Guidance

Licensing decisions: Procedures and guidance for licensing hearings

Guidance to assist Directors or the Regulatory Panel to carry out their licensing functions in accordance with our policies and procedures and to comply with the law.

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Published
16 May 2022

Last updated
18 September 2024 - Changes

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Contents

• Licensing decisions: Procedures and guidance for licensing hearings

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• 1 - Introduction
• • The purpose of this guidance
  • Scheme of delegations
  • Referral of case to a licensing hearing
  • The legal framework for decision making
  • Conflicts of interest
• 2 - Preparing for the hearing
• • Introduction
  • Documentary and other evidence
  • Case management hearings
• 3 - The hearing
• 4 - The Decision making process for determining licence applications
• • Determining the facts
  • Deciding whether to grant or refuse the application (in whole or in part)

Property, plant & equipment

	IT hardware £'000s	Furniture & fittings £'000s	Plant & machinery £'000s	Assets under the course of construction £'000s	Total £'000s
Cost/valuation
At 1 April 2019	2,181	2,242	185	-	4,608
Reclassification*	18	-	-	(1)	17
Additions	268	45	-	127	440
Disposals	44	-	-	-	44
At 31 March 2020	2,511	2,287	185	126	5,109
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 April 2019	1,533	2,093	183	-	3,809
Reclassification*	5	-	-	-	5
Provided in year	309	75	1	-	385
At 31 March 2020	1,847	2,168	184	-	4,199
Net book value at 31 March 2020	664	119	1	126	910
Net book value at 31 March 2019	648	149	2	-	799

	IT hardware £'000s	Furniture & fittings £'000s	Plant & machinery £'000s	Assets under the course of construction £'000s	Total £'000s
Cost/valuation
At 1 April 2020	2,511	2,287	185	126	5,109
Additions	192	2	-	-	194
Assets brought into use	126	-	-	(126)	-
At 31 March 2021	2,829	2,289	185	-	5,303
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 April 2020	1,847	2,168	184	-	4,199
Provided in year	334	77	-	-	411
At 31 March 2021	2,181	2,245	184	-	4,610
Net book value at 31 March 2021	648	44	1	-	4,610
Net book value at 31 March 2020	664	119	1	126	910

References

^* During 2019-20, a review of the asset register was carried out resulting in reclassifications between intangible and tangible assets.

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Last updated: 18 September 2024

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