Scottish Government

The Licensing (Scotland) Bill: A Consultation on Liquor Licensing

Annex A
Issues for Consideration by Expert Reference Group

• Irresponsible Promotions: defining it and finding a workable national approach
• Use of Statutory Ministerial guidance
• Licences:
  • Standard National Licence Conditions
  • Licence Transfers and Variations and Provisional Grant of Licences
  • Approach to Premises Licences for Registered Clubs
• Sanctions and Penalties
• Liquor Licensing Standards Officers - governance issues
• Procedural Issues for Boards dealing with Licence Applications, Revocations and Suspensions, eg notice requirements, timescales
• Fee Review.

A number of issues which require further work would be for consideration by the National Licensing Forum including:

• Overprovision
• Exceptions to 24-hr opening
• Training
• Role and job description of Liquor Licensing Standards Officer
• Reducing intimidation at Board hearings.