The Government launches consultation to relax licensing hours for 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship

The government has launched a consultation on whether to relax licensing hours across licensed premises in England and Wales to mark the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championships (Euro 2025) semi-finals and final.

The proposal is to extend licensing hours if the England women’s national football team and/or the Wales women’s national football team is successful in reaching the semi-finals and final of Euro 2025.

The government proposes to make an Order pursuant to s.172 of the Licensing Act 2003 which extend opening hours on the days of the semi-finals (22 and/or 23 July 2025) and the final (27 July 2025), on a contingent basis, so that permitted hours for the sale of alcohol on the premises would end at 01:00 (i.e. early in the morning after the matches have taken place) rather than 23:00 on the day of the matches.

The consultation expires on the 23 March 2025 and a helpful link to the consultation is detailed below.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/extending-licensing-hours-for-uefa-womens-euro-2025-matches/contingent-relaxation-of-licensing-hours-during-the-semi-finals-and-final-of-the-2025-uefa-womens-european-championship-accessible