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<p>We have no plans to further restrict the location of sale of alcohol. The Licensing
Act 2003 regulates the sale and supply of alcohol. The Act already allows individual
premises and licensing authorities to introduce appropriate safeguards as they deem
necessary. Licensing authorities consider applications on a case-by-case basis and
can impose conditions on the terms of a license, for example limiting hours of sale,
as they deem appropriate.</p><p>The Government takes a wide-ranging approach to addressing
alcohol harms, including through commitments in the landmark 10-year drug strategy
and NHS Long Term Plan, for example an ambitious programme to establish specialist
alcohol care teams in the 25% hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol dependence-related
admissions, alcohol-mortality, and deprivation.</p>
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