Clause 13 - Designation of alcohol disorder zones
Violent Crime Reduction Bill
10:15 am
Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth, Conservative)
I tabled amendment No. 162 to address a concern similar to that expressed by my hon. Friend the Member for Woking. The clause states that a local authority must be satisfied that an alcohol disorder zone is necessary and the appropriate response to the problem that has been identified. Should not there be some fetter on the local authority’s discretion in that regard? To be satisfied of something is a subjective test, and I wonder whether the test should be more objective, given the financial consequences—