New guidance for licensees, musicians and local authorities on the Licensing Act’s ‘incidental music’ exemption has been published by the Local Government Association

New guidance for licensees, musicians and local authorities on the Licensing Act’s ‘incidental music’ exemption has been published by the Local Government Association: http://www.lacors.gov.uk/lacors/ContentDetails.aspx?id=22768 and http://www.lacors.gov.uk/lacors/upload/23037.pdf Despite input from the Musicians Union and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the abiding impression is of someone holding a dangerous snake at arms length. The benefits of live music are rarely cited, and [...]