A survey carried out by the Local Government Association (LGA) has found varying levels of expected use of Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) by local authorities. In a press release from the LGA, it was announced:
The survey of 182 councils in England and Wales, carried out by TNS for the Local Government Association, found that 33% were not going to adopt ADZs, 34% were going to and 33% were still to decide. The survey also revealed that almost a quarter of councils (24%) said they expected to recoup the costs of operating ADZs through the charging regime, while 41% said they did not.
However there has been significant scepticism over the expected benefits of ADZs, with warnings over the impact coming from both the media and representatives of the night time economies, such as from a senior business leader in Liverpool.
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