Policing and Crime Bill
4:00 pm
Shane Brennan: It is hard to do that, because we do not have the details about exactly what has been said. Looking at the figures in the regulatory impact assessment, we have estimated a cost of about £100 million for the training requirements. Imposed on our sector, that would significantly undermine the operational ability of tens of thousands of smaller businesses. Whether it would force them to close, I do not know, but it would certainly affect them. The British Beer and Pub Association has worked on those problems in its sector.