Venue: Council Chamber, Kilmory, Lochgilphead
Contact: Shona Marshall Tel. No. 01546 604407
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies for absence were
received from Calum MacLachlainn,
J Russell Buchanan, Martin Donovan, Tim Saul, Raymond Boyle, Iain MacNaughton, David Greenwell, Roanna
Clark, Sarah Nicolson, Alana Maclachlan and Eric Dearie. |
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Local Licensing Forum held on 15 May 2013. Minutes: In the absence of a quorum the Local Licensing Forum (LLF) noted the
Minute of the Meeting held on 15 May 2013 and noted that this would go to the
next meeting for approval. |
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POLICY |
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Licensing Policy Statement - Progress Report Verbal update by Legal Manager, Customer Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ. Minutes: S Mair, Legal Manager provided and verbal
update on progress to date with the Licensing Policy Statement. She informed Members that;
Decision 1.
Noted that the
Draft Licensing Policy document would be sent to all Members of the LLF for
consideration. 2.
Agreed that a
further meeting of the LLF be arranged to collate any comments on the Draft
Licensing Policy in time for submission to the Licensing Board. |
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Policy Review Items Verbal report by Legal Manager, Customer Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ. Minutes: S Mair, Legal Manager provided a verbal report on Policy Review Items. It was outlined that the main changes contained in the Draft Licensing
Policy Statement related to local conditions which were to be attached to the
granting of occasional licenses. It was noted that a limit was set out in legislation as to the number
of events a Social Club could hold in a year, and this was being monitored by
the Council. Decision Noted the position. |
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ALCOHOL FOCUS SCOTLAND Report and presentation by Caroline Church, Alcohol Focus Scotland (to follow) Minutes: Caroline Church, Alcohol Focus Scotland provided a presentation on the
findings of a survey carried out regarding the provision and overprovision of
alcohol in the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council area.Ìý
She went on to highlight some actions put in place as a result of these
findings. She highlighted the following;
In conclusion, she stated that by carefully controlling the overall
availability of alcohol, an effective overprovision policy could help to
prevent and reduce alcohol problems; enhancing community life, improving health
and well-being, and boosting local productivity and economic performance. Members thanked Caroline Church for her presentation, and further
discussion then took place on overprovision. Decision Agreed that an item on overprovision within the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute Council
area be placed on the Agenda for a future meeting of the LLF. |
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PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT ALCOHOL ADMISSIONS, DEATHS AND LICENSING INFORMATION PDF 80 KB Report by Elaine C Garman, Public Health Specialist, NHS Minutes: The Local Licensing Forum (LLF) considered a report by Elaine Garman,
Public Health Specialist. Speaking to the report, Elaine Garman highlighted the following which
related to the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æ and Bute locality;
It was concluded that future development of the report could include
data from a number of different sources, and also include more up to date
information from The National Records of Scotland.Ìý However there would be the continuing
difficulty of small numbers giving rise to difficulty in interpretation. Members thanked Elaine Garman for her presentation. Decision Noted the report and the issues surrounding the identification and
definition of overprovision. |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING Tuesday 26 November 2013. Minutes: The LLF requested that the date for the next meeting be changed to
enable comments on the Draft Local Licensing Policy to be collated for
submission to the Licensing Board, Decision Agreed that the next meeting of the LLF take place on Wednesday 2
October 2013 at 10.30am. |