OPERATION OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003

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That this House notes that, under the Licensing Act 2003, if an application for extended opening hours is submitted, withdrawn, and then resubmitted slightly amended, any objections raised to the first application are not carried forward to any subsequent, slightly amended, application; believes that this can leave interested parties thinking that they have submitted an objection to extended opening hours in cases where they have not; and urges the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to look into finding a suitable solution to this unfortunate loophole.