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What does Enforcement mean? Enforcement is the practical process of making a court order, judgment, decree or arbitral award take effect when the party bound has not complied by the deadline. It involves applying for, and using, court-sanctioned measures to secure compliance or recover sums due, including where permission is required. The term is descriptive rather than a single statutory definition; the available remedies depend on the jurisdiction and the nature of the order. England and Wales: governed mainly by CPR Parts 70–73, including writ/warrant of control, third party debt orders, charging orders (and orders for sale), attachment of earnings, possession and delivery up, appointment...

Sex Establishment Licensing under LG(MP)A 1982 Sch 3: Conditions, Offences, Powers of Entry, Sentencing and Appeals

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Practice notes

This Practice Note sets out guidance on the regulation of sex establishments under Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (LG(MP)A 1982), as updated by the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (PCA 2009). It summarises the criminal offences arising from non-compliance and the penalties available on conviction.

What is a sex establishment?

LG(MP)A 1982, Sch 3, as amended by PCA 2009, s 27, introduced a further type of sex establishment, the ‘sexual entertainment venue’, alongside the existing ‘sex shop’ and ‘sex cinema’. Sex establishments are defined in LG(MP)A 1982, Sch 2. There are four categories of sex establishments:

sex shops
sex cinemas
sexual entertainment venues
hostess bars

Sch 3 to LG(MP)A 1982 empowers a council to grant licences for these premises. The Requirements for applying are set out in Sch 3, para 10. When considering an application for a sex shop licence, the Authority may take all relevant matters into account, including late objections, but fairness requires that the substance of any representations it proposes to consider is communicated to the licence applicant so that he...

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Poppleston Allen

Jonathan joined Poppleston Allen at the beginning of 1997. After being made Partner in 2002, he succeeded founder Jeremy Allen as Managing Partner in 2006, splitting his time between developing the firm and advising clients. In April 2018, Jonathan handed over the reins as Managing Partner to concentrate fully on helping licensed operators solve their alcohol licensing problems. Jonathan’s advice includes obtaining new premises licences, licence variations and licensing reviews, of which he is a veteran of over 250. To help understand the pressures that people working in the leisure sector face, Jonathan holds five licensing qualifications covering England, Wales and Scotland. Jonathan regularly speaks at conferences and seminars. He sat on the Institute of Licensing’s operational and development committee and has sat on various Home Office and Department of Culture, Media and Sport advisory groups. By request, he was called to give evidence as part of The...

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