Licensing Board Statement of Policy

The Moray Licensing Board's Statement of Licensing Policy

Welcome to the Moray Licensing Board's statement of policy page. The documents on this page explain how the Board will exercise its functions under the new Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.

Section 6 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 requires every Licensing Board to publish a statement of policy each three years. This policy came into effect in November 2007 and will continue in effect until November 2010.

The main Policy document and the Appendices are listed separately below for ease of reference and more speedy downloads.

• Statement of Policy
• Appendices
• Challenge 25

Statement of Policy

• The Moray Licensing Board's Statement of Policy  30/11/07 - 29/11/10 (111KB)(opens in new window)
• The Moray Licensing Board's Statement of Policy 30/11/10 - 29/11/13  ( 306KB)(opens in new window)

Appendices 

(all documents open in new windows)

• Assessment of Overprovision (3101KB)
• Grampian Policy CCTV Specification (60KB)
• Guidance on the Deployment of CCTV in Public Spaces (136KB)
• Guidance on Preventing Noise Nuisance from Licensed Premises (105KB)
• Pro-Forma Risk Assessment Grid for Applicants (136KB)
• List of Serious Matters (31KB)
• Hearing Procedures (80KB)
• Pool of Sample Additional Licence Conditions (42KB)
• The Moray Licensing Board Scheme of Delegation (39KB)
• Target Dates for Applications (14KB)

Alcohol etc (Scotland) Act 2010 & Challenge 25

It is a mandatory condition on every premises and occasional licence to sell alcohol that a policy is in place requiring steps to be taken to verify the age of anyone attempting to purchase alcohol who appears to the seller to be under 25.

This is just one of the measures introduced by the Alcohol etc (S) Act 2010.

Full information on the requirements as well as an outline draft policy can be accessed from this link: Age verification Policy

The Moray Licensing Board encourages all licence holders to have a written policy and the Licensing Standards Officer will be checking for the same.

The correct forms of ID are going to be crucial to this process. Young people should be prepared to be asked for ID more often and both young people and licence holders should know what forms of ID to carry and look for.

Further information and downloads, including age verification posters, are available through these useful links:

Proof of age cards including Young Scot

• http://www.pass-scheme.org.uk/
• http://www.youngscot.org/local/moray
• http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_44455.html

Challenge 25 downloads/posters

• http://www.wsta.co.uk/challenge-25.html
• http://www.challenge25.org/downloads.html
• http://www.theslta.co.uk/Members-Downloads

The Scottish Government has produced guidance on the provisions and application of the Alcohol etc (S) Act 2010. The guidance and associated documents can be accessed through these links:

Guidance                         Annex                             Sample Policy

The documents also include a sample of an industry standard age verification policy for a retail chain selling alcohol for consumption off the premises.

The Home Office has also produced guidance ID documents in general, including checking for false IDs. That can be accessed by clicking here.

Corrections and Review

Please follow this link to view the Moray Licensing Board's responses to points raised by consultees during the review of the statement of licensing policy. Responses to Consultees

The document may contain errors requiring correction from time to time. Should anyone notice an error or have a query relating to a particular matter then please email licensing@moray.gov.uk

The policy will also remain under constant review.

If and when any changes are made the updated document will appear on this page.

If you experience any problems in obtaining a copy of the document then please notify us by emailing licensing@moray.gov.uk

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