APPROVED Licensing Board Minute - 27 June 2023 v3
West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 June 2023
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE LICENSING BOARD At a Meeting of West Dunbartonshire Licensing Board held in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Tuesday, 27 June 2023 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Councillors Gurpreet Singh Johal, Jonathan McColl, June McKay, Chris Pollock and Hazel Sorrell. Attending: Michael McDougall, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board; Lawrence Knighton, Licensing Standards Officer and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Also Attending: Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Lawrence O’Neill and John Millar. Councillor June McKay in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of the Licensing Board meeting held on Tuesday, 9 May 2023 were submitted and approved as a correct record. APPLICATION FOR PERSONAL LICENCE Mr McDougall, Depute Clerk to the Board, noted that the objection to the Personal Licence application had now been withdrawn by Police Scotland so this hearing was no longer required and the application would be determined under delegated authority.
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATEMENT OF LICENSING POLICY AND ASSESSMENT OF OVERPROVISION A report was submitted by Clerk of the Licensing Board providing information to allow the Licensing Board to review and comment on the draft Statement of Licensing Policy and Assessment of Overprovision. After discussion and having heard the Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board agreed that the Licensing Board authorise the Clerk to consult on the new Statement of Licensing Policy and Assessment of Overprovision. LICENSING BOARD FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2022-2023 A report was submitted by Clerk of the Licensing Board providing information to allow the Licensing Board to consider the Annual Financial Report in relation to the period 2022-2023. After discussion and having heard the Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board noted the terms of the Financial Report for 2022/23. LICENSING BOARD ANNUAL FUNCTIONS REPORT 2022-2023 A report was submitted by Clerk of the Licensing Board providing information to allow the Licensing Board to consider its Annual Functions Report in relation to the period 2022-2023. After discussion and having heard the Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Board noted the terms of the Functions Report for 2022/23. REVIEW OF PREMISES LICENCES Mr McDougall, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board, confirmed to Members that full payment of outstanding annual fees had now been made by the holder of the premises licence at Jenners, Unit 7 Retail Crescent, Lomond Shores, Balloch, G83 8QL. The licence holders noted their apologies for the late payment of fees. The meeting closed at 10.11 a.m.