Alcohol disorder
Policy Consultation 21 January 2005
Comments from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, the Association of Chief Police Officers and Alcohol Concern
Ministers target drink disorder
News Article 21 January 2005
The government is to force pubs and clubs to pay for extra policing in trouble spots branded "alcohol disorder zones".
Pubs and clubs to fund policing costs
Press Review 21 January 2005
The government is to force pubs and clubs to pay for extra policing in trouble spots branded "alcohol disorder zones".
Clarke looks to deport terror detainees
News Article 19 January 2005
The home secretary has revealed the government is seeking deals with North African countries to enable terrorist suspects held in Belmarsh prison to be deported.
Bars should pay for policing costs, says Clarke
Press Review 19 January 2005
Charles Clarke has said that pubs and clubs whose customers indulge in alcohol-fuelled yobbish behaviour should pay for extra police.
Licensing law could be delayed
Press Review 18 January 2005
Ministers are facing pressure from Labour MPs and local government leaders to delay the implementation of licensing laws allowing 24-hour drinking.
Drinking laws clarified
Policy Consultation 17 January 2005
Comment from British National Temperance League, Alcohol Concern and the Royal College of Physicians.
Jowell appeases drink law critics
Press Review 17 January 2005
The culture secretary has promised to investigate curbs on supermarket and off-licence alcohol promotions, as well as happy hours, in a bid to appease critics of the government's new drinks laws.
Jowell seeks to clarify drinks law
News Article 16 January 2005
The culture secretary has been forced to insist that pubs will not be open for 24 hours under new government legislation.
Labour split over licensing law change
News Article 14 January 2005
The backlash against plans to liberalise Britain's drinking laws has gathered pace with the issue provoking splits within the Labour Party.
Drink law backlash gathers steam
Press Review 14 January 2005
The government is facing growing opposition to its plans to liberalise Britain's drinking laws from its own backbenchers and the police.
Round the clock drinking
Policy Consultation 13 January 2005
Comment from the Conservatives, the Royal College of Physicians, the Association of Chief Police Officers and Alcohol Concern.
Round the clock drinking 'a myth'
Press Review 13 January 2005
The drinks industry has dismissed plans to campaign against the reform of licensing laws, claiming suggestions of round the clock drinking will prove to be a myth.
New push against 24 hour drinking
Press Review 12 January 2005
The Daily Mail launches a campaign today against the government's plans to extend licensing hours.
MPs seek to reduce drink-drive limit
Press Review 12 January 2005
A Labour-led committee of MPs is attempting to insert an amendment to the government's road safety legislation which would reduce the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers.
