Author Description

This major new work covers all aspects of local authority licensing, regulation, and enforcement in the UK. It deals with local authority powers, areas of local authority control, prosecutions, and public protection. The book is written by a team of lawyers with experience of licensing, criminal, and administrative law, all of which impact on local authority licensing and regulation. The extensive commentary is supplemented by an up-to-date version of the UK's Licensing Act 2003. Contents include: areas of control * decision making process * standards * appeals and reviews * alcohol, entertainment, and late night refreshment * sex * gambling * animals * care services * human bodies * homes * markets and street trading * noise * vehicles * policies * procedures * consumer protection legislation * food safety * health and safety * fire safety * environmental protection.