Home Office consult on extending duration of Closure Orders

The Home office has commenced a consultation on plans to amend the maximum duration of closure orders issued under the Anti‑social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. ”the 2014 Act””

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 gives the Secretary of State new powers to amend the 2014 Act subject to consultation

The consultation was published on 22^nd June 2026 and closes at 11.59pm on31st July.

The government is consulting on three specific changes:

• Increasing the maximum duration of a closure order issued by magistrates under section 80 of the 2014 Act.
• Extending the maximum period for which a closure order can be renewed under section 82.
• Raising the maximum overall duration for extended orders.

A link to the consultation can be found here

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/premises-closure-orders?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=a519b5e0-2ce0-4167-bf81-75ace60ad4f1&utm_content=immediately