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24-hour drinking laws under fire | |
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The late-night alcohol licences brought in under 24-hour drink laws have come under fire from council leaders. | |
Sir Simon Milton, who speaks for councils in England and Wales, said the idea that late-night licenses would end binge-drinking had totally failed. | Sir Simon Milton, who speaks for councils in England and Wales, said the idea that late-night licenses would end binge-drinking had totally failed. |
He told the BBC that late-night drinking was stretching police resources and disrupted communities. | He told the BBC that late-night drinking was stretching police resources and disrupted communities. |
The criticism comes as the government is due to give its verdict on the introduction of 24-hour drinking. | The criticism comes as the government is due to give its verdict on the introduction of 24-hour drinking. |
Sir Simon Milton, chairman of the Local Government Association, told the BBC: "The real problem about alcohol violence going later into the night is not simply to do with the clock." | |
Stretched resources | Stretched resources |
"First of all if you are a resident who's disturbed at night and it's three o'clock in the morning, your chances of getting back to sleep after that are much less," he said. | |
"But also policing resources are being stretched further into the night." | "But also policing resources are being stretched further into the night." |
The government is expected to publish its review of the Licensing Act, which introduced 24-hour drinking, later in the week. | |
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that the review will include a "two strikes and you're out" rule for off licenses caught selling alcohol to people under 18. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that the review will include a "two strikes and you're out" rule for off licenses caught selling alcohol to people under 18. |
But Mr Brown also said the Licensing Act review would not repeal 24-hour drinking. | But Mr Brown also said the Licensing Act review would not repeal 24-hour drinking. |