Alcohol licensing: cumulative impact assessments
Cumulative impact assessments can limit the number of licensed premises in an area where their density is contributing to crime and disorder.

The Policing and Crime Bill will return to the Commons for consideration of Lords Amendments on 10 January 2017. This paper looks at the main amendments, and briefly summarises the debate on them.
Policing and Crime Bill - Lords Amendments (711 KB , PDF)
The Policing and Crime Bill will return to the Commons for consideration of Lords Amendments on 10 January 2017. 307 amendments were made in the Lords, and these are set out in HL Bill 118, Lords Amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill. Most of these were Government amendments. The Home Office has produced Explanatory Notes.
This paper looks at the main amendments, and briefly summarises the debate on them.
There were a number of controversial amendments which the Government opposed. These are:
A number of amendments tabled by Opposition party and crossbench peers and backbenchers have been supported by the Government. These include amendments on pardons for homosexuality offences; and an amendment to remove the duty of coroners to conduct an inquest in all cases where the deceased had an authorisation for the deprivation of their liberty in place.
Policing and Crime Bill - Lords Amendments (711 KB , PDF)
Cumulative impact assessments can limit the number of licensed premises in an area where their density is contributing to crime and disorder.
The briefing sets out international commitments on freedom of religion or belief, reports of discrimination, and UK international work on the issue.
The Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill 2024-2025 had its second reading on Friday 7 March 2025. It was considered by a Public Bill Committee on 25 June 2025 and report stage is scheduled for 11 July 2025. This is a private members' bill.