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Home Office joins trade for new alcohol conference

Published:  24 January, 2011

The Home Office has linked up with key trade bodies for a new alcohol conference "Is Big Society a partnership?" which aims to allow the industry to debate new legislation.

The Home Office has linked up with key trade bodies for a new alcohol conference "Is Big Society a partnership?" which aims to allow the industry to debate new legislation.


Participants will discuss the goals of the reformed licensing act and debate strategies for achieving these, giving the industry the chance to shape the debate on how new legislation will be implemented.


The delegation will also include key players from the police, health authorities, local government officials, senior drinks companies executives, night time economy managers, Quango leads and licensees.


The event, to be hosted at the QEII Conference Centre, Westminster on March 15 by the Home Office, the Association of Town Centre Managers (ATCM), Best Bar None (BBN), and the Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) is entitled, "Is Big Society a Partnership? Alcohol, Partnership and Evidence".


This conference is sponsored by Diageo GB, JD Wetherspoon, Molson Coors and Bacardi Brown Forman Brands and aims to provide delegates with the latest government thinking and allow key players to share opinions.


Topics up for discussion will include:

  • Discussion of new legislation on licensing
  • Ways of saving on police and health costs
  • The costs and impact of social responsibility
  • How suppliers, retailers and public authorities can work together
  • Alternatives to regulation
  • Growing the night-time economy


Visit www.bestbarnone.com for more information ? tickets are £100 with a 50% discount to trade association members.

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