He told the Changing Cultures conference in Glasgow of drinkers who spend long hours in licensed premises and emerge as a danger to themselves and a liability to public order.
The police have powers in regard to the sale of alcohol to the inebriated but there is a strong case for self-regulation by pubs and clubs. Most premises will already refuse service if the customer a) has no money left or b) has been asleep in the toilet for more than an hour.
sobriety rules
Strathclyde Police Chief Constable Stephen House has called for a crackdown on bars and clubs which sell alcohol to customers who are obviously drunk.
He told the Changing Cultures conference in Glasgow of drinkers who spend long hours in licensed premises and emerge as a danger to themselves and a liability to public order.
The police have powers in regard to the sale of alcohol to the inebriated but there is a strong case for self-regulation by pubs and clubs. Most premises will already refuse service if the customer a) has no money left or b) has been asleep in the toilet for more than an hour.
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