Alcohol Symposium: Alcohol and the Law Flashcards
What do the North East Division Licensing Team do?
- Respond to the Licensing Board in respect of alcohol licensing applications
- Respond to the Licensing Committee in respect of civic licensing applications
- Represent the Chief Constable at sittings
- Monitor incidents at licensed premises
- Engage with premises licence holders through intervention – address issues
- Work in partnership – local authorities, health, the trade, security industry and many initiatives
What does the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 do?
Provides regulation of the sale of alcohol
What factors support the licensing objectives?
- Preventing Crime and Disorder
- Securing Public Safety
- Preventing Public Nuisance
- Protecting and Improving Public Health
- Protecting Children and Young Persons from Harm
What are some licensing offences?
- Sale to, on behalf of, allow consumption by (on premises), under 18 and under 18 to buy, attempt to buy consume (on premises), give to under 18 (public place), deliver to, send for…
- Attempt to enter whilst drunk, or be drunk and incapable of taking care of self (on)
- Sell to drunk person, obtain or attempt to obtain for a drunk person (on)
- Whilst drunk, behave in disorderly manner or use obscene/indecent language to annoyance of others
- Allow drunkenness or disorderly conduct (on)
- Refuse to leave
- Low level disposal
Which facts and figures are provided to Aberdeen City Licensing Board during consultation for new Statement of Licensing Policy?
- Crime recording statistics for the offences of breach of the peace, common assault and serious assault
- Comparison between the city centre and rest of city
- Offences committed during the weekend night time economy hours (WNTE) - 16 hours out of 168….16 v 152 hours
- Offences committed on licensed premises, within the immediate vicinity and public spaces
- Private space violence
- Prevalence of alcohol in domestic related crime
What are the sobriety status of offenders in Aberdeen City?
BASICALLY INCREASED DRUNKEN MISCONDUCT AT WEEKENDS AND MOST MISCONDUCT INVOLVES ALCOHOL
Anti-Social behaviour – outwith city centre: alcohol featured 66% during WNTE hours and 57% of rest of week
Anti-Social behaviour - city centre: alcohol featured in 89% during WNTE hours and 83% of rest of week
Common assault – outwith city centre: alcohol featured 89.7% during WNTE hours and 83% of rest of week
Common assault - city centre: alcohol featured in 89% during WNTE hours and 83% of rest of week
Serious assault – outwith city centre: alcohol featured in 78% during WNTE hours and 69% of rest of week
Serious assault - city centre: alcohol featured in 90.7% during WNTE hours and 91.7% of rest of week
How does vulnerability increase though intoxication?
Increased risk of committing a crime, becoming the victim of a crime or misadventure
Actions and decisions are affected by alcohol
Adverse incidents – reactive measure
What are the asks made in the Statement of Licensing Policy consultation process?
- All licence holders must have in place a duty of care policy to ensure a standard approach is taken when any patron appears to be displaying signs of excessive intoxication. The purpose of this policy is to reduce vulnerability through intoxication, however attained.
- All staff must have additional training in identifying signs of excessive intoxication and an enhanced awareness of vulnerability through intoxication. This should include use of material such as the ‘Who are You?’ video (whoareyou.nz) or similar.
- All related training should be recorded and such records available for inspection by Police Scotland and LSOs.
What are other risk factors associated with alcohol?
- Private space consumption
- Longer and later hours
- Physiological factors
- How alcohol is consumed
- Are customers drinking rapidly
- Other substances involved
- Mix of types of alcohol
- Bottle sales - consider a policy
- ‘Shots’ drinks – consider a policy
