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Repeal the ‘Licensing Act 2003’ and restore the ‘Licensing Act 1921’
Closed
53 signatures
What the petition asks
Binge drinking has become a huge cultural problem in the UK in our towns and cities. People’s selfish behaviour accounts for 12 - 15% of attendances at emergency departments due to acute alcohol intoxication. This peaks to about 70% on Friday, Saturday nights, Christmas Eve and New Years Eve.
Return to older licensing laws where “on” and “off” premises sales of alcohol be restricted to 9 hours in the metropolis, 8 and a half hours elsewhere and 5 hours on sundays and bank holidays. The “Licensing Act 1921” requires a two hour interval and opening hours were 11am - 11pm in London and 11am - 10pm elsewhere. This will create a culture change and reverse some of the ill effects of the liberalisation of the licensing act in 1988.
Timeline
| 2 Mar 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Sep 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
53
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Mar 2018
Closed
2 Sep 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.