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Change to licensing laws ‘has not unleashed free-for-all’
A survey conducted by YouGov for the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that the 24-hour licensing laws, introduced a year ago, have had little effect on how often people visit the pub.
Eighty five per cent of the 3,000 people questioned said that the change in the law made no difference to how often they go out and 71 per cent said that when they did go out, the time they left and they time they went home tended to be at the same time as before the law was introduced.
Rob Hayward, chief executive of the BBPA, said: “This survey shows that in contrast to the apocalyptic predictions of doom and gloom merchants, the change in our licensing laws has not unleashed a free-for-all.
“Just as the pub trade has responded responsibly to reform, so people are behaving reasonably and rationally as it beds down. There has been no dramatic upswing in the amount we go out or how long we spend out.”
However, since the changes, 23 per cent of pub goers are likely to stay in a local pub rather than go into a town centre late-night bar and in the 18-29 age group, 36 per cent said they are more likely to stay local.
The Daily Telegraph recently reported that the changes in the law have cut down on alcohol-related violence and city centre disorder, as people are no longer asked to leave pubs and clubs at the set times of 11pm and 2am, which often led to violence at takeaways and taxi ranks.
The article quoted Chief Inspector Lawrence Hobbs of Brighton police, who said that actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm in the city were down 12 per cent and 14 per cent respectively. Details: www.beerandpub.com
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