Written questions

Retail Trade: Antisocial Behaviour

Commons · Question 118610 · Tabled 6 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is available to local authorities under the licensing regime to restrict the operating hours of retail premises where there is evidence of persistent antisocial behaviour linked to those

Answer

Answered by Sarah Jones, 17 Mar 2026

The Secretary of State issues statutory guidance under section 182 of the Act to support licensing authorities in the discharge of their functions - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/explanatory-memorandum-revised-guidance-issued-under-s-182-of-l...