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Alcohol licence notice changes deemed an attack on public's right to know
The government aims to modernize licensing laws in England and Wales, but critics warn 10.2 million adults could lose access to local alcohol licensing notices due to digital exclusion.
- On October 9, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Business Secretary Peter Kyle launched a consultation proposing to remove the statutory requirement for alcohol licensing notices in printed local newspapers.
- The Licensing Taskforce was set up to review the Licensing Act 2003 covering England and Wales, dominated by hospitality and night-time economy representatives without media sector input, while the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill would remove legal notice publication requirements.
- Independent research from OnePoll shows local news media remains the primary source for public notices, while a House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee report warned around 10.2 million adults struggle with basic online tasks.
- Editors and regional news chiefs said `it's an attack on your right to know what's going on` and warned local reporting would lose signposting power, urging local communities to write to MPs.
- With sweeping local-government reform underway, media bosses warn the change would strip communities of the right to know, as recent applications at the Crown Hotel in Billericay and Londis in Hadleigh show decisions residents could miss.
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Alcohol licence notice changes 'an attack on public's right to know'
"Should this foolhardy plan come to fruition, you might not know about a pub or nightclub opening on your doorstep until it's already gone…
·Blackburn, United Kingdom
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