347 out of 350 LAs in England and Wales provided data returns (Ceredigion, Denbighshire and Sheffield were unable to supply returns). However, of the responding LAs, some were unable to provide data for all of the requested fields (see the Licence Questionnaire for the response rate for each figure). The Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 supplementary tables show figures, where available, for each LA.

To allow meaningful comparisons to be made between years, the headline figures within this release include imputed estimates for the LAs which were unable to supply data (see Chapter 2 of the User guide to alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics (referred to as the user guide from this point on) for an explanation of the methodology). The headline figures as at 31 March 2016 show that:

• there were 210,000 premises licences, which represents a 3% increase (up 5,500) compared with 31 March 2014
• there were 14,700 club premises certificates, which represents a 5% decrease (down 700) compared with 31 March 2014
• there were 646,500 personal licences, which represents an 11% increase (up 63,000) compared with 31 March 2014
• there were 86,500 premises licences with late night refreshment, which represents a 0.1% decrease (down 100) compared with 31 March 2014
• there were 8,300 premises with 24-hour alcohol licences as at 31 March 2016, which represents a 1% increase (up 100) compared with 31 March 2014

The Home Office uses the statistics in this release to monitor the administration of the 2003 Act and subsequent amendments, such as those introduced by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). The Home Office also uses the statistics to inform policy development, to understand how licensing operates in practice, to respond to queries and to assess the potential impact of legislative changes upon LAs and licensed premises. With regards to a specific use, in 2016 the Home Office used the statistics to provide the broad analytical picture to support its response to the House of Lords review of the 2003 Act, ‘Post-legislative scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003’. More widely, the statistics also help LAs to benchmark their position against other LAs and to understand the national picture.

To minimise administrative burden on LAs and the Chief Statistician’s Unit (CSU), including data collection teams, the Home Office did not run the alcohol and late night refreshment licensing collection for the year ending 31 March 2015 (nor year ending 31 March 2011). As cited above, the main use of the collection is to monitor the administration of new and amended legislation and consequently it has never been the Home Office’s intention to run the exercise every year.

Further information on the types of licence, the conventions used in the statistics and a glossary of terms are available in the user guide. 

2. Premises licences

2.1 Introduction

A premises licence gives authority under the 2003 Act for a premises to be used for the sale of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment, or the provision of late night refreshment.

Sub-section 2.2 contains headline statistics on the number of premises licences and the number of premises licences with alcohol permissions as at 31 March 2016, together with comparisons with previous years’ figures. The number of premises licences as at 31 March 2016 comprised of data received from 99% (347 out of 350) of LAs and imputed estimates for the remaining 1% (3 LAs). The data for the number of premises licences with alcohol permissions as at 31 March 2016 comprised of data received from 91% of LAs (318) and imputed estimates for the remaining 9% (32 LAs).

Based only on data from the responding LAs, also presented in this section are breakdowns on the number of premises licences as at 31 March 2016 by fee band (sub-section 2.3) and figures on premises licence activity and outcome (sub-section 2.4). The response rates (out of all 350 LAs) for these figures ranged from 88% (309 LAs) to 99% (345 LAs). See the Licence Questionnaire for the response rates.

2.2 Headline figures

There were 210,000 premises licences in England and Wales as at 31 March 2016. This represents an increase of 3% (up 5,500) compared with 31 March 2014, in line with the broadly increasing trend seen since 31 March 2010 when there were 202,000 premises licences.

Figure 1: Premises licences, England and Wales, 31 March 2010 to 2016

Chart notes

1) Source: Home Office, Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables (table 1).
2) Data were not collected for years ending 31 March 2011 and 2015.
3) Figures for all years except 31 March 2014 include imputed estimates for non-responding LAs.

In relation to premises that are permitted to sell alcohol, on-sales refers to those which can sell alcohol for consumption on the premises and off-sales refers to those which can sell alcohol for consumption off the premises. As at 31 March 2016:

• there were 38,600 premises licences that authorised on-sales of alcohol only, an increase of 3% (up 1,300) compared with 31 March 2014
• there were 55,700 premises licences that authorised off-sales of alcohol only, an increase of 4% (up 2,100) compared with 31 March 2014
• there were 80,100 premises licences that authorised both on- and off-sales of alcohol, an increase of 0.5% (up 400) compared with 31 March 2014

2.3 Premises licences by fee band

There are 5 distinct fee bands for premises, which are based on the non-domestic rateable value of the premises. The glossary of the user guide contains more detail on fee bands. The costs of each band range from an application fee of £100 and an annual fee of £70 for Band A to an application fee of £1,905 and an annual fee of £1,050 for Band E with a multiplier. For Band D and E premises licences used exclusively or primarily for the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises, multipliers are applied to fees.

