The Statutory Code (the Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016), which came into effect on 21 July 2016, is legally binding on those companies operating 500 or more tied pubs. The Pubs Code Adjudicator oversees the Code. BBPA and those member companies covered are committed to working positively with the PCA.
To provide transparency on key elements of the Code, the six companies covered have agreed to publish monthly data on responses to MRO-applications from tenants and the outcomes of these.
The table below summarises the overall results. However, a full synopsis of individual company responses as well as further analysis can be downloaded here.
| TOTAL | 2016* | 2017 | 2018 | 2019** | |
| Total number of full responses to MRO notices issued | 739 | 275 | 245 | 219 | 17 |
| New MRO tenancies agreed by new agreement | 57 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 1 |
| New MRO tenancies agreed by Deed of Variation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New tied tenancies agreed following MRO negotiations | 39 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| Tied rent reviews concluded following MRO negotiations | 314 | 30 | 181 | 103 | 10 |
| Tied Tenant departures following MRO negotiations | 40 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 1 |
* Data collected from 21 July 2016
**Includes data up to end of 31 January 2019