Written question asked by Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Monday, 13 June 2005.

Licensing Act 2003

Question: Whether they have yet made a decision on collating ambulance call-out statistics, accident and emergency department information, and crimes of violence against the person reported to the police, as a means of assessing the effect of the Licensing Act 2003 on the incidence of crime and disorder in local areas; and from what date and in what areas these statistics will be collected.

Answer: A number of measures will be drawn upon to assess the impact of the Licensing Act on levels of crime and disorder in England and Wales. These include the use of national surveys including (but not limited to) data on alcohol-related crime from the British Crime Survey. These national measures will be supplemented by local area case studies in five police force areas in England. It is intended to supplement this exercise in the five areas with information from ambulance call-out statistics and accident and emergency departments, and we are currently engaged in discussion with the Department of Health on the feasibility of this issue. The Home Office are leading on this work, in consultation with other government departments including the Departments of Health, Culture Media and Sport.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 40; 672 c103WA
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Alcoholic drinks Crimes of violence Ambulance services Misuse Licensing laws Statistics Accident and emergency departments
Legislation: Licensing Act 2003