Premises closure orders

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 gives the Secretary of State new powers to amend the duration of closure orders in the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014, subject to consultation.

The government is seeking views on increasing:

• the maximum duration of closure orders issued under section 80 of the 2014 Act
• the maximum period for which a closure order can be extended under section 82
• the maximum overall duration of an extended order

Police and local authorities can ask a magistrates’ court to issue a closure order when a premises is associated with serious nuisance, disorder or criminal behaviour.