Scotland - Consultation on Occasional Licences

Yesterday, the Scottish Government launched a consultation on occasional licences in order to seek views on the two following potential changes to the system:

1. to raise the application fee from £10 to £50, £75 or £100, although views on alternative fee levels are also welcomed; and
2. to prescribe a limit on the number and duration of occasional licences for premises licence holders and personal licence holders.

The consultation itself can be found by following this link: https://consult.gov.scot/criminal-law/occasional-licences/

Responses must be made by Tuesday 16 July 2019 and can be submitted as follows:

• online at https://consult.gov.scot/criminal-law/occasional-licences; or
• by completing the Respondent Information Form and returning it to either licensing.consultation@gov.scot or Adam Sinclair, Licensing Team, Area GW14, St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG.

If you need any advice of assistance about this, please contact our solicitors.