Member

I look forward to hearing more about Amendment 169A, which my noble friend Lord Moynihan has brought before us. It would expand the duty on the regulator when attaching or varying discretionary licence conditions. His proposed new subsection (3A) seeks to tighten the criteria by which the regulator will have to abide before it can enforce a discretionary condition, and his proposed new subsection (3C) sets out the guidance that the regulator must issue to such clubs. I welcome this amendment, because the more information that a regulator provides to clubs the better. The more detail that is established in the Bill and the more guidance that the regulator is required to give, the better it will be able to begin its preparations for the implementation of the licensing rules and the better clubs will be able to prepare for the new regime.