BBPA unhappy over release of KPMG information
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) claims it is being blocked in its attempts to obtain key information regarding the KPMG report.
The KPMG study was commissioned to assess the industry's own set of voluntary codes and has now been used as one of the input sources for the Government's controversial mandatory code.
The KPMG report, released last July, concluded that the industry's voluntary Social Responsibility Standards for the Production and Sale of Alcohol code is "not fit for purpose".
The BBPA has made three separate requests, under the Freedom of Information Act, on the 418 venues that were visited by researchers. It also wants to see the specific reports compiled on the venues.
"We can see no reason why the release of this information should be a problem," said BBPA chief executive Rob Hayward.
"But I think we will have to take this all the way to the Information Commissoner."
The mandatory code proposes bans on deals such as all-inclusives and free drinks for women while other measures in the code include compulsory staff training, unit labelling at the bar, and forcing pubs to offer drinks in smaller glasses.
