Three new mandatory licensing conditions came into effect on Tuesday 6th April 2010, these affect all on-license retailers across England and Wales.  These will be followed in October by a further two new madatory conditions. 

 The home office have published the new code and a good practice guide to help Licensees comply with this new legislation.

 

Click on each image to download the PDF.

 

 

 

 

The new conditions require retailers to be more responsible when selling alcohol thus reducing the risk of alcohol related harm and anti-social behaviour resulting from binge drinking. 

The priciples behind these conditions are in line with the requirements of Best Bar None and BBN is cited in the guide as Good Practice for licensees.

Evaluations have shown that Best Bar None can contribute to an average reduction in crime of  between 15% & 35%, in Doncaster the venues participating in BBN have seen a reduction of 70%.