No fee is payable for a premises licences authorised for regulated entertainment in educational institutions, church halls, village halls, parish halls, community halls or similar buildings. Whilst a fee may not be applicable, the premises licence may still have a fee band, unless one has not been assigned.

There were 207,278 premises licences as at 31 March 2016 and of these, fee band information was reported for 176,599 licences. Around half (55% or 96,763) were in Band B. The next largest fee band was Band A accounting for 19% (33,000) of premises licences.

As at 31 March 2016, there were 11,067 premises licences (5% of the premises licences total) that did not attract a fee.

Figure 2: Premises licences by fee band, England and Wales, 31 March 2016

Chart notes

1) Source: Home Office, Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables (table 2).
2) Bands D and E include premises licences where fee multipliers were applied.
3) Premises licences where the fee band was not known are excluded from this chart.
4) Premises licences that did not attract a fee but which still had a known fee band are included in this chart.

2.4 Premises licence activity and outcome

Figures for licences granted and refused in this section may not necessarily relate to applications LAs received in the year ending 31 March 2016 as these outcomes may be associated with applications made in previous years. Similarly, applications made in the year ending 31 March 2016 may result in those applications being granted or refused in future years. This explains why the number of applications granted and refused may not necessarily equal the number of applications LAs received.

In the year ending 31 March 2016, LAs received 9,833 applications for new premises licences. Of those, 1,101 applications were in relation to cumulative impact areas (see sub-section 8.2 for more information on such areas). In the same period, of the total premises licences granted and refused, 97% (9,064) were granted and 3% (271) were refused. Of the total new premises licences granted and refused in cumulative impact areas, 92% (933) were granted and 8% (84) were refused.

In the year ending 31 March 2016, LAs received 5,106 applications to vary the terms of a premises licence. Of those, 660 applications were in relation to cumulative impact areas. In the same period, of the total variations to premises licences granted and refused, 97% (4,749) were granted and 3% (134) were refused. Of the total variations to premises licences granted and refused in cumulative impact areas, 89% (470) were granted and 11% (60) were refused.

As can be observed, the proportion of new licences granted and variations to licences granted in cumulative impact areas was less than the proportion granted overall.

In the year ending 31 March 2016, LAs received 5,818 applications to vary the terms of a premises licence or club premises certificate in a minor way (the figures cannot be broken down by premises licences or club premises certificates). In the same period, of the total minor variations to licences/certificates granted and refused, 97% (5,566) were granted and 3% (159) were refused.

In the year ending 31 March 2016, 4,952 premises licences were surrendered by the holder, 4,399 were suspended by an LA, 461 lapsed, 73 were affected by a closure notice, and 2 were suspended by a court.

3. Club premises certificates

3.1 Introduction

A club premises certificate allows a qualifying club to carry out activities specified under the 2003 Act.

Sub-section 3.2 contains headline statistics on the number of club premises certificates and the number of club premises certificates with alcohol permissions as at 31 March 2016, together with comparisons with previous years’ figures. The number of club premises certificates as at 31 March 2016 comprised of data received from 99% of LAs (347 out of 350) and imputed estimates for the remaining 1% (3 LAs). The number of club premises certificates with alcohol permissions as at 31 March 2016 comprised of data received from 92% of LAs (322) and imputed estimates for the remaining 8% (28 LAs).

Based only on data from the responding LAs, also presented in this section are breakdowns on the number of club premises certificates as at 31 March 2016 by fee band (sub-section 3.3) and figures on club premises certificate activity and outcome (sub-section 3.4). The response rates for these figures (out of all 350 LAs) ranged from 89% (310 LAs) to 98% (344 LAs). See the Licence Questionnaire for the response rates.

3.2 Headline figures

There were 14,700 club premises certificates in England and Wales as at 31 March 2016. This represents a decrease of 5% (down 700) compared with 31 March 2014 and continues the decline seen since 31 March 2010 when there were 17,000 certificates.

