News: Home Office publishes consultation on Late Night Levy and EMROs

  • Date: 17/01/2012
  • Source: Poppleston Allen
  • Author/Solicitor: Andy Grimsey


The Home Office has issued its consultation on the secondary legislation necessary to implement the Late Night Levy and Early Morning Restriction Orders in a document entitled 'Dealing with the Problems of the Late Night Drinking'.

In his foreword Lord Henley, the Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Anti-Social Behaviour Reduction, states that his 'intention is that both EMROs and the Late Night Levy will empower local communities to act to achieve a more viable night time economy'.

An EMRO would enable licensing authorities to restrict the sale of alcohol in the whole or a part of their areas between midnight and 6am. The Late Night Levy will allow licensing authorities to raise a contribution from late-opening (midnight to 06:00) alcohol retailers towards policing the late night economy.

This is a vital consultation. It is your opportunity to have your say, for example on what types of premises should be exempted from these provisions or benefit from a reduction in the Late Night Levy.

The consultation runs for 12 weeks from 17 January to 10 April.

More information can be found here at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/about-us/consultations/late-night-drinking/ .




For more information please contact Andy Grimsey