Licensing Toolkit

The purpose of this toolkit is to show the societal impact of alcohol misuse and how this effect can be monitored and measured. While listing available research and evidence in each area, the toolkit also provides examples of how it can be better managed and what the authorities can do to minimise the harm.

The new Licensing Act 2003 will have a different impact on diverse communities. Local authorities will have to find the evidence by monitoring the data and consulting with the local community.  This toolkit includes a section on how licensing authorities can monitor the impact of changes on the local communities by involving and consulting. Collecting and recording information is costly, therefore examples given in the toolkit refer to data collected by others or to data that are already available. The toolkit uses research and good practice examples mostly from Britain. Guidelines from the  The National Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England (2004) will be incorporated into the toolkit Read on...