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Written question asked by Baroness Harris of Richmond (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 1 November 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 November 2021. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Monday, 15 November 2021 on behalf of the Home Office.


Public Health: Licensing Laws

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have if any, to amend the Licensing Act 2003 to add public health as a licensing objective.

Answer

The Government believes the existing provisions to consider health matters in relation to licensing applications are sufficient at present.

Directors of Public Health in England and Local Health Boards in Wales have been responsible authorities under the Licensing Act 2003 since 2012. As responsible authorities, health bodies are automatically notified of new licence applications and can make representations based on the existing licensing objectives


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3575
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Licensing laws Public health
Legislation
Licensing Act 2003
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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