Published 22 May 2025 Last updated 22 July 2025 — See all updates
Change made: Corrected a date range in the review period. The text
now reads ‘1 April 2022 to 31 March 2025' instead of the incorrect
dates ‘1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022' and ‘31 March 2022 to 1 April
2025'. Summary
We are seeking views and evidence which will allow the government
to assess the Pubs Code's operation and the Pubs Code
Adjudicator's (PCA's) performance.
This consultation is being held on another
website.
This consultation closes at
11:59pm on 14 August 2025
Consultation description
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 provided
for the establishment of the Pubs Code to regulate the
relationship between large pub-owning businesses and their tied
tenants in England and Wales.
The Act requires the Secretary of State to review:
- the operation of the Pubs Code
- the performance of the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA)
- the regulations setting the PCA's costs, fees and financial
penalties
As part of the review, we invite additional views and evidence
from stakeholders to help inform the review's conclusions.
We will also consider a range of evidence to inform a
post-implementation review of the Pubs Code including views and
evidence submitted from stakeholders. Under the Better Regulation
Framework, the Department for Business and Trade is expected
to complete a post-implementation review of the primary
legislation and subsequent regulations. This review will consider
the costs and benefits of the regulations since its
implementation.
The post-implementation review will consider:
- the Code's impact since it came into force in 2016
- the extent to which the regulation is working
- if the policy has achieved its objectives
- whether the intervention is the most appropriate approach
- if intervention and regulation is still required
We will process your personal data in accordance with all
applicable data protection laws. See our privacy notice.
Documents
Pubs Code and Pubs Code
Adjudicator (PCA): statutory review and post-implementation
review, 2022 to 2025
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