Scotland - Liquor Licensing Statistics 2015 -16 released

Every year the Scottish Government releases liquor licensing statistics and those for 2015 -16 have just been issued and can be found here: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubLiquor/LiquLic201516  The figures are given globally but are also broken down by Board areas.

Headline figures (with last year’s figures in brackets) include:

Premises Licences – national statistics

• Premises licences in force as of 31 March 2016:

• 16,704 (16,663)
• 5,110 (5,096) - off sales only (i.e. 30.59%)

• Applications received during 2015 -16:
  • 464 (438)
  • of which on sales: 274 (258) (59.05%); and
  • off sales only: 188 (180) (40.94%)
  • applications refused: 23 (15)
  • applications granted: 401 (435)
• Review application outcomes:
  • Written warning: 48 (28)
  • Variation: 13 (19)
  • Suspension: 26 (24)
  • Revocation: 74 (44)
  • No action: 44 (73)
• Occasional licences granted during 2015 -16:
  • 24,778 (22,801)

Personal Licences – national statistics

• Personal licences in force as of 31 March 2016:
  • 54,603 (50,263)
• Applications made during 2015 -16:
  • Refused: 27 (22)
  • Granted: 7,260 (6,924)
• Notice of conviction hearing outcomes:
  • Endorsement: 12 (8)
  • Suspension: 1 (1)
  • Revocation: 2 (1)
  • No action: 12 (18)
• Conduct inconsistent with licensing objectives hearing outcomes:
  • Endorsement: 12 (20)
  • Suspension: 7 (4)
  • Revocation: 7 (12)
  • No action: 2 (12)
• Revocations during 2015 -16 due to failure to provide evidence of having undertaken refresher training:
  • 3,545 (11,284)