Licensing Laws: Reform
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he received representations on his proposed changes to the Licensing Act 2003.
Answered by Kate Dearden
Changes to the Licensing Act 2003 were proposed as part of a Licensing Taskforce which concluded its work in the Summer. Consideration of those proposals and options for implementation, where appropriate, is currently underway. To inform that work, the Government is inviting views and evidence to inform the development of a modern, proportionate and enabling licensing system.
A Call for Evidence is currently open until 6 November in order to gather views and evidence to inform proposals for reforms to licensing. This is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/reforming-the-licensing-system.
Representations are being received through the consultation and these will be reviewed fully.
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