Item 6 - Licensing Board Financial Statement 2022-2023
West Dunbartonshire Council · 27 June 2023
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE LICENSING BOARD Report by the Clerk to the Licensing Board 27 June 2023 Subject: Licensing Board Financial Statement 2022/23 1. Purpose 1.1 To allow the Licensing Board to consider its Annual Financial Report in relation to the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The report is attached at Appendix 1. 2. Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that the Licensing Board notes the terms of the Financial Report for 2022/23. 3. Background 3.1 The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 amended the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 to impose a statutory duty on the Licensing Board to publish, on an annual basis, a report detailing the Licensing Board’s income and expenditure during the previous financial year. 4. Main Issues 4.1 This is the Licensing Board’s sixth financial statement since the commencement of the legislative requirement to publish such a statement. The financial statement covers the income received in connection with the Licensing Board’s liquor licensing function and expenditure incurred by the Licensing Board, the Council and the Licensing Standards Officers. The statement explains how these amounts set out in it have been calculated. 5. Financial and Procurement Implications 5.1 The financial information in this report fulfils a statutory requirement of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 as amended by the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015. 6. Risk Analysis 6.1 There is no risk to the Board associated with the contents of this report. 7. Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) 7.1 There are no equalities impacts through consideration of this report.
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8. Consultation 8.1 No consultation was required in the production of this report. 9. Strategic Assessment 9.1 There are no strategic implications associated with this report. Alan Douglas Clerk to the Licensing Board 5 June 2023 Person to Contact: Michael McDougall, Depute Clerk to the Licensing Board, Regulatory Services, West Dunbartonshire Licensing Board, Municipal Buildings, Church Street, Dumbarton G82 1NR. Email: michael.mcdougall@west- dunbarton.gov.uk Appendix: Appendix 1 – Financial Report 2022/23 Background Papers: N/A Wards Affected: All Wards