Breaking news - New House of Lords committee on licensing established

The House of Lords appointed four new ad hoc committees on Wednesday 25 May, all of which will exist just for the 2016–17 session.

One of the committees has been set up specifically to look into the effectiveness and impact of the Licensing Act 2003 with a reporting deadline of 31 March 2017

The Committee website can be found here - http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/licensing-act-2003/    It will be issuing a call for evidence in due course.