Written Question·Home Office·UIN 68804

Anti-social Behaviour: Urban Areas

Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 25 July 2025

Question

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reforming the Licensing Act 2003 to tackle anti-social behaviour in town centres.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Licensing Act 2003 provides licensing authorities with significant powers of review where problems associated with the licensing objectives occur, including those relating to the four licensing objectives: the prevention of crime and disorder; public ...

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