Evaluation of the impact of the Licensing Act 2003

The controversial and much-discussed review of the changes in licensing brought about by the Licensing Act of 2003.>

The Licensing Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) made provision for the regulation of the sale and supply of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment and for offences relating to alcohol and connected purposes.1 The Act brought together eight separate licensing regimes into one and in so doing transferred the regulation of the sale of alcohol from licensing justices and magistrates’ courts to licensing authorities, which are in virtually all cases the local authorities.

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