Dundee Licensing Forum - 06/09/2016

At a MEETING of the DUNDEE LICENSING FORUM held at Dundee on 6th September, 2016.

 

Present:-

 

Jonathan STEWART, Licence Holder

Morag BEATTIE, DUNCAN Scheme

David GLASS, Licence Holder

Lorna McCURRACH, Alcohol and Drugs Project

Simon GOULDING, Licensing Standards Officer

Garvie JAMIESON, Community Representative

Sean SCANLON, Police Scotland

Yvonne TOSH, Community Representative

Ewan BAIRD, Scottish Fire and Rescue

Graeme PETRIE, Licensing Standards Officer

 

 

Jonathan STEWART, in the Chair.

 

I APOLOGIES

 

Apologies were intimated from Councillors Kevin Keenan and David Bowes, Graham Hamilton, Jamie Scott, Kelly McClung, John MacDonald, John Black and James Thomson.

 

II WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

 

The Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and invited them to introduce themselves.

 

III MINUTE OF MEETING OF DUNDEE LICENSING FORUM OF 7TH JUNE, 2016

 

The minute of the above-mentioned meeting was submitted and approved.

 

IV MATTERS ARISING

 

There were no matters arising which were not covered elsewhere on the agenda.

 

V S.T.A.R. AWARDS UPDATE 2016

 

Morag Beattie provided an update on the S.T.A.R. Awards scheme. Assessments had been held during June and July 2016 and about twenty premises have been put forward. Licensing and First Aid training is also being carried out. Courses in conflict management are also being run.

 

VI PRESS REPORTS

 

The Chair reported on matters in the local and trade press since the date of the last meeting. This included:-

 

(i) Supermarket Pricing

(ii) Deprivation in Dundee and relationship to alcohol - low prices

(iii) Under age drinking

(iv) Closure of public houses due to low pricing by Supermarkets

(v) Sale of alcohol at airports

(vi) Review of ban on alcohol at Sports Grounds.

 

VII DUNCAN SCHEME

 

Dealt with at Article V.

 

VIII DEVELOPMENT PLAN

 

It was reported that at the Alcohol Focus Scotland Conference to be held later this month that the Licensing Board Convener and the Councils Public Health Officer would speak at the forthcoming Conference in Dundee.

 

The following was agreed in relation to the Forums Development Plan:-

 

- Review of function and role

- Investigate how other forums operate

- Produce detailed action plans and performance review

- Develop Website

- Look at Methods of Communication with members

- Review how the group currently operates

- Meet with other Forums

 

IX PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS - 2017

 

The undernoted was agreed:-

 

Thursday, 9th March 2017

Thursday, 8th June, 2017

Thursday, 14th September, 2017

Thursday 14th December, 2017

 

All meetings to start at 2pm.

 

X AOCB

 

(i) REGIONAL EVENTS

 

Arrangements to be made to ensure the Forum is included in invitations to relevant events.

 

(ii) ALDI

 

Concern was expressed at the recent decision by the Sheriff to overturn the Licensing Boards refusal of an alcohol licence for Aldi.

 

The Chair agreed to write to the Clerk seeking an explanation as to what could be done to make the Boards over provision policy more robust.

 

XI DATE OF NEXT MEETING

 

Tuesday, 29th November, 2016 at 2pm in Committee Room 3, 14 City Square, Dundee.