Councils want to see the back of ADZs
29-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensing chiefs have welcomed proposals to ditch unpopular Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs). In a survey of its members the Institute of Licensing...
Licence fee hike part of government's Act 'overhaul'
28-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
Plans to hike licence fees, clampdown on Temporary Event Notices (TENs) and scrap Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) are included in the coalition's bid...
'Not one alcohol disorder zone banning drinking since Labour set up scheme four years ago'
18-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The idea was that the pubs who benefit from longer opening hours should meet the costs of keeping the public safe Labour's promise to make rowdy pubs...
18-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
The trade has hit back at suggestions that Alcohol Disorder Zones are the answer to the binge drinking problems.
22-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
Powers to charge a disorder levy on pubs in hotspots have had zero take-up in the first year because councils already have enough powers, the...
Government admits 'no ADZs' - a year since introduction
22-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
The government has admitted that zero alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) have been introduced more than a year after the much-hyped measures were...
Home Office minister: 'We're not anti-alcohol'
10-Sep-2008
Home Office minister Vernon Coaker has denied the government is waging a war on alcohol in an exclusive interview with The Publican.Coaker, who has...
ADZs 'not cost-effective': councils
12-Jun-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Two in five don't expect to recoup cost Councils are now able to push for alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) — but two out of five authorities don't...
05-Jun-2008 By John Harrington
Councils can push for alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) from today
Councils warned about ADZ problems
28-May-2008 By James Wilmore
A trade group is sending a major warning shot to councils across England and Wales to deter them from using controversial alcohol disorder zones...
ADZs finally given green light by MPs
14-May-2008 By James Wilmore
Alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) have finally been given the full green light in Parliament today after months of delays. The government won a vote...
ADZs: Supermarkets will be charged
14-May-2008 By James Wilmore
Supermarkets will not be exempt from being charged under controversial alcohol disorder zones (ADZs), a Labour peer has insisted. Speaking during a...
13-May-2008 By John Harrington
Government narrowly avoids defeat on its controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones plan
ADZs finally set to be given green light
13-May-2008 By James Wilmore
Alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) are expected to be given the go ahead today despite fierce opposition from MPs. The regualtions are set to be "nodded...
'Late-night alcohol disorder zones "will fail"'
06-May-2008
Labour's plans to curb binge drinking with "alcohol disorder zones" are unduly bureaucratic and likely to be ineffective, according to a...
ADZs still "unduly bureaucratic" say lords
02-May-2008 By James Wilmore
Controversial alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) have today taken another severe bashing from a House of Lords committee - which says the system may not...
Trade blasts ADZs fiasco... yet again
27-Mar-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Trade bodies have criticised the Home Office for giving just three days to respond to re-drafted guidance on alcohol disorder zones (ADZs). Further...
ADZs regs withdrawn again
18-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
The introduction of controversial alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) are facing further delays after it emerged the regulations covering them have again...
06-Mar-2008 By Peter Coulson
MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers the burden of responsibility on licensees
Back to Basics: Keeping order
15-Feb-2008
It seems like the government is determined to press ahead with introducing alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) despite the widespread objections to the...
Lords slam illogical ADZs
07-Feb-2008
So it is not just the licensed trade that thinks alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) are a bad idea. The House of Lords thinks so too. The criticisms...
Lords committee slates plan for ADZs
31-Jan-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
The House of Lords Select Committee is the latest group to attack plans for alcohol disorder zones (ADZs). In a new report, the committee said ADZs...
ADZs delay drags on
29-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore
The Home Office has been forced to backtrack on its promise that alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) would be in place this month. A spokeswoman told...
ADZs slammed by Lords committee
25-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore
A House of Lords committee has slammed the regulations covering alcohol disorder zones (ADZs), branding the unpopular measures as "bureaucratic" and...
18-Jan-2008
Trade body says regulations do not stress alcohol disorder zones are a last resort
Fury over ADZs as last-minute changes continue
17-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore
Trade leaders have renewed their demands to see Alcohol Disorder Zones scrapped before they ever see the light of day after further changes were made...
