Licensing Act has not increased crime / The Publican, 27 July 2006

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James Wilmore
"Latest Home Office figures reveal the Licensing Act is not causing a rise in crime. Critics of the new licensing regime are continuing to be confounded as new government research shows it is not causing a rise in crime. Latest Home Office figures fly in the face of media coverage prior to the new Act, which suggested it would lead to Armageddon on Britain’s streets. And a straw poll of five police forces by The Publican has largely backed up this conclusion with all but one reporting no negative effects from the new regime. [Police News]