Alcohol: cumulative impact assessments - briefing paper issued

In what is the fifth of this recent series of alcohol related briefing papers, the House of Commons library have just issued a paper which gives an overview of cumulative impact assessments in England and Wales.

Cumulative impact policies (CIPs) are not referred to in the Licensing Act 2003. However they are discussed in Home Office guidance (March 2015) on the Act where “cumulative impact” means “the potential impact on the promotion of the licensing objectives of a significant number of licensed premises concentrated in one area.”

There are over 200 CIPs in England and Wales.

Section 141 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 will (if brought into force) amend the 2003 Act to place CIPs on a statutory footing.

The Briefing Paper can be found here: 'Alcohol: cumulative impact assessments'