HL Deb 16 March 2004 vol 659 cc32-3WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, under the Licensing Act 2003, police will have an obligation to produce statistics of criminal offences committed in or in the vicinity of licensed premises; when requested to do so in connection with a review of a premises licence or club premises certificate; and, if not, how the applicant for a review can satisfy the licensing authority that the licence should be revoked on grounds of crime and disorder. [HL1698]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

There is no obligation under the Licensing Act 2003 for the police to produce statistics in relation to an application request for a review of a premises licence. The licensing authority will, unless the application is not relevant to one or more of the licensing objectives complaint or is considered to be frivolous, vexatious or repetitious, advertise the application request for the review and invite representations from responsible authorities and interested parties. It will be a matter for the chief officer of the police, as a responsible authority, to decide whether to make any representation and whether to support any representation with statistics.