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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/2002/2 Liquor Licensing in Scotland, 1997-2001
2. Key Points
- There were 17,162 liquor licences in force in Scotland at 31 December 2001, 82 fewer than at 31 December 2000 and the equivalent of 43 licences for every 10,000 persons aged 18 and over resident in Scotland.
- Over a third of the licences in force in Scotland were for off-sale premises and a further 30 per cent were for public houses. The distribution of licences by type of premises varied across the country. For example, over 40 per cent of licences in Glasgow, Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire were held by public houses, while in the more rural areas of the island councils and Highland, the proportion held by public houses was between 12 and 14 per cent.
- The spread of the types of licences in Scotland has been gradually widening over the last two decades. From 1980 to 2001, there was almost a 15 fold increase in the number of refreshment licences (from 34 to 499) and a 60 per cent increase in the number of restaurant licences (from 921 to 1,473) although the number has remained fairly steady for the past five years. The number of hotel licences decreased by 17 per cent (from 2,959 to 2,455) between 1980 and 2001.
- The number of licences relative to population varied considerably throughout the country, from 18 per 10,000 population aged 18 and over in East Dunbartonshire, to 88 per 10,000 population aged 18 and over in Argyll & Bute. The more rural areas had the highest rates with the more urban areas, outside of the cities, having the smallest rates.
- There were over 10,100 premises with one or more regular extensions to permitted hours at
31 December 2001, around 440 less than in 2000. Of these, 46 per cent were public houses,
21 per cent were hotels and a further 20 per cent were registered clubs. - During 2001, licensing boards considered a total of 708 new applications for liquor licences;
172 less than in 2000 and 35 less than in 1999. Of these, 661 applications (93 per cent) were granted a licence. Four per cent of applications for on-sale licences were refused, compared with 10 per cent of those for off-sales. - There was a total of 2,513 registered clubs (golf, bowling, social etc.) at 31 December 2001;
43 less than at 1 April 2001.
Number of refreshment licences in Scotland, 1991-2001 Chart 2
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