complaining about a public house

[bigl]

Does anyone know where I should make a complaint about an irresponsible pub near us that churns out hundreds of drunks on to the street at 3am?

I've got nowhere speaking to the police and I'm on with the local MP at the moment, but who is it nowadays that actually gives a pub a licence? There must surely be a mechanism for making a formal complaint.

[daffy654]

Your local council environmental health department deals with noise nuisance,I would contact them with your concerns.

[Gromit]

It might be useful to contact the Licensing Office at your local council to find out what hours the pub has a license for. If the pub is not licensed to sell alcohol until 2.30am (+ half an hour drinking up time) you may be able to report them and hopefully get them to stick to the terms of their license. The Police would know what time the pub is licensed until, and the fact they have so far been uninterested may indicate the pub is legally open late. Still worth checking though.

[bigl]

Thanks for the replies. I'm sure the pub is licenced but my view is they're selling alcohol to people that are already drunk which surely is illegal, although the police are not interested.

I had thought of Environmental Health but the noise, vandalism and nuisance is only coming from the drunks once they have left the pub.

Also I can't seem to find a link from Council's website to Licensing department. is it definitely part of local council?

[Gromit]

Yes, but Council websites tend to be a labyrinth and a hard to navigate and find things. Try Googling the name of your council + licensing + alcohol.

[bigl]

Thank you very much, Gromit - that works! I kept trying 'pubs' but 'alcohol' came up with the goods. I've got loads of useful information now. Bless you!

[R1Geezer]

Why not go to the pub yourself and then join them at getting thrown out pi55ed at 3am? Then you can solve the problem because you'll be trollied yourself and won't give a donald!
The wisdom of the Geezer is strong today.

[kinell]

I would complain too if i was you..

Pubs forcing drinks down peoples necks against their will.

Surely the police should act as this is physical assault.

Its not the pubs fault the sort of people you live amongst.