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THE LICENSING (SCOTLAND) BILL: AN ANALYSIS OF CONSULTATION RESPONSES
FIFTEEN: ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
15.1 A number of respondents provided their views on a variety of issues that were not the specific topic of any question in the consultation paper, or they were subsidiary matters and extensive expansion of points related to topics that had been raised.
- Several consultees were concerned that some of the proposals for the White Paper diverged in emphasis from those in the Nicholson Report, which they believed offered preferable options, such as the proposal in the earlier paper to extend 'drinking-up' time.
- Many of those representing clubs used the consultation as an opportunity to air their general concerns about the status of clubs and changes that could potentially result from the review of licensing legislation (for example, many clubs would be unable to afford to hire door stewards should they be made a requirement).
- One statutory body flagged-up impending fire safety reform that would make the regulations referred to in the Nicholson Report obsolete.
- Sports grounds representatives argued for changes to their current status, using arguments such as that allowing them to be licensed might even alleviate alcohol-related public disturbance and other problems around grounds. They claimed that other relevant facilities, security and health and safety at modern grounds made them suitable premises.
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