Figure 3: Club premises certificates, England and Wales, 31 March 2010 to 2016

Chart notes

1) Source: Home Office, Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables (table 1).
2) Data were not collected for years ending 31 March 2011 and 2015.
3) Figures for all years except 31 March 2014 include imputed estimates for non-responding LAs.

In relation to club premises that are permitted to sell or supply alcohol, on-sales refers to those which can sell or supply alcohol for consumption on the premises and off-sales refers to those which can sell or supply alcohol for consumption off the premises. As at 31 March 2016:

• there were 6,600 club premises certificates that authorised on-sales of alcohol only, a decrease of 8% (down 600) compared with 31 March 2014
• there were 7,500 club premises certificates that authorised both on-sales and off-sales of alcohol, a decrease of 3% (down 200) compared with 31 March 2014

3.3 Club premises certificates by fee band

There are 5 distinct fee bands for club premises certificates, which are based on the non-domestic rateable value of the premises. The glossary of the user guide contains more detail on fee bands. The costs of each band range from an application fee of £100 and an annual fee of £70 for Band A to an application fee of £635 and an annual fee of £350 for Band E.

No fee is payable for club premises certificates authorised for regulated entertainment in educational institutions, church halls, village halls, parish halls, community halls or similar buildings. Whilst a fee may not be applicable, the club premises certificate may still have a fee band, unless one has not been assigned.

There were 14,525 club premises certificates as at 31 March 2016; of those, fee band information was reported for 12,886 certificates. Almost two-thirds (62% or 8,017) were in Band B. The next largest fee band was Band A, which accounted for 30% (3,905) of premises.

As at 31 March 2016, there were 75 club premises certificates (1% of the club premises total) that did not attract a fee.

Figure 4: Club premises certificates by fee band, England and Wales, 31 March 2016

Chart notes

1) Source: Home Office, Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables (table 2).
2) Club premises certificates where the fee band was not known are excluded from this chart.
3) Club premises certificates that did not attract a fee but which still had a known fee band are included in this chart.

3.4 Club premises certificate activity and outcome

Figures for club premises certificates granted and refused may not necessarily relate to applications LAs received in the year ending 31 March 2016 as these outcomes may be associated with applications made in previous years. Similarly, applications made in the year ending 31 March 2016 may result in those applications being granted or refused in future years. This explains why the number of applications granted and refused may not necessarily equal the number of applications LAs received.

In the year ending 31 March 2016, LAs received 111 applications for new club premises certificates. Of those, 4 applications were in relation to cumulative impact areas (see sub-section 8.2 for more information on such areas). In the same period, of the total club premises certificates granted and refused, all were granted (106) and none was refused. Of the total club premises certificates granted and refused in cumulative impact areas, 4 were granted and none were refused.

In the year ending 31 March 2016, LAs received 98 applications to vary the terms of a club premises certificate. Of those, 3 variation applications were within a cumulative impact area. In the same period, of the total variations to club premises certificates granted and refused, 99% (91) were granted and 1% (1) were refused. Of the total variations to club premises certificates granted and refused in cumulative impact areas, 3 were granted and none were refused.

In the year ending 31 March 2016, 206 club premises certificates were surrendered by clubs, 180 were suspended by an LA, 22 lapsed, and 11 were withdrawn.

4. Personal licences

4.1  Introduction

A personal licence authorises an individual to supply or authorise the supply of alcohol in accordance with a premises licence under the 2003 Act.

Sub-section 4.2 contains headline statistics on the number of personal licences as at 31 March 2016, together with comparisons with previous years’ figures. The number of personal licences as at 31 March 2016 comprised of data received from 99% of LAs (347 out of 350) and imputed estimates for the remaining 1% (3 LAs).

Based only on data from the responding LAs, also presented in sub-section 4.3 are figures on personal licence activity. The response rates for these figures (out of all 350 LAs) ranged from 96% (337 LAs) to 97% (338 LAs). See the Licence Questionnaire for the response rates.

4.2 Headline figures

There were 646,500 personal licences as at 31 March 2016. This represents an 11% increase (up 63,000) compared with 31 March 2014, and continues the increasing trend seen since 31 March 2010 when the figure was 434,200 licences.

As individuals who are authorised to supply alcohol are not required to surrender their personal licences when they leave or retire from the alcohol industry, the increase does not necessarily reflect an increase in the employment of active personal licence holders.

