Press Release - Time’s up for irresponsible drink deals 3 December 2008
A ban on 'all you can drink' promotions in pubs and bars is among a range of new measures announced today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Health Secretary Alan Johnson.
The measures are supported by a new £4.5 million crackdown on alcohol-fuelled crime and disorder.
Following an independent review, which found that many retailers are not abiding by their own voluntary standards for responsible selling and marketing of alcohol, the government now intends to introduce a new mandatory code of practice to target the most irresponsible retail practices.
This will set out compulsory licensing conditions for all alcohol retailers and will give licensing authorities new powers to clampdown on specific problems in their areas. Licensing authorities will also be able to impose these new powers on several premises at once.
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