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Licensing Laws

Asked by Andrew GriffithConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 3 March 2026UIN 116028

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total annual expenditure of her Department was on policy development, administration and oversight relating to the licensing regime under the Licensing Act 2003 in each financial year since 2019-20.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The Home Office does not maintain a separate budget line for activity under the Licensing Act 2003. Relevant costs, including staff time in the policy team and contributions from legal and analytical colleagues are absorbed across wider departmental budgets.

Identifying the total annual expenditure for each year since 2019-20 would require a manual review of records across multiple teams and systems. The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

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