Scotland
Scottish Licensing Statistics For 2012/2013 Published
The Scottish Government has published the latest available statistics for licensed premises and types of applications and outcomes for the period 2012/2013. The full statistics can be viewed here (link), but some interesting points to note are as...
Scotland - Licensing Board defers hearing on police failure to disclose evidence
Angus Licensing Board has adjourned a Review application against De Vitos nightclub in Arbroath brought by Police Scotland, which was due to be heard at its meeting on 12th February 2014. The move to adjourn followed criticism of the Police compl...
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Scotland - Minimum Unit Pricing - Back in the Court of Session
The Court of Session in Edinburgh yesterday commenced hearing the appeal from the Scotch Whisky Association over the Scottish Government’s plans to introduce a minimum price of 50p a unit. The Appeal, which is due to take eight days, follow...
Scotland - 125ml Wine Measure
The Weights & Measures (Specified Quantities) (Unwrapped Bread and Intoxicating Liquor) Order of 2011 confirms wine can be sold by measures of 125ml and 175ml or multiples of either with a permitted sample sale of 75ml. However, in recent yea...
Scotland - Glasgow Board - U-turn on hours
Glasgow Licensing Board has issued the 3rd Edition of their Licensing Board's Policy Statement following a widespread consultation process which commenced in September. The Board had originally sought to extend pub opening hours to 01:00, a move ...
Scotland - Renfrewshire Board agree to earlier Sunday hours
Following in the footsteps of Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Highland Licensing Boards, Renfrewshire Licensing Board has amended their statement of licensing policy to allow pubs and clubs to sell alcohol earlier on Sundays. The current policy hours ...
Scotland - Highland Board - Off Sales ban - one week to go
The Highland Licensing Board at its Board meeting earlier this month agreed to introduce a new region-wide policy to control sales of alcohol. The new licensing policy statement which will come into effect on 1 December 2013 has adopted a p...
Scotland - Unified Police Force and the consequences for licensing?
We recently attended a presentation by Inspector Allen Morris who leads the National Licensing Policy Unit for Police Scotland and were pleased to hear his thoughts on how the Force is to approach licensing going forward. As a practice which lodg...