The introduction of music licensing fees for charities has been postponed, with no new implementation date yet.

A flat annual fee allowing charities to play music on their premises was meant to come in on April 6 2010.

However, successful lobbying by the voluntary sector, which is currently exempt from such charges, has delayed the new fee.

Discussions about removal of the exemption and the potential fees between PPL and a number of organisations such as the Association of Charity Shops and the Community Sector Law Monitoring Group are ongoing.