Breaking News - Barrister Sarah Clover appointed advisor to HofL Committee

Sarah Clover, highly respected barrister at Kings Chambers in Birmingham, has been appointed as the specialist adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003. The Committee was convened on 25 May 2016, chaired by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, to conduct post-legislative scrutiny of, and report on, the Act.

The Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 will issue a call for written evidence and hear oral evidence, on the strength of which it will reach conclusions and make recommendations which will be published in a report in March 2017.

The specialist adviser's role is to assist the committee with its inquiry, the witnesses to interview, the interpretation of oral and written evidence and to provide support during the Committee's drafting of its report.

The Committee will publish its call for evidence in due course, stating the specific areas to be investigated. It will be important for those with a key interest in licensing to participate.

For further details on the work of the Committee visit http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/licensing-act-2003/