ADZ discount drops to 90 per cent
16-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore
More changes have been made to the regulations covering controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs). In the latest version of the regulations,...
ADZs will be in place in weeks, Home Office insists
08-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore
The Home Office is insisting that alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) will be introduced this month, despite a delay in finalising the regulations. The...
Top Tory against "hefty" alcohol tax increase
08-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore
Tory Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has called for the government to avoid increasing tax on alcohol to combat drink-related issues. Speaking...
BBPA opposes ADZ discounts
13-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore
Best Bar None-accredited pubs in alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) should not be given a discount, a trade group has argued. The British Beer & Pub...
Government reveals disorder zone flaws
07-Dec-2007 By Peter Coulson
As one of its final "thumbs down" to the reputation of the licensed trade, this Government has at last unveiled its deeply flawed concept of Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs).
NewsDigest
29-Nov-2007
Health lobbyists spoke in favour of alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) in last week's breakfast meeting with the Prime Minister. Controversial ADZs are...
Bournemouth may become first ADZ
13-Sep-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
The Government is set to announce further details of its controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) in mid-October. The announcement is believed to...
13-Sep-2007 By Ewan Turney
The Government is set to announce further details of its controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) in mid-October.
Trade bodies call for urgent ADZ review
19-Jul-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Trade leaders have urged the Government to review the need for alcohol disorder zones (ADZs). The letter to the Home Office from four trade bodies...
ADZs slammed as 'too bureaucratic'
05-Apr-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Trade leaders and a senior police officer have said they believe alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) will prove "too bureaucratic" to implement. The Home...
What the papers say April 3rd, 2007
03-Apr-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
Labour's promise to make rowdy pubs and clubs pay for the disturbance they cause has been quietly shelved. So-called Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZ)...
03-Apr-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Police say they will be too "bureaucratic and burdensome" to use.
ADZ amendment thrown out by MPs
09-Nov-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
MPs have rejected proposals that would make it more difficult for councils to impose alcohol disorder zones. Lords wanted to ensure alcohol disorder...
30-Mar-2006 By John Harrington
Lords have slammed Government plans to make licensees pay for alcohol-related disorder.
BBPA slams government over ADZ plans
31-Jan-2006
A senior member of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has slammed government proposals for controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs).Lee...
Pubs to foot bill for ADZs
27-Oct-2005
All licensees in the government's planned alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) will be forced to pay towards extra policing and street cleaning, it was...
Plea for Blears to dump 'daft' ADZs
01-Sep-2005
Eleven trade bodies unite to call for an end to the Home Office's plans for the 'unworkable zones by John Harrington Trade bodies have written a...
ADZ views ignored by Government: part II
25-Aug-2005
by Ewan Turney Further alarming evidence of the Government's disregard for the concerns of police and councils over alcohol disorder zones (ADZ) has...
Trade slams Home Office statistics
26-Jul-2005
Trade leaders have condemned scare tactics by the government which could deter customers from visiting pubs.The British Beer and Pub Association...
Responsible trade scheme gains popularity countrywide
07-Jul-2005
A scheme aimed at ensuring more pubs trade responsibly is spreading rapidly across the country, three years after it was launched.Cities across the...
Danger zones
14-Jun-2005
Despite criticism from all sides of the pub trade, the government's plans to levy a tax on pubs in 'alcohol disorder zones' have taken a step closer...
Trade outcry as Crime Bill opens door to ADZs
09-Jun-2005
by Ewan Turney Trade leaders have accused the Government of "sheer arrogance" and declared they are "bitterly disappointed" with its decision to...
Labour and
28-Apr-2005
the trade In the final instalment of the Morning Advertiser's probe into the pub polices of the main political parties, JOHN HARRINGTON speaks to...
Alcohol disorder zones a quick fix' say councils
10-Mar-2005
by Tony Halstead Local councils say the creationof alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) in town and city centres represent a "quick fix" and will not...
