Licensing Laws
Commons · Question 85817 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Cat Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Licensing Taskforce requested assessments of the potential impact of post-pandemic changes to drinking patterns on (a) crime, (b) violence and (c) anti-social behaviour; and whether those a
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 5 Nov 2025
The Licensing Taskforce did not request assessments of the potential impact of post-pandemic changes to drinking patterns on (a) crime, (b) violence and (c) anti-social behaviour; however its membership included the National Police Chiefs Council’s lead f...