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Kypri, Kypros; Maclennan, Brett

doi:10.1111/dar.12094

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“…To our knowledge, this is the first study on public involvement in alcohol licensing decision‐making to investigate practices for dealing with conflicts between licence applicants and members of the public as part of the decision‐making process on alcohol premises licences. Earlier studies focused upon mechanisms, barriers and facilitators of public involvement [38, 40]; the extent of community engagement in alcohol issues and policy development [41, 42]; and community actions on alcohol issues [43, 44]. Moreover, we have been able to apply the theories of the policy process in directly exploring this question.…”

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“…Earlier studies focused upon mechanisms, barriers and facilitators of public involvement [38,40]; the extent of community engagement in alcohol issues and policy development [41,42]; and community actions on alcohol issues [43,44]. Moreover, we have been able to apply the theories of the policy process in directly exploring this question.…”

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Exploring the implementation of public involvement in local alcohol availability policy: the case of alcohol licensing decision‐making in England

David¹,

Cooper

Dixon

et al. 2021

Addiction

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Background and Aims In 2003, the UK government passed the Licensing Act for England and Wales. The Act provides a framework for regulating alcohol sale, including four licensing objectives with local governments having devolved responsibility for granting licences to sell alcohol. Members of the public can make representations of oppositions to licence applications. Applying the theories of the policy process, we explored the practices employed by licensing authorities when deciding on alcohol licences in situations of conflict between licence applicants and members of the public. Design Qualitative study comprising a framework analysis of in‐depth semi‐structured interviews and application of the theories of institutionalism, the advocacy coalition framework and role of ideas. Setting Eleven local authorities in five regions in England in 2019. Participants Purposive sample of 15 licensing officers, licensing subcommittee chairs, public health leads for licensing and police licensing officers. Measurements The interview schedule included mechanisms of public involvement in licensing, parties involved, the subject of conflicts and how licensing authorities made decisions. Findings When members of the public opposed licence applications, licensing authorities employed three key decision‐making practices: procedural fairness, partnership working and framing. The normativity of procedural fairness was an important institutional structure within which conflicts were resolved. Licensing authorities also worked in partnership with the involved parties, who often appeared as advocacy coalitions that shared beliefs and advanced specific issues to determine mutually acceptable solutions. At times, licensing authorities framed issues through ideational processes to solve problems. Conclusion Licensing decision‐making under the United Kingdom's Licensing Act for England and Wales appear in many cases to focus on resolution of conflicts between licence applicants and members of the public rather than on promotion of licensing objectives. This raises uncertainty regarding the impact of public involvement on reducing alcohol availability, but ultimately represents a pragmatic process that seeks to restore balance in powers, improve transparency in decision‐making and empower communities.

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Exploring the implementation of public involvement in local alcohol availability policy: the case of alcohol licensing decision‐making in England

David¹,

Cooper

Dixon

et al. 2021

Addiction

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“…The first was undertaken in 2014 and the second will be completed in 2017 (detailed below). Questions were derived from a survey conducted in seven TAs [ 24 , 25 ], that asked residents about their involvement in local alcohol decision-making. The 2014 survey asked if any participation since 2013 was related to LAP development.…”

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New Zealand’s new alcohol laws: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation

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BackgroundAlcohol consumption is a major cause of mortality and morbidity globally. In response to strong calls from the public for alcohol law reform, the New Zealand Government recently reduced the blood alcohol limit for driving and introduced the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act which aim to (1) improve community input into local decision-making on alcohol; (2) reduce the availability of alcohol; and (3) reduce hazardous drinking and alcohol-related harm. In this project we seek to evaluate the new laws in terms of these objectives.Design and methodsA policy evaluation framework is proposed to investigate the implementation and outcomes of the reforms. We will use quantitative and qualitative methods, employing a pre-post design. Participants include members of the public, local government staff, iwi (Māori tribal groups that function collectively to support their members) and community group representatives. Data will be collected via postal surveys, interviews and analysis of local government documents. Liquor licensing, police and hospital injury data will also be used. Community input into local government decision-making will be operationalised as: the number of objections per license application and the number of local governments adopting a local alcohol policy (LAP). Outcome measures will be the ‘restrictiveness’ of LAPs compared to previous policies, the number (per 1000 residents) and density (per square kilometre) of alcohol outlets throughout NZ, and the number of weekend late-night (i.e., post 10 pm) trading hours. For consumption and harm, outcomes will be the prevalence of hazardous drinking, harm from own and others’ drinking, community amenity effects, rates of assault, and rates of alcohol-involved traffic crashes. Multiple regression will be used to model how the outcomes vary by local government area from before to after the law changes take effect. These measures will be complemented by qualitative analysis of LAP development and public participation in local decision-making on alcohol.DiscussionThe project will evaluate how well the reforms meet their explicit public health objectives.

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“…However, the limitations of these approaches in practice have been described, including the challenges faced in ensuring community representation on local licensing forums, and questions raised about the influence of these forums on decisions (Fitzgerald, Winterbottom, & Nicholls, 2018). In Australia and New Zealand, the value of community engagement in alcohol licensing processes is formally recognised in legislation, but recent literature indicates that there is very little evidence of the successful involvement and impact of the community on licensing decisions (Kypri & Maclennan, 2014;Livingston, Wilkinson, & Room, 2016). Similarly in Scotland, while guidance for supporting community members to raise concerns about licence applications or existing premises has been developed (Alcohol Focus Scotland, 2016), the impact of this on engagement and alcohol decision-making is not clear (Fitzgerald et al, 2018).…”

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Identifying opportunities for engaging the ‘community’ in local alcohol decision-making: A literature review and synthesis

McGrath

Reynolds

Smolar

et al. 2019

International Journal of Drug Policy

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Introduction Engaging communities in actions to reduce alcohol harms has been identified as an international priority. While there exist recommendations for community engagement within alcohol licensing legislation, there is limited understanding of how to involve communities in local decision-making to reduce harms from the alcohol environment. Methods A scoping literature review was conducted on community engagement in local government decision-making with relevance to the alcohol environment. Academic and grey literature databases were searched between April and June 2018 to identify examples of community engagement in local government in the UK, published since 2000. Texts were excluded if they did not describe in detail the mechanisms or rationale for community engagement. Information was extracted and synthesised through a narrative approach. Results 3030 texts were identified through the searches, and 30 texts were included in the final review. Only one text described community engagement in alcohol decision-making (licensing); other local government sectors included planning, regeneration and community safety. Four rationales for community engagement emerged: statutory consultation processes; non-statutory engagement; as part of broader participatory initiatives; and community-led activism. While not all texts reported outcomes, a few described direct community influence on decisions. Broader outcomes included improved relationships

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Public participation in local alcohol regulation: Findings from a survey ofNewZealand communities

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Exploring the implementation of public involvement in local alcohol availability policy: the case of alcohol licensing decision‐making in England

Exploring the implementation of public involvement in local alcohol availability policy: the case of alcohol licensing decision‐making in England

New Zealand’s new alcohol laws: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation

Identifying opportunities for engaging the ‘community’ in local alcohol decision-making: A literature review and synthesis

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