Agenda item

Oral report by the Licensing Manager.

The Committee received an update on Safety Thirst from the Licensing Manager.

Members noted that 29 premises received the Safety Thirst Award at the well-attended and successful Awards Ceremony on 8 October 2014. The Licensing Manager advised that 26 further premises were still either being inspected or were in the process of providing further evidence to support their application for the Award. Members were advised that these would be finalised by the end of November 2014 and that a majority of these cases were late applications in order to obtain the 30% LNL discount.

Applications for the 2015/16 Award, which was due to be amended slightly to permit different premises categories, would be received from 1 January 2015 to 31 March 2015; inspections would then be carried out from April 2015 onwards. Members were also advised that grades could be added to Awards scheme to differentiate between premises that narrowly met criteria and those who passed easily, as well as an award for best in each category.

RESOLVED – That the update on Safety Thirst be received.