Ooops. Looks like you may need a license if you have a party at home and play your own CDs. "anyone that provides recorded music to an audience on premises not licensed for the sale or supply of alcohol;" Mr. HandyAndy - Really
If you have a radio on site and it can be heard be the general public, you could be made to buy a licence and pay back charges.
Anyway, it's like I always thought. We should start charging them as we are advertising their products/songs for nothing. Mr. HandyAndy - Really
The PRS is the current & the https://www.gov.uk/entertainment-licensing-changes-under-the-live-music-act is referencing the changes coming into force on the 06/04/2015