Listmates --
Below is a comment sent to the Licensing Guidance Review. I tried
e-mailing it, but Richardson's e-mail box was full, so I am sending it
by mail. The attachments are froim Addiction 99:1083-1093, 2004.
Robin
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-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Room
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 1:59 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject:
Simon Richardson
Licensing Guidance Review Team
DCMS
Dear Mr. Richardson,
This is a comment on the Guidance submitted, as invited on the DCMS
website. In 20004, I wrote a commentary on British alcohol policies and
strategies, which included a critical commentary on features of the
Guidance, then published in draft. You will find that commentary as the
first attachment. The journal in which it was published invited
commentaries on my piece and a response from me, and they will be found
as the secodn attachment.
In my view, the Guidance should be thoroughly revised to reflect a
more balanced approach, with public health and order issues given a high
priority than the private interests of current and potential licensees.
Please let me know if you would like any more detailed comments than
are in the attachments and above.
Sincerely,
Robin Room
Professor, Stockholm University
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Guidance Review
On 1 December 2005, DCMS began a two stage review of the Guidance to
licensing authorities and police on the discharge of their functions
under the Licensing Act 2003.
The initial review will be completed by March 2006. It will focus on
providing clarification or additions to the Guidance on issues where
there is a high degree of consensus amongst stakeholders, including
matters raised during the transitional period. For this reason, we do
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In parallel with the initial review, we will also be conducting a
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