Policing and Crime Bill
4:00 pm
Chris White: There are parallels with alcohol disorder zones, and there has been lobbying from many quarters, not least ourselves. Councils should have stronger powers in that regard. However, I do not feel that this is as useful a way forward compared with simply having a regime under which there is clarity through a licensing policy that is there for all to see, which is debated, discussed and refreshed every so often, and which the trade can see in a particular area. Dealing with individual premises as problems arise might help a bit, but, other than in extreme cases, it probably will not do so.