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Agenda
Committee Members
Membership
Margaret Dymond; Shirley McLean; Licensing Standards Officer; Representatives from Children’s Services; Police Scotland; Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership and
Renfrewshire Alcohol & Drug Partnership.
Standard Items
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Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement.
There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Minute of previous meeting held on 31 March 2025.
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There was submitted the Minute of the joint meeting of the Renfrewshire Licensing Forum and Renfrewshire Licensing Board held on 31 March 2025.
DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
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Matters Arising
Matters arising from Minute of previous meeting, held on 31 March 2025.
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DECIDED: That it be noted that there were no matters arising.
Report by Police Scotland.
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Sergeant Robertson, Police Scotland, summarised his report relative to local licensing matters which had taken place since the last meeting of Renfrewshire Licensing Forum on 31 March 2025.
It was noted that Police Scotland had attended 42 incidents and undertaken 91 pro-active inspections at licensed premises within Renfrewshire. Police Licensing Officers continued to deliver “bystander” training, promoted the proxy purchase campaign, “it’ll cost you”, had participated in the Paisley Pub Watch Scheme and regularly inspected unlicensed catering premises which operated beyond 2300 hours.
DECIDED: That the report and verbal update be noted.
Report by Licensing Standards Officer.
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C Dickson, Licensing Standards Officer, summarised his report relative to licensing activity undertaken since the last meeting of Renfrewshire Licensing Forum on 31 March 2025.
Information was provided in respect of the number of licensed premises in the Renfrewshire area broken down by premises type; provisional licences pending; occasional licences and personal licences. It was noted that some Premises Licence annual fees remained unpaid and that enforcement action had commenced in pursuit of the recovery of these fees.
DECIDED: That the report and verbal update be noted.
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Health Update
Verbal update by Alcohol Deaths Prevention Lead Officer.
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K Nightingale, Alcohol Death Prevention Lead Officer, representing Renfrewshire Alcohol & Drug Partnership, delivered a presentation relative to alcohol specific deaths in Renfrewshire. Statistics were provided which included the number of deaths, age profiles and hospital admissions. An overview of the work undertaken to address and reduce alcohol specific deaths and the support available was also outlined.
DECIDED: That the content of the presentation be noted.
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Equality Monitoring and Outcomes
Verbal update by Clerk to the Licensing Board.
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The Clerk to the Licensing Board delivered a verbal update on the Mainstreaming Equality and Equality Outcomes Report which had been agreed at the meeting of the Renfrewshire Licensing Board on 29 April 2025 and advised of the requirement to publish the progress made on equality outcomes every two years. The Clerk advised Forum Members that this report was available online for their perusal.
DECIDED: That the verbal update be noted.
Alcohol Focus Scotland Newsletters:-
March 2025
April 2025
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There was submitted the Alcohol Focus Scotland Newsletters for March and April 2025.
DECIDED: That the content of the newsletters be noted.
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Date of Next Meeting
Members are asked to note that the next meeting of the Renfrewshire Licensing Forum is scheduled to be held on 8 September 2025.
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DECIDED: That it be noted that the next meeting of the Renfrewshire Licensing Forum would be held on 8 September 2025.
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