- Name
- Sexual entertainment venue licence
- Summary
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A licence is required if you are intending to run any premises as a sexual entertainment venue, sex cinema or sex shop.
A sexual entertainment venue is premises which offers sexual entertainment or relevant entertainment on a regular basis before a live audience for the financial gain of the organiser or the entertainer.
Exemption
By law, a premises can offer relevant entertainment on an infrequent basis without a sexual entertainment venue licence, as long as the relevant entertainment lasts less than 24 hours, with at least a calendar month between each occasion, and happens on no more than 11 occasions over 12 months.
To take advantage of this exemption, the premises must have the required permissions (such as performance of dance and music) under the Licensing Act 2003 either by a Temporary Event Notice or the premises' current premises licence.
- Legislation
- Fees
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Licence Fee 2024/25 Grant/renewal/transfer £1984 - £4060 Variation £1316 - Application and guidance notes
- Processing and timescales
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It can take up to 60 days to process an application. It is in the public interest that we process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us after this time, please contact us.
- Register
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Contact us to view the public register.
- Complaints
- Contact us in the first instance.
- Contact details
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- Telephone: 01432 261761 (All calls are dealt with by our contact centre staff and are allocated to an officer who will take action on the service request between one to ten working days)
- Email: licensing@herefordshire.gov.uk
- Address: Herefordshire Council, Licensing Department, Plough Lane, Hereford HR4 0LE - for correspondence only
There is no reception open to the general public in respect of licensing at Plough Lane and staff have no access or ability to photocopy applications or documents.
You should send applications or documents by email to licensing@herefordshire.gov.uk
Emails to the department are allocated to the appropriate staff member who will take action between one to ten working days.
If you have not had a response before the 10 working days have expired please do not contact us again, as it may further delay a response. Please also ensure you have quoted your licence or taxi licence reference number or given your address in your call/email.
Sending repeat or chaser emails will not prompt a quicker response and may result in a back log of emails and a possible further delay.Thank you for your understanding.