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Table 3 Summary analysis of routine public health data on alcohol licence applications received by public health in 5 local authorities between Jan and Sept ‘17

From: Processes, practices and influence: a mixed methods study of public health contributions to alcohol licensing in local government

 

LA-01

LA-02

LA-06

LA-07

LA-08

Total

Mean

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total applications

145

 

188

 

42

 

128

 

68

 

571

95.2

 Applications on which action takena

48

33.1%

57

30.3%

10

23.8%

0

0%

4

5.9%

119

18.6%

  Of which, formal representation made

11

7.6%

57

30.3%

10

23.8%

0

0%

4

5.9%

82

13.5%

 No action taken

87

60.0%

129

68.6%

32

76.2%

127

99.2%

64

94.1%

439

79.6%

 Unclear if action taken

10

6.9%

2

1.1%

0

0.0%

1

0.8%

0

0.0%

13

1.7%

Outcomes of PH actions taken

 Licence revoked / refused

0

0.0%

3

5.3%

3

30.0%

0

0%

2

50.0%

8

21.3%

 Variation refused

2

4.2%

1

1.8%

1

10.0%

0

0%

0

0.0%

4

4.0%

 Licence granted with restrictions

1

2.1%

10

17.5%

4

40.0%

0

0%

0

0.0%

15

14.9%

 Successful negotiationb

40

83.3%

27

47.4%

2

20.0%

0

0%

1

25.0%

70

43.9%

 No success (licence granted / upheld)

0

0.0%

3

5.3%

0

0.0%

0

0%

0

0.0%

3

1.3%

 Application withdrawn

4

8.3%

6

10.5%

0

0.0%

0

0%

0

0.0%

10

4.7%

 Unclear / unknown

1

2.1%

7

12.3%

0

0.0%

0

0%

1

25.0%

9

9.8%

  1. aAction taken includes negotiation with applicant and / or submission of representation
  2. bThis includes successful negotiation on at least one, but not necessarily all public health recommendations