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Contingent relaxation of
licensing hours during the semi-final and final of the FIFA Men's
Football World Cup 2026: consultation outcome
Detail of outcome
The Home Office would like to thank everyone who took part in the
consultation on the contingent relaxation of licensing hours
during the semi-final and final of the FIFA Men's Football World
Cup 2026.
38 complete responses were received and have been analysed below.
In addition, 20 partial responses were received and were
discounted from this analysis having been deemed invalid.
Original consultation
Summary
Proposal to contingently relax licensing hours for the
semi-finals and the final of the Men's Football World Cup 2026
should any home nation reach those stages.
This consultation ran from
4 December 2025 to 11:59pm on 15 January 2026
Consultation description
This paper sets out consultation proposals to contingently relax
licensing hours for licensed premises in England and Wales for
the semi-finals and the final of the FIFA Men's Football World
Cup 2026 (World Cup 2026) should any of the home nations
(England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland) reach those
stages.
The consultation is aimed at members of the public, local
licensing authorities, licensed premises and other interested
parties in England and Wales where these proposals apply.
Documents
Contingent relaxation of
licensing hours during the semi-finals and final of the FIFA
Men's Football World Cup 2026
Consultation options assessment
(accessible)
Consultation options
assessment
