Board looks to get tough on licences
Proposals in Dundee seek to reduce number of new premises.
Board rulings must be based on facts
Decisions founded on speculation will be open to challenge
Know the terms of your licence
Trouble can follow if a licensee moves beyond their operating plan.
Is MUP start of a slippery slope?
If measure crosses finish line, health campaigners won’t stop there
By Jack Cummins
THE Scottish Government’s long-running struggle to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) reached a...
Stronger policies better for boards
Statistics alone aren’t enough to determine overprovision in an area
SEVEN years ago West Dunbartonshire licensing board introduced an overprovision policy designed to ban new...
Look ahead by looking back
A 1979 case might give a glimpse into how ‘fit and proper’ will work
THE return of the ‘fit and proper person’ to licensing law...
Off-trade is not the only target
Health lobby is equally interested in curbing on-trade alcohol sales
WHILE the Scottish licensed trade and licensing boards are being denied a review of the...
Online delivery is open to risks
Retailers who don’t pursue due diligence can be held accountable
Earlier this year I looked at growing concerns over online alcohol orders.
It’s claimed the expansion...
There’s no sense to ad ban calls
Arguments to ban alcohol advertising are based on flawed logic
A COUPLE of weeks ago a report by a ‘virtual expert group’ published by Alcohol...
An inconvenient truth for board
Ruling in Aberdeen underlines risks of basing refusals on health
REMEMBER the so-called ‘CTN’ retail sector? There was a time when many small businesses made...