Fife Licensing Forum
For full details of the Committee’s Powers and Terms of Reference please see the published List of Committee Powers available from the Governance Documentation page.
Terms of Reference:
Members:
- Catherine Chudleigh, NHS Fife
- Clare Campbell - Public Health, NHS Fife
- Douglas Hardaker - Environmental Health, Fife Council
- Gillian Dewar - Social Work Service, Fife Council
- Gregor Hannah - Convener
- Izzy Corbin
- James Torrance
- Jeff Ellis
- Jim Bett
- Jo Worrall
- Helen Hutton, Fife Alcohol Support Service (FASS)
- Morag Douglas
- Neil Ewing, Licensing Sergeant, Police Scotland (Fife Division)
- Paul Smith
- Peter Reid
- Stewart Ness
- Susanna Galea - Singer, NHS Fife
The terms of reference of the Forum are as follows:-
- To Keep the liquor licensing system in Fife under regular review and to respond to consultation exercises undertaken by the Fife Licensing Board and the Scottish Government as appropriate;
- To consider the implication of relevant local data and statistics provided by Police Scotland (Fife Division), NHS (Fife) and other relevant organisations;
- To meet the Fife Licensing Board at least once per calendar year; and
- To advise the Fife Licensing Board on any matters of policy and other areas of concern, except individual cases.
Membership
In terms of the Licencing (Scotland) Act 2005 ("the Act"), the Forum shall consist of not fewer than five and not more than eighteen members from the various representative groups specified in the Act.
In order to be eligible for membership of the Forum, a person must be:
(a) aged 16 years or above;
(b) able to demonstrate an interest in the licensing system; and
(c) currently employed in or be a duly appointed representative of one or more of the following groups, namely:
- the Chief Constable of Fife Constabulary
- persons having functions relating to health, education and social work
- holders of premises licences and personal licences
- persons resident within Fife; or
- young people in the area of Fife.
Contact:
Wendy MacGregor, Committee Officer
Legal & Democratic Services
Fife House
North Street
Glenrothes
Fife KY7 5LT
Scheduled meetings of the committee
Previous meetings of the committee
- 2nd May 2024
- 11th April 2024
- 23rd November 2023
- 18th September 2023
- 24th August 2023
- 25th May 2023
- 27th April 2023
- 9th March 2023
- 24th November 2022 - cancelled
- 11th August 2022
- 9th June 2022
- 25th November 2021
- 12th August 2021
- 3rd June 2021
- 22nd April 2021
Key Publications
- Alcohol Sales & Consumption in Scotland during the early stages of the Covid-19 Pandemic - Briefing Paper
- Leaflet - commenting on objections and representations
Committee Documents
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