The Guidance to licensing authorities on the discharge of their functions under the Licensing Act 2003 was issued by the Secretary of State on 7 July 2004.
This included guidance to police officers on using expanded closure powers in the Act to deal with disorder or noise nuisance problems on premises.
Obtaining further copies of the Guidance
In line with the Department's green policy and e-business strategy, copies of the Guidance are available in electronic format from this website.
Copies can be downloaded or printed as a whole document or by individual chapter.
If problems occur in downloading or printing the Guidance, please contact our telephone enquiry line 020-7211-6347.
Full Report - By Chapter:
Appendices
Revised Guidance - 22 June 2006
Consultation draft revised Guidance
These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
