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The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 has fivecentral objectives: Preventing crime and disorder Securing public safety Preventing public nuisance Protecting and improving public health Protecting children and young people from harm.Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. Edinburgh: Scottish Government; 2005. Available tents
What is alcohol overprovision?Overprovision is where there are problems linked to the number andtype of premises in an area.Scottish licensing law requires licensing boards to assess the extentto which they consider thereis overprovision of licensed premises, or licensed premises of aparticular type, in their area.A statement on overprovision must be included in the statement oflicensing policy.A LOCAL JUDGEMENT
What has happened in the last five years Changes to drink driving law 2014 14 units per week low risk drinking limit for men and women 2016 Advice about not to drink if pregnant 2016 Minimum Unit Pricing 2018 More work place policies in place Alcohol Brief interventions continue Increased intelligence about accessibility, affordability and availability Off sales continues to increase
2013 Highland Alcohol OverprovisionStatement Highland one area off sales only Greater than 40 square meter capacityNOTE NOT RETROSPECTIVE
Impact? Alcohol license ay 2015LidlAlness, Dingwall,Inverness, FtWilliam, TainApplicationswithdrawn –agreed not toincrease capacityover 40 squaremetersOctober 2017Home BargainsFt WilliamAs aboveOctober 2017LidlFt WilliamAs aboveNovember 2017LidlTainAs aboveDecember 2018Co-opSkye?
How to persuade a licensing board? ? In my mind there is absolutely no doubt there is enough alcohol inHighland and it is easy to accessTactics Cover all bases. Provide them with both qualitative andquantitative data and with personal stories (film) Public survey Give them a number of options with a view to protecting status quo
Film Personal stories – key messages Alcohol is readily available Described a range of harms and also impact on services Impact on children and their families and friends Not able to make a rational decision when drinking Role of decision makersASK ME IF YOU TO VIEW IT I HAVE IT ON MY LAP TOP
Men admitted to hospital due to alcohol, 2015
Alcohol-related mortality rates(underlying cause) in Highland andScotland, 1982 to 2016
Proportion of adults exceeding low risk weeklydrinking guidelines by gender, Highland andScotland, 2013 - 2016 combined
Alcohol-related mortality and hospitaladmission rates for HighlandCommunity Partnership areas
Percentage of Highland CommunityPartnership populations within drive andwalk time extents of licensed premises
Number of premise licenses in force per10,000 population aged 18 years andover, Highland and Scotland, 2017.
Public Survey
OPTIONS
Option 1 and 2The HighlandLicensing Boardshould consider inrelation to off-salesthe overall supply ofalcohol in Highlandas well as individualpremises and agreethat the currentsupply is sufficient. To limit the supply, nomore off-sales licensesare agreed, where thesales capacity is 40square meters and over. To limit the supply, nomore off-sales licensesare agreed, where thesales capacity is 30square meters and over.
Option 3 and 4The HighlandLicensing Boardshould consider inrelation to off-salesthe overall supply ofalcohol in Highlandas well as individualpremises and agreethat the currentsupply is sufficient. Option 3: To limit the supply, nomore off-sales licenses are agreed,where the sales capacity is 40square meters and over, AND nomore on- sales are agreed in theareas of Caithness and Invernesswhich have higher than averagealcohol-related admission rates. Option 4: To limit the supply, nomore off-sales licenses are agreed,where the sales capacity is 30square meters and over, AND nomore on- sales are agreed in theareas of Caithness and Invernesswhich have higher than averagealcohol-related admission rates.NHS PREFERRED OPTION
WHAT OPTION DID THE LICENSING BOARDGO FOR?
Challenges All played out in the Council Chamber – hostile environment Newly elected ALB who didn’t like the previous OPS or Public Health Requests to directly link location with harms/deaths Fixation on young people drinking in the pubs/clubs and on the streets;pubs seen to be the problem Appear resistant to debate what they can do with licensing as a contributionto a serious PH problemIS THIS REALLY AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY?
elisabeth.smart@nhs.netTHANK YOUARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?
The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 has five central objectives: Preventing crime and disorder Securing public safety Preventing public nuisance Protecting and improving public health Protecting children and young people from harm. Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. Edinburgh: Scottish Government; 2005. Available from:
