BBPA meets with Home Office on Licensing Law change

1st October 2010, 8:22am

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) met earlier this week with the Home Office at a key stakeholder meeting to discuss industry concerns about the Government's current proposals to change the Licensing Act.

The Meeting follows a letter, sent by the BBPA to key Minster's across Government at the beginning of September.  The letter, sent to Ministers at the Home Office, BIS, DCLG, DCMS, DEFRA and DoH set out the industry's key concerns together with a number of proposals for a more positive partnership approach.

Brigid Simmonds, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association said: "As a follow up to the letter we have now had a number of meetings with officials and advisers to discuss the industry's concerns about the Government's proposed changes to the Licensing Act.  Yesterday's meeting was a further stage in those discussions.

"There is a broad consensus on the areas of concern about the current proposals.  These concerns are shared, not only across the industry, but amongst other key groups such as lawyers, local authorities, the magistrates and the health community. The momentum behind taking our message to Government, MPs and other key stakeholders is building, but there is more that must be done.  

"Following on from the discussions we have had so far, we have a number of key meetings lined up for the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.  The next critical phase will be providing companies and licenses with the lobby materials they need to take a coordinated and concerted message to all MPs as they return to Westminster following the conference season."

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