Licensing Services

Local Licensing Forum

The Local Licensing Forum has been set up by South Ayrshire Council. Its role is to keep under review the operation of the Licensing (Scotland) act 2005 in the Forum’s area and the exercise by the Licensing Board of its functions.

It can also give advice and make recommendations to the Board on general policy but it cannot however review or give advice or make recommendations in relation to a particular case.

The Forum is made up of holders of premises and personal licences, a police representative, a representative from ADAT, a young person, the Licensing Standards Officer, people resident within the Forum’s area and a member of the Licensing Board.

The Forum sits 4 times per year.

The current members are:

• Robin Russell (Convenor)
• Rachel Rennie, Sandra Horne, Rabinder Singh and Alexander Bradford (Licensees)
• Margaret Anderson, Ian Hunter, Archie Monkhouse, Patricia Robertson (Persons resident in the area)
• Dr Charles Lind, Ayrshire & Arran Drug Action Team
• Superintendent Liz Weir, Strathclyde Police
• Martin Caird, (Young Peoples representative)
• Michael Ankers (Chairman, South Ayrshire Access Panel)
• Councillor Douglas Campbell (Chairman, South Ayrshire Licensing Board)
• Catrina Andrew, Licensing Standards Officer, South Ayrshire Council

For further information regarding the Forum, contact

Catrina Andrew
Town Buildings
29 New Bridge Street
Ayr
KA7 1JX
Tel: 01292 617686
E-mail: catrina.andrew@south-ayrshire.gov.uk

For general information regarding local licensing forums contact: www.local-licensing-forums.org.uk