Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 18)

PART 1 ALCOHOL LICENSING

Chief constables’ reports

12 Chief constables’ reports to Licensing Boards and Local Licensing Forums

After section 12 of the 2005 Act, insert—

“Chief constables’ reports

12A Chief constables’ reports to Licensing Boards and Local Licensing Forums

(1) Every chief constable must, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, send a report to each Licensing Board whose area falls within the police area of the chief constable setting out—

(a) the chief constable’s views about matters relating to policing in connection with the operation of this Act in the Board’s area during that year and the following year, and

(b) any steps the chief constable—

(i) has taken during that year,

(ii) intends to take in the following year,

to prevent the sale or supply of alcohol to children or young people in that area.

(2) The chief constable must also send a copy of the report to the Local Licensing Forum for the Board’s area.

(3) If a Licensing Board or Local Licensing Forum so requests, the chief constable (or other constable nominated by the chief constable) must attend a meeting of the Board or Forum to discuss the report.”.