<Li> Prevention of public nuisance . </Li> <Li> Protection of children from harm . </Li> <Li> Fair treatment of all stakeholders </Li> <P> The licensing authorities are local councils . In two - tier parts of England and Wales, these are the district or borough councils and elsewhere the unitary authority is the licensing authority . In Scotland each council has a Licensing Board to act as licensing authority . </P>

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