Review of Scottish Borders Licensing Board Policy Statement
Feedback updated 22 Nov 2018
We asked
The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 requires Licensing Boards to review their Licensing Policy Statement every five years.
Scottish Borders Licensing Board asked for comments and suggestions it could consider for inclusion in its new Policy Statement for the period 2018 - 2023.
You said
A total of 35 responses were received from people with an interest in alcohol licensing including the general public, licenceholders and local/national organisations.
The Board considered all responses
We did
The Board considered all responses received and at a meeting held on 26 October 2018 agreed the final version of its 2018 to 2023 Policy Statement.
A link to the relevant report and Minute of the decision can be accessed here SBLB 26 October 2018
The Board is grateful to all those who took part in the consultation and the final version of the Policy Statement can be accessed here Policy Statement 2018 - 2023
Overview
The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 previously required Licensing Boards to review and publish a Statement of its Licensing Policy every 3 years. The Policy provides guidance for the Board, applicants and anyone with an interest in alcohol licensing in relation to how alcohol sales are regulated in the Scottish Borders.
Recent changes in legislation extended the duration of Board Policies to 5 years and made provision for Policies which should have been reviewed in 2016 to continue in effect until November 2018.
This consultation seeks to comply with Scottish Borders Licensing Board's duty to review its Policy Statement for publication with effect from November 2018 to November 2023.
You can read Scottish Borders Licensing Board's draft 2018 - 2023 Policy Statement below.
A link to the 2013 - 2016 Policy, which the new Policy will replace, is available at the bottom of this page.
All responses to this consultation will be considered at a meeting of Scottish Borders Licensing Board before approval of a new Policy Statement for the 5 year period from November 2018 to November 2023.
Once approved, the new Policy Statement will be published on the Council's website.
What happens next
All responses to this consultation will be considered at a meeting of Scottish Borders Licensing Board before approval of a new Policy Statement for the 5 year period from November 2018 to November 2023.
Once approved, the new Policy Statement will be published on the Council's website.
Areas
- All Areas
Audiences
- Amenity groups
- Architects/designers
- Built heritage groups
- Businesses
- Carers
- Children and Young People
- Civil and public servants
- Community councils
- Community group
- Councillors
- Developers/investors
- Development planning key agencies
- Education institutions
- Elected Members
- Employees
- External councils
- Homeless people
- Housing associations
- Jobseekers
- Landowners
- Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender people (LGBT)
- Licence holders
- Low income households
- Men
- Minority Ethnic groups
- Older people
- Parents/carers
- People with disabilities
- People with long term conditions
- Planning consultants
- Professional bodies
- Professionals
- Residents
- Road users
- Scottish Government departments
- Services/Utilities
- Sports group
- Students
- Taxi Licence holders
- Teaching/education staff
- Third Sector
- Transport groups
- Visitors
- Voluntary Sector
- Volunteers
- Women
Interests
- Children and Young People
- Development management statutory consultations
- Early Years
- Education
- Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender people (LGBT)
- Libraries
- Natural heritage/open space
- Older people
- People with disabilities
- People with long term conditions
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