Licensing Act
NHS Drunk Tanks
The continuing problems of excess alcohol consumption are hard to dissociate from excess provision.
Read MoreCumulative Impact for IOL
Are Cumulative Impact Policies “more honour’d in the breach than in the observance”?
Read MoreA Lost Opportunity
The Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee report on the Licensing Act 2003 is a lost opportunity.
Read MoreMinimum Pricing
The Welsh government has announced a new Bill which will introduce a minimum price for the sale of alcohol in Wales.
Read MoreUnused Licence
An unused licence is “just a piece of paper”. No automatic right to grant of a new licence on surrender of the old.
Read MoreThe Promotion of Health
A licensing regime that fails to take account of proven alcohol-related health issues borders on the irresponsible.
Read MoreLicensing Jargon
The preoccupation with jargon takes our eyes off the need to address real problems, occurring week after week.
Read MoreSelect Committee Report
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 reported in April 2017. This is the written evidence I gave.
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