How Can the Police Help?

• You can be arrested for any abusive, threatening or violent behaviour and have to spend the night in the cells if you are drunk.
• Police can also issue you with £80 on the spot fines for anti-social behaviour.
• It doesn't stop there… if you are involved in a violent or abusive incident in the pub or club, the police can apply to a court to have you banned from every licensed premises in the area for a minimum of 12 months.
• Local licensees can ban you from all pubs and clubs as well, even if you don't get a conviction.
• At the end of the ban, individual licensees can still refuse to serve you; it is their right.
• A conviction for violence may bar you from applying for a job or travelling abroad.
• If you are under 18 and drinking in a public place, a police officer will take your drink and pour it away.
• Certain areas are no drinking zones; watch out for the signs.