Figure 5: Personal licences, England and Wales, 31 March 2010 to 2016

Chart notes

1) Source: Home Office, Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables (table 1).
2) Data were not collected for years ending 31 March 2011 and 2015.
3) Figures for all years except 31 March 2014 include imputed estimates for non-responding LAs.

4.3 Personal licences activity

In the year ending 31 March 2016, 489 personal licences were surrendered, 10 were revoked, 6 were suspended by a court, and 2 were forfeited.

5. Late night refreshment

5.1 Introduction

Late night refreshment refers to the provision of hot food or hot drink to the public, for consumption on or off the premises, between 11pm and 5am, or the supply of hot food or hot drink to any persons between those hours on or from premises to which the public has access.

Sub-section 5.2 contains headline statistics on the number of premises licences with late night refreshment as at 31 March 2016, together with comparisons with previous years’ figures. The number of premises licences with late night refreshment as at 31 March 2016 comprised of data received from 90% of LAs (316 out of 350) with imputed estimates for the remaining 10% (34).

Based only on data from responding LAs, also presented in this section are breakdowns on late night refreshment (sub-section 5.3). The response rate for these figures (out of all 350 LAs) was 91% (320 LAs) for premises licences with only late night refreshment and 90% (316 LAs) for premises licences with late night refreshment.

5.2 Headline figures

There were 86,500 premises licences with night refreshment as at 31 March 2016. Whilst there has been no consistent trend between 2010 and 2016, this represents a decrease of 0.1% (down 100) compared with 31 March 2014 and an increase of 2% (up 1,600) compared with 31 March 2010.

The number of premises licences with late night refreshment as at 31 March 2016 made up 41% of the total number of premises licences.

Figure 6: Premises licences with late night refreshment, England and Wales, 31 March 2010 to 2016

Chart notes

1) Source: Home Office, Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables (table 1).
2) Data were not collected for years ending 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2015.
3) Figures for all years include imputed estimates for non-responding LAs.

5.3 Premises licences with or with only late night refreshment

As at 31 March 2016, there were 76,020 premises licences with late night refreshment and 15,734 premises licences with only late night refreshment.

6. 24-hour alcohol licences

6.1 Introduction

A 24-hour licence refers to premises that are licensed for the sale or supply of alcohol 24 hours per day.

Sub-section 6.2 contains headline statistics on the number of premises with 24-hour alcohol licences as at 31 March 2016, together with comparisons with previous years’ figures. The number of premises with 24-hour alcohol licences as at 31 March 2016 comprised of data received from 93% of LAs (326 out of 350) and imputed estimates for the remaining 7% (24).

Based only on data from responding LAs, also presented in sub-section 6.3 are breakdowns on premises with 24-hour alcohol licences. The response rate for these figures (out of all 350 LAs) ranged from 88% (307 LAs) to 93% (326 LAs). See the Licence Questionnaire for the response rates.

6.2 Headline figures

There were 8,300 premises with 24-hour alcohol licences as at 31 March 2016. Since 31 March 2010 there has been an increase of 6% (up 500); however, the number of premises with 24-hour alcohol licences has remained steady since 31 March 2012, ranging between 8,200 and 8,400.

Figure 7: Premises with 24-hour alcohol licences, England and Wales, 31 March 2010 to 2016

Chart notes

1) Source: Home Office, Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables (table 1).
2) Data were not collected for years ending 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2015.
3) Figures for all years include imputed estimates for non-responding LAs.

6.3 Types of premises with 24-hour alcohol licences

There were 7,029 premises with 24-hour alcohol licences as at 31 March 2016. Of the 6,910 premises with a reported type:

• 43% (2,978) were for hotel bars, and of the 2,267 hotels bars with a reported breakdown
  • 81% (1,832) were open 24 hours to residents and their guests only
  • 19% (435) were open to residents and the general public
• 32% (2,206) were for supermarkets and stores, and of the 2,108 supermarket/stores with a reported breakdown
  • 54% (1,144) were for other convenience stores
  • 46% (964) were for large supermarkets
• 11% (749) were for pubs, bars, and nightclubs
• 14% (977) were for other premises types

Figure 8: Premises with 24-hour alcohol licences by premises type, England and Wales, 31 March 2016

Chart notes

1) Source: Home Office, Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables (table 4).
2) Premises with 24-hour alcohol licences where the premises type was not reported (119) are excluded from this chart.

