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Scottish licensing fee for fundraising withdrawn
The Scottish Government has agreed changes to its Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill following pressure from umbrella body SCVO and voluntary organisations across Scotland. This means that voluntary organisations will not have to buy licences costing several hundred pounds to hold fundraising sales.
SCVO news item at http://www.scvo.org.uk/scvo/TFNPR/ViewTFNPR.aspx?al=t&pr=9862, official news item at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/12/17115522.
