This bill makes it faster to extend pub and bar licensing hours for special occasions by changing the parliamentary approval process from affirmative to negative procedure, saving parliamentary time.
A Bill to amend the Licensing Act 2003 so that licensing hours Orders can be made by negative resolution statutory instrument.
Status: In Progress
Current House: Lords
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck, Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Introduced: 2023-12-06