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To ask Her Majesty's Government what statistical data are collected to monitor and assess the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on public health and crime and disorder in England.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what statistical data are collected to monitor and assess the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on public health and crime and disorder in England.
Asked by
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
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Answered
Answered on
23 February 2010
There are a number of established national statistical surveys that collect data on alcohol-related health harms and alcohol-related crime and disorder. The Government have always been clear that the licensing of premises where alcohol is sold cannot be considered in isolation from other factors such as national and local alcohol strategies and other interventions to reduce and prevent alcohol related crime and disorder.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) evaluation of the impact of the Licensing Act in 2008 found there were signs that crimes involving serious violence may have reduced since the changes to the licensing regime, but there was also evidence of increases in the small proportion of violent crime occurring in the small hours.
The evaluation also suggested that licensing reform has not been accompanied by an overall increase in alcohol consumption. The evaluation concluded that licensing regimes may be one factor in effecting change to a country’s drinking culture, but do not appear to be the critical factor.
This document is available on the DCMS website at http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publications/Licensingevaluation.pdf.
Legislation
Licensing Act 2003
Subjects
Crime; Alcoholic drinks; Misuse; Licensing laws; Statistics
Date
23 February 2010
Reference
2087; 717 c268WA
House
House of Lords