Agenda item

The Committee received an update from the Markets and Consumer Protection Department with regards to the progress of the Home Office’s consultation with licensing authorities on locally set fees for licence applications.

The Committee were also told that the Home Office had a launched a new project to combat alcohol related crime and disorder. The project is to run in twenty areas across England and Wales called Local Alcohol Action Areas (LAAAs). The Committee heard that the twenty LAAAs did not include the City.