do I need a music license?????

crooky

I am organising a xmas party for a group which consists of members who are all under the age of 18. We are a registered charity. I have been asked if I have an entertainment license but im not sure if I need one. Can anyone advise please.

Thanks

bris

You may very well need two (PRS and PPL) if you hold it yourself in your commercial premises. As a one off you would however be mad to declare it and no one wil find out as it's not a regular occurence.
If you are concerened about it just hire a local disco to do it for you, it would be much cheaper and a lot better.

steve1980

Where is the party being held? It's the venue that needs the license, not the disco/mobile DJ.

As a one off you would however be mad to declare it and no one wil find out as it's not a regular occurence.

You could pay as little as £11.54 for the PPL license. http://www.ppluk.com/Documents/Tariff%20PDFs/One-off%20event%20-%20PPLPP002.pdf

See also http://www.ppluk.com/I-Play-Music/Businesses/Why-do-I-need-a-licence/

Not the point. It's like downloading pirated music and videos.

The PRS site is the other "half" of what you will need. http://www.prsformusic.com/users/businessesandliveevents/musicforbusinesses/charityandcommunity/Pages/default.aspx

crooky

The disco will be done by a proper paid dj and will be held in the premises the charity owns which is basically a building with a large hall. No bar or alcohol at all. Its also not a commercial property, just a hall where the group meet, its a sea cadet group. The problem is that its only a week away and a very last minute disco so im running out of time.

Suarez

Is it a private event or open to the public?

crooky

As I said in the first post its for the members only, there will be no members of the general public just cadets and volunteer staff.

Suarez

I wouldn't bother with one then.

crooky

I would like to not bother with one but my question is do I legally need one? The last thing I want is to get the unit shut down.

Suarez

You wont get shut down. You're not open to the public.

crooky

Does that mean we dont need one then and whatever the DJ has covers us?

Badger_Lady

If it's a private party in a private property then you're fine. It's like having a houseparty!