Former Member 9 Years Ago The government's decision is very disappointing. Given a widespread acceptance that councils are not covering their costs it would not have been beyond imagination to at least have increased the current fees within the different NNDR bands. It seems councils are also being blamed for the decision because there was a low number of respondents to the consultation. There was an 8-week consultation period which appeared with little or no warning that it was coming; it was a very complex exercise to identify precise costs and a very long list of questions to answer. On something this important most councils would want to have their Licensing Committee consider and approve the formal response and the consultation simply didn't allow time for the everything to be done. 0 Reply as... Cancel