Edinburgh's Licensing Board is responsible for regulating the sale of alcohol to the public and certain gambling activities, by issuing alcohol licences and betting and gambling permits.
Statement of Licensing Policy 2023
The Board agreed the terms of its new Statement of Licensing Policy at its meeting on 27 November 2023. . The final version of the policy confirms changes to extended hours policy, occasional licensing, expectations on safe travel arrangements and a number of other adjustments.
Overprovision assessment
The Licensing Board is carrying out an assessment of whether there is overprovision of premises licensed to sell alcohol in the City of Βι¶ΉΣ³» area.
The Board obtained views on overprovision of licensed premises including types of premises, size and capacity of premises, and hours of operation within Edinburgh and its specified localities during a consultation period between 21 March and 13 May 2024.
The Board has held evidence sessions with stakeholders and statutory consultees. The next step is to prepare a draft assessment which will be made available via a second consultation. This will be an opportunity to comment on the draft assessment before a final decision is made. The finalised assessment will become part of the Licensing Policy and will help the Board make decisions about licence applications and give potential applicants information about how the Board is likely to approach licence applications.
Extended hours 2024
The Board agreed that for the 2024-25 festive season the extended hours policy would remain unchanged, operating between 18 December 2024 and 2 January 2025, inclusive.
Licensing Board members
- Councillor Louise Young (Convener)
- Councillor Jason Rust (Vice Convener)
- Councillor Pauline Flannery
- Councillor Margaret Graham
- Councillor Lezley Marion Cameron
- Councillor Chas Booth
- Councillor Norman Work
- Councillor Catherine Fullerton
- Councillor David Key
View recent Licensing Board meeting papers
Download the Licensing Board rules and meeting dates (PDF, 70KB)
Download details of what to expect at a Licensing Board meeting (PDF, 285KB)
Financial statements
Download the Edinburgh Licensing Board's annual financial statements (PDF, 297KB)
Alcohol and gambling policies
Download the gambling policy and related documents (PDFs)
Download the alcohol licensing policy (PDF, 8MB)
Equalities policy and outcomes
Download the equalities policy outcomes (PDF, 161KB)
Download the equalities policy 2018 (PDF, 282KB)
Freedom of information
Download freedom of Information publication scheme 2018 (PDF, 208 KB)
Annual functions reports
Download annual reports on the board's functions (PDF, 108KB)