Research and analysis

Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator: post-implementation review

This review examines the effectiveness of the code since its introduction in 2016, including whether it has met its objectives and whether statutory regulation remains appropriate.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
• Published: 14 September 2026

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator: post-implementation review

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Details

This post-implementation review (PIR) examines the costs, benefits and overall impact of The Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016 (‘the code’) in England and Wales since it came into force. It considers:

• the extent to which the regulation is working
• whether it has achieved its original objectives
• whether intervention through a statutory code remains the most appropriate approach

This is an analytical document published alongside the third statutory review of the Pubs Code and Pubs Code Adjudicator, 2022 to 2025.

Published 14 September 2026