7. Reviews, hearings and appeals

7.1 Introduction

This section contains statistics on the number of reviews completed by LAs in England and Wales in the year ending 31 March 2016. An LA can be asked to review a licence on the grounds of it having an adverse impact on the licensing objectives (i.e. the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm).

Sub-section 7.2 contains headline statistics on completed reviews in the year ending 31 March 2016, together with comparisons with previous years’ figures. The number of completed reviews in the year ending 31 March 2016 comprised of data received from 97% of LAs (338 out of 350) and imputed estimates for the remaining 3% (12 LAs).

Based only on data from the responding LAs, also presented in sub-section 7.3 are figures on the number of LAs in which reviews were completed. Also presented in this sub-section are breakdowns on the type of licence reviewed, the reason for the review (including, for the first time in this release, whether it related to the sale of illicit alcohol), the instigating authority, and the actions taken following the review. Sub-section 7.4 presents statistics on expedited reviews and sub-section 7.5 presents statistics on hearings, appeals and judicial reviews.

The response rates (out of all 350 LAs) for the figures in these sub-sections ranged from 95% (333 LAs) to 98% (343 LAs). See the Licence Questionnaire for the response rates.

7.2 Headline figures

In the year ending 31 March 2016, 700 reviews were completed, representing a decrease of 13% (down 100) compared with the year ending 31 March 2014. This continues the decline seen since 31 March 2010, when the figure was 1,300 reviews.

Figure 9: Completed reviews, England and Wales, year ending 31 March 2010 to 2016

Chart notes

1) Source: Home Office, Alcohol and late night refreshment licensing, England and Wales, 31 March 2016 tables (table 1).
2) Data were not collected for years ending 31 March 2011 and 31 March 2015.
3) Figures for all years except 31 March 2014 include imputed estimates for non-responding LAs.

7.3 Completed reviews

In the year ending 31 March 2016, there was at least one completed review in 184 LAs, with 27 being the maximum number completed in any one LA. In 154 LAs, no review was completed.

In relation to the number of completed reviews in the year ending 31 March 2016:

• 80% (515) were for premises licences following a general application for a review
• 16% (104) were for premises licences following an application by the police for an expedited review
• 3% (21) were for premises licences following a closure order
• 1% (5) were for club premises certificates following a general application for a review

Regarding the reason for completed reviews (or reasons, as more than one was cited in some instances), 517 were for crime and disorder, 213 were for public nuisance, 188 were for public safety, and 183 were for the protection of children. Specifically in relation to crime and disorder, 112 reviews related to the sale of illicit alcohol.

Of the total completed reviews in the year ending 31 March 2016 where the responsible authority was reported on, the police instigated 59% (365); trading standards instigated 21% (129); environmental health officers instigated 7% (45); and local residents instigated 7% (44). Other responsible authorities or interested parties instigated the remaining 6% (40) of reviews.

Regarding the action (or actions) taken following reviews, 451 reviews resulted in conditions being added to the licence or modified; 201 resulted in a licence being revoked or a club premises certificate being withdrawn; 77 resulted in a licence or certificate being suspended; and, for premises licences only, 65 resulted in the designated supervisor being removed. No action was taken following 38 reviews.

7.4 Expedited reviews

Expedited review powers allow the police to trigger a fast-track process to review a premises licence where they consider a premise to be associated with serious crime and/or serious disorder, and allow the LA to quickly respond by taking interim steps, where appropriate, pending a full review. Interim steps are temporary measures which have to be taken within 48 hours of the application for an expedited review being accepted.

In the year ending 31 March 2016, LAs received 117 applications for an expedited review. In the same period, 4 applications were withdrawn or rejected.

Interim steps were taken for 103 expedited reviews and no interim steps were taken for 9 reviews. Where interim steps were taken (more than one interim step can be taken per review):

• the licence was suspended in 64 cases
• other conditions were added or modified in 39 cases
• the operating hours were modified in 22 cases
• the designated premises supervisor was removed in 18 cases
• the licensable activity was partially restricted in 9 cases
• the licensable activity was completely excluded in 5 cases

7.5 Hearings, appeals and judicial reviews

In the year ending 31 March 2016, 290 LAs accounted for the 3,068 premises licence/club premises certificate applications that went to a committee hearing, with the number ranging from 1 to 196 applications in any one particular LA. There were 51 LAs that had no premises licence/club premises certificate applications that went to a committee hearing.

