Revised Guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and Guidance to Police Officers on the Operation of Closure Powers in Part 8 of the Licensing Act 2003
A revised version of the Guidance to licensing authorities on the discharge of their functions under the Licensing Act 2003 was laid before Parliament and came into force on 22 June 2006. This also includes guidance to police officers on using expanded closure powers in the Act to deal with disorder or noise nuisance problems on premises.
Revised Guidance June 2006 PDF (624kb) Revised Guidance June 2006 (Cymraeg/Welsh Version) PDF (1.26mb)
This version revises the Guidance first issued by the Secretary of State on 7 July 2004 is available online. The supplementary Guidance below provides a summary of the amendments made by the revised Guidance to the Guidance originally issued on 7 July 2004.
Supplementary Guidance – Summary of Amendments PDF (394kb)
Please note that following this initial review of the Guidance there will also be a formal review involving a full public consultation exercise, expected in the summer. Further details may be found at the Guidance review page on this website.
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. If problems occur, please contact our telephone enquiry line 020-7211-6380.
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These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
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