Scottish Government are seeking views on draft revised guidance for Licensing Boards.
Under the terms of Section 142(1) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, Scottish Ministers may issue guidance to Licensing Boards as to the exercise of their functions under the Act, which they must have regard to. The current statutory guidance has recently been reviewed. The Scottish Government are seeking views on the draft revised guidance. The purpose of this consultation is to invite views on the ‘Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Section 142 Draft Revised Guidance for Licensing Boards’. Read the draft guidance here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-licensing-scotland-act-2005-section-142-draft-revised-guidance-licensing-boards/ The consultation closes on 11th June 2019. To share your views or to contribute to the consultation follow this link: https://consult.gov.scot/justice/draft-revised-guidance-for-licensing-boards/consultation/subpage.2016-07-07.1474135251/ If you are unable to respond online you can submit your response along with a completed Respondent Information Form to: [email protected] The Respondent Information Form is available here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/respondent-information-form/ Background The first guidance for Licensing Boards was issued in April 2007 to support them in the exercise of their functions under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. One of the purposes of the guidance is for the Scottish Ministers to give guidance to Licensing Boards on the effect of the complex areas of, and interactions between, the legislative provisions. The first guidance has not been substantially amended since it was issued to Licensing Boards. Scottish Government are committed to updating it, aiming for it to reflect the range of associated primary and secondary legislation enacted since it was issued and for it to provide clarity for Licensing Boards. Scottish Government officials, with assistance from a working group formed from members of the Council of the Scottish Institute of Licensing and others, such as Alcohol Focus Scotland and other health professionals, have reviewed the current guidance and have prepared the draft of revised guidance for Licensing Boards. For more information, please visit https://consult.gov.scot/justice/draft-revised-guidance-for-licensing-boards/
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Scottish Government has commissioned a research team to undertake a project called Rural Planning Policy to 2050: Research to Inform NPF 4.
The research team is currently running an online survey and is encouraging community councils across rural Scotland to take this opportunity to help build the evidence base that will inform future planning policy. The closing date in in one week, so we encourage people to follow the link below and have their say! The survey is available at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/rpp2050www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/rpp2050 The closing date for submissions is Friday 22nd March. Learn more about the research here. Your views are sought by Scottish Government on the Animal Health & Welfare Act Amendment consultation.
They are seeking views on proposals to strengthen the enforcement of animal welfare legislation by;
https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-amend-animal-health-welfare-scotland-act-2006/ To find out more and to take part in the consultation follow this link: https://consult.gov.scot/animal-welfare/animal-health-welfare-act-amendment-2019/Why We have been advised that Sustrans has launched the Network Action Grant Fund: This is a fund open to community groups, social enterprises and charities for money to purchase equipment or tools to improve the National Cycle Network for people or wildlife. If a group is not constituted, a local authority may apply on their behalf. For more information follow this link: www.sustrans.org.uk/scotland/national-cycle-network/network-action-grant-funding Sustrans is the charity making it easier for people to walk and cycle. They are engineers and educators, experts and advocates. They connect people and places, create liveable neighbourhoods, transform the school run and deliver a happier, healthier commute.
Join them on their journey. http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ Following some negative comments on social media, we would like to publicly restate our aim to be transparent, inclusive, open, engaging and welcoming of input from members of our community. We have demonstrated this quite clearly since the current CC was elected in October 2018 and we will continue in the same vein in future. We deny any suggestion that we are only interested in causes with which we are personally involved. As Community Councillors, we have a duty to act in the interests of the local community which we have been elected to represent. Our actions comply with the following principles:
Service to the Community (Public Service), Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability and Stewardship, Openness, Honesty, Leadership and Respect. We are very keen to use social media to inform, advise, respond to questions and collate community opinions when required, but we do not believe this is the best platform to respond to personal criticism from members of the public. Therefore, in such cases, we do not intend to enter into protracted arguments on Facebook. The next BCC Meeting will be on Monday 18th March at 7pm in the Library Meeting Room and members of the public are very welcome to attend and raise particular issues there. We prefer this approach to being slandered on social media. We would like to inform you about an event taking place on Wednesday 3rd April from 6 - 9 PM in the Kirkstyle Cafe.
SAFEtalk is a 3 hour training workshop which raises awareness and seeks to help to prevent suicide in our community. SAFEtalk aims to help participants develop the skills to recognise when a person is having thoughts of suicide, engage them and then connect them with an organisation or individual who can intervene to help keep them safe. It is suitable for any member of the community over the age of 16. Contact Racehel McCann [email protected] for further details.
The Scottish Affairs Committee is following up on its previous work on bank closures andATM networks in Scotland by launching a short inquiry into access to financial services.
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