In relation to personal licence applications, 31 LAs accounted for the 68 that went to a committee hearing, with the number ranging from 1 to 23 applications in any one particular LA. There were 310 LAs that had no personal licences applications that went to a committee hearing.

There were 72 completed appeals against an application decision, which were accounted for by 29 LAs; of those, the number ranged from 1 to 15 appeals in any one LA. There were 304 LAs that had no completed appeals against an application decision.

There were 121 completed appeals against the licence review decision, which were accounted for by 64 LAs; of those, the number ranged from 1 to 8 appeals in any given LA. There were 270 LAs that had no completed appeals against the licence review decision.

In the year ending 31 March 2016, 77 LAs reported that at least one appeal was made against any decision and 257 LAs reported that no appeals were made against any decision.

In relation to judicial reviews, none were completed in the year ending 31 March 2016.

8. Other topics

8.1 Introduction

This section contains statistics on the number of cumulative impact areas, late night levies, and, for the first time in this release, late night refreshment exemptions as at 31 March 2016. It also contains statistics on the number of TENs and EMROs used in the year ending 31 March 2016.

8.2 Cumulative impact areas

Cumulative impact areas are areas that LAs have identified in their licensing policy statement as having evidence that the number, type or density of licensed premises are giving rise to specific problems that could undermine the licensing objectives (i.e. the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm).

Based on data provided by 98% of LAs (343 out of 350), 106 LAs accounted for the 215 cumulative impact areas in place as at 31 March 2016 and the number reported in any given LA ranged from 1 to 8.

Figures on applications received, granted and refused in cumulative impact areas for premises licences can be found in sub-section 2.4, and corresponding figures for club premises certificates can be found in sub-section 3.4.

8.3 Temporary event notices

TENs are used to authorise certain relatively small-scale events involving licensable activities, subject to certain criteria and limits. Late TENs allow TEN users to give their notices up to 5 days ahead of the start of the temporary event period rather than the usual 10 days for standard TENs. Unlike standard TENs, for late TENs there is no right to appeal and the event cannot take place if the police or the local authority environmental health department object to it. The 2011 Act introduced late TENs in April 2012.

The headline figure for the number of TENs used in the year ending 31 March 2016 comprised of data received from LAs with imputed estimates for the remaining non-responding LAs (99% or 346 LAs out of 350 provided information for standard notice TENs, and 97% or 340 LAs provided information for late notice TENs).

In the year ending 31 March 2016, 136,300 TENs were used. This represents a 3% increase (up 3,700) compared with the year ending 31 March 2014.

8.4 Early morning alcohol restriction orders

EMROs are powers that LAs can use to prohibit the sale of alcohol for a specified time period between 12am and 6am in the whole or a part of their area, if they consider this appropriate for the promotion of their licensing objectives. LAs can use EMROs to shape and determine local licensing, and to help address specific problems caused by late night drinking. The 2011 Act introduced EMROs in October 2012.

Based on data received from 98% of LAs (342 out of 350), no EMROs were used in the year ending 31 March 2016.

8.5 Late night levies

Late night levies allow LAs to raise a contribution from late-opening alcohol suppliers towards policing the night-time economy. Late night levies must cover the entire area of a LA and apply for a specified period between 12am and 6am. The 2011 Act introduced late night levies in October 2012.

Based on data received from 98% of LAs (344 out of 350), 7 LAs had a late night levy in place as at 31 March 2016. The amount raised by late night levies in total across all 7 LAs, which includes estimated figures which were provided by some LAs, was around £1.5 million in the year ending 31 March 2016.

8.6 Late night refreshment exemptions

Late night refreshment exemptions are powers which LAs can use to exempt premises, in certain circumstances, from the requirement to have a licence to provide late night refreshment, if it takes place:

a) on or from premises which are wholly situated in a designated area
b) on or from premises which are of a designated description
c) during a designated period (beginning no earlier than 11pm and ending no later than 5am)

The 2003 Act (as inserted by the Deregulation Act 2015) introduced the late night refreshment exemptions for a) and c) in October 2015 and the late night refreshment exemption for b) in November 2015.

Based on data provided by 96% of LAs (337 out of 350), no LA had applied any late night refreshment exemptions as at 31 March 2016.

