The Best Bar None Award is granted to British alcohol-vending organisations with long standing commitment to social responsibility and the safety of people using their premises. It was devised and written by Steve Greenacre QPM and Jan Brown OBE and formed one of the many initiatives focusing on managing the night time economy created by them with their City Safe unit Greater Manchester Police, and their work to cut down on alcohol related crime and irresponsible drinking. The award was initiated in 2003.

Premises gaining the award display a plaque outside to show the public that they have reached the standard and care about social responsibility, and their customers welfare. Thus giving the customer more informed choice when choosing where to consume alcohol, and supporting premises who seek to trade at a higher standard.

The award, now a national programme, is managed centrally by the unit and is a successful working partnership between the alcohol beverage industry, central and local government, police, health workers and other agencies. It sets national benchmark standards of good practice. The programme is now working in over 60 areas of the UK and is resulting in reduction of crime and harm and improvement in trading and standards. It is supported by the UK government, and part of the UK National Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy. The unit is now working with other counties who want to adopt the program. There are now detailed publications that support the program The 'Best Bar None' Manual of guidance by Steve Greenacre QPM and Jan Brown OBE , Assessors Guidance Manual, Application form (version 3) and scoring booklet (version 3) available in book form and on line. A number of local evaluations linking to program to improvements in standards and reduction of harm have been published , you can get more information about the projects by contacting them at janalibro1@aol.com

BBN is now running in Wirral ( Wirral Best Bar None Awards), London Borough of Hackney, Nottingham, Camden ( Camden Best Bar None Awards) and Bristol, Wales, areas all over Scotland, Merseyside, Coventry, Croydon, Yorkshire, Leeds, York & Selby ( City of York and Selby District Best Bar None), Newcastle upon Tyne, Portsmouth ([84] Portsmouth Best Bar None), Southampton, Blackpool, Doncaster ([85]Doncaster Best Bar None), West Yorkshire ([86]), Northamptonshire ( Northamptonshire Best Bar None Awards).