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Less enforcement, more balance.
(From Off Licence News)
There are parts of the government's review of the Licensing Act that are balanced and sensible. In particular, Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport Andy Burnham has recognised that extended opening hours for drinks shops (and only a minority applied for 24-hour trading) has meant greater convenience for consumers.
But the government has also promised to "rebalance action towards enforcement and crack down on irresponsible behaviour". From where I'm sitting, it seems that there has been plenty of enforcement going on since the Act was introduced in 2005.
The goalposts have changed, with licensees now facing a "two strikes and you're out" rule, as opposed to the three strikes law previously in place. The yellow and red card warning systems Burnham talked about as the review was published seem to me a different way of describing powers the authorities already have. Of more concern, I think, is the suggestion that whole geographic areas could be given a "black mark" with authorities given powers to withdraw all licences in that area. It's one thing to be punished if you fall foul of the law - quite another to pay for your neighbours' mistakes.
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