9. Revisions analysis

With regards to revisions to figures as at/year ending 31 March 2014, 5% of LAs (16) provided revisions. These were generally provided in response to querying large changes between figures as at/year ending 31 March 2016 and figures for 2014.

In relation to judicial reviews, 3 were initially reported in the year ending 31 March 2014 but it has since come to light following investigations from Home Office officials that the figure should in fact be just 1 judicial review. With regards to other revisions, these resulted in 38 changes to the overall totals for England and Wales as at/year ending 31 March 2014, ranging from an increase of 21% (up 98) for the number of hotel bars open 24 hours to residents/the general public to a decrease of 16% (down 11) for the licence being suspended in relation to expedited reviews where interim steps were taken.

Regarding revisions to figures as at/year ending 31 March 2013, 1% of LAs (3) provided revisions. These resulted in 10 changes to the overall totals for England and Wales as at/year ending 31 March 2013, ranging from an increase of 5% (up 205) for the number of premises licences suspended by a licensing authority to a decrease of 3% (down 36) for the number of premises with 24-hour alcohol licenses for other premises types.

The imputed estimates as at/year ending 31 March 2014 and as at/year ending 31 March 2013 have been revised in this year’s release as the calculations now also incorporate 31 March 2016 data where possible. This is because LAs have previously indicated that the figures they submit become more accurate over time so using the latest available data to calculate the imputed estimates improves their accuracy. The tables below show how the headline figures for England and Wales, which include imputed estimates for the non-responding LAs, have changed ranging from a decrease of 10% to an increase of 2% for 2014 and a decrease of 5% to an increase of 1% for 2013. See Chapter 2 in the user guide for an explanation of the imputation procedure.

Figure 10: Comparison between previous and revised headline figures, which include imputed estimates for non-responding LAs, as at/year ending 31 March 2014

	31 March 2014: figures from 31 March 2014 release	31 March 2014: revised figures from 31 March 2016 release	Change	% Change
Premises licences	204,300	204,500	200	0.1%
Premises licences on-sales of alcohol only	37,700	37,300	-400	-1%
Premises licences off-sales of alcohol only	52,400	53,600	1,200	2%
Premises licences on- and off-sales of alcohol	78,500	79,700	1,200	2%
Any premises licences with late night refreshment	87,700	86,600	-1,100	-1%
Club premises certificates	15,400	15,400	0	0%
Club premises certificates on-sales or supply of alcohol only	7,200	7,200	0	0%
Club premises certificates both on- and off-sales or supply of alcohol	7,800	7,700	-100	-1%
Personal licences	581,000	583,500	2,500	0.4%
Premises with 24-hour alcohol licences, of which	8,200	8,200	0	0%
Pubs, bars and nightclubs	1,000	900	-100	-10%
Supermarket and stores	2,200	2,200	0	0%
Hotel bars	3,900	3,900	0	0%
Other premises types	1,200	1,200	0	0%
Completed reviews	800	800	0	0%
Valid temporary event notices given to licensing authorities	132,200	132,600	400	0.3%

Figure 11: Comparison between previous and revised headline figures, which include imputed estimates for non-responding LAs, as at/year ending 31 March 2013

	31 March 2013: figures from 31 March 2014 release	31 March 2013: revised figures from 31 March 2016 release	Change	% Change
Premises licences	204,000	204,300	300	0.1%
Premises licences on-sales of alcohol only	39,200	37,200	-2000	-5%
Premises licences off-sales of alcohol only	54,100	53,600	-500	-1%
Premises licences on- and off-sales of alcohol	78,600	79,400	800	1%
Any premises licences with late night refreshment	86,500	85,700	-800	-1%
Club premises certificates	15,700	15,700	0	0%
Club premises certificates on-sales or supply of alcohol only	7,300	7,300	0	0%
Club premises certificates both on- and off-sales or supply of alcohol	8,000	8,000	0	0%
Personal licences	547,300	548,200	900	0.2%
Premises with 24-hour alcohol licences, of which	8,400	8,300	-100	-1%
Pubs, bars and nightclubs	1,000	1,000	0	0%
Supermarket and stores	2,100	2,100	0	0%
Hotel bars	4,100	4,000	-100	-2%
Other premises types	1,300	1,300	0	0%
Completed reviews	900	900	0	0%
Valid temporary event notices given to licensing authorities	139,300	139,400	100	0.1%