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The Licensing Act 2003 places a duty on the Licensing Authority to determine and publish a Statement of Licensing Policy every five years. The current Statement of Licensing Policy is valid until November 2025.

Following two periods of public consultation, agreed by members of the Licensing Committee and undertaken in accordance with Section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003, the Licensing Committee on behalf of the Licensing Authority must now consider all responses received in respect of the proposed Statement of Licensing Policy and decide after considering the responses what amendments should be made to the draft policy.

As part of the process the Licensing Committee must provide reasons of why they decide to include or exclude any consultation response as they make their decision.