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The government is considering options to make it easier for hospitality businesses to sell alcohol to drink in licensed pavement areas.
About this consultation To This is a public consultation. Any member of…
Impact Assessment, The Home Office Title: Alcohol Licensing – Consumption…
This consultation was published on 16 May 2024 under the Sunak…
We're consulting on extending the licensing hours for the semi-final and final of UEFA Women's Euro 2025, if England or Wales are playing.
This consultation begins on 23 February 2025 This consultation ends on 23…
Consultation on age verification in connection with alcohol sales.
About this consultation Duration For 8 weeks, closing at 23:59 on 30 March…
Title: Digital Identities and Other Technologies for Age Verification in…
Introduction Between 24 January and 30 March 2024, the previous government…
We're consulting on extending the licensing hours for the semi-final and final of UEFA Euro 2024, if England, Wales or Scotland are playing.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The government is consulting on whether to relax licensing hours across England and Wales to mark His Majesty the King’s coronation on the 6 May 2023.
Government response to the House of Lords Liaison Committee report on the post-legislative scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003.
The government response to the report from the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003: post-legislative scrutiny.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
We are consulting on a national relaxation of licensing hours for Her Majesty the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
We are seeking evidence on alcohol-related disruptive behaviour at our airports and the impact airside alcohol licensing could have on reducing this problem.
Consultation on a new Ordinance to license the sale of alcohol within the British Antarctic Territory
How the government is introducing new measures to fight alcohol-related crime and antisocial behaviour.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This consultation seeks views on allowing community groups and low-risk businesses to sell or give away limited amounts of alcohol through the use of a Community and Ancillary Sellers Notice (CAN).
This consultation seeks views on whether to relax licensing hours during England’s matches in the World Cup 2014.
This consultation sought views on a number of measures set out in the government’s alcohol strategy which was published on 23 March 2012.
This consultation seeks your views on whether to enable targeted, local alternatives to personal licences.
This strategy sets out proposals to cut 'binge drinking', alcohol-fuelled violence, and number of people drinking to damaging levels.
This consultation sought views on certain aspects of early morning restriction orders and the late night levy.
Proposal to enable local residents to be involved in licensing decisions by removing the vicinity test for interested parties.
Updating of the list of relevant offences in Licensing Act 2003.
Enable licensing authorities to suspend licences due to non-payment of fees.
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