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ACPO LINE ON THE LICENSING ACT

Chris Allison, ACPO lead on Licensing and Commander in the Metropolitan Police Service, said:

ACPO has consistently welcomed much of the new Licensing Act and the Police Service is already making use of the new powers that are available to it. We fully agree with the Minister that is far too early to say whether the extension to the licensing hours has had a positive or negative impact oncrime and disorder. The figures quoted are not comparing like with like anddo not take account of the fact that the Home Office gave £2.5 million inadditional funding for Police and Local Authority enforcement activityduring the period 14th November 2005 through to the 24th December 2006. ACPO has consistently said that it will be at least a year before we can measure the true impact of the act and we remain firmly of that view.

ACPO is working closely with the Government and other key partners on thereview of the Guidance in an attempt to deal with areas of concern that havebecome apparent since implimentation of the act.