Alcohol Disorders Flashcards

Under the Licensing Act 2003, what is the offence of 'selling alcohol to a drunk person'?

Answer: Section 141 creates an offence of knowingly selling or attempting to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk on any licensed premises

Section 141 Licensing Act 2003 makes it a criminal offence for any person on relevant premises to knowingly sell or attempt to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk.

What powers do the police have under the Licensing Act 2003 to disperse people from a licensed premises area?

Answer: Power to issue directions to leave the area and not return for up to 48 hours under the policing of alcohol-related disorder provisions

The police have powers to issue directions to leave an area near licensed premises where persons are causing alcohol-related disorder, breach of which is a criminal offence.

Under the Licensing Act 2003, what is an 'Alcohol Disorder Zone' (ADZ)?

Answer: An area designated by a local authority where premises are required to pay a levy to fund additional policing and street cleaning during peak disorder periods

Alcohol Disorder Zones allowed local authorities and police to designate areas where premises paid additional charges to fund extra policing and cleaning — however, this provision was rarely used in practice.

What is the 'designated public place' regime and how does it affect licensed premises?

Answer: It allows local authorities to designate public places where police can confiscate and require people to stop drinking alcohol in public, targeting street drinking near licensed premises

Designated public place orders (DPPOs, now Public Spaces Protection Orders) allow police to confiscate open containers and direct people not to drink in specified public areas, helping to manage disorder near licensed premises.

Which staff practice is essential to prevent disorder in a licensed premises?

Answer: Monitoring customers' alcohol consumption, refusing service to those who are becoming intoxicated, and maintaining a safe environment with adequate security

Responsible alcohol service — monitoring consumption, refusing service to those who appear drunk, and maintaining order — is fundamental to promoting the prevention of crime and disorder licensing objective.

What is the relationship between 'drunk and disorderly' behaviour and the licensing objectives?

Answer: Premises that permit or contribute to drunk and disorderly behaviour are failing the prevention of crime and disorder and public safety licensing objectives, which can trigger a licence review

Drunk and disorderly behaviour linked to a premises engages both the crime and disorder objective (disorder is crime-adjacent) and potentially public safety — the premises licence can be reviewed if the operator fails to prevent this.