Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board
Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
Financial Year: 2016 to 2017
The Orkney Islands Area Licensing Board is required under section 9B of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 to publish an annual financial report within 3 months of the end of the relevant financial year.
This report has been prepared using financial data taken on 13 September 2017. The relevant budgets and other finance sources that the data has been extracted from have not yet been audited. Consequently the figures provided in this report are indicative and cannot be relied upon as an accurate reflection of income and expenditure relative to the exercise of the Licensing Board’s functions under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.
Contextual Information
| Number of premises licences in force on 31 March 2017: | 109 |
| Number of occasional licences granted during 2016 to 2017: | 204 |
| Number of personal licences in force on 31 March 2017: | 347 |
Income
| Income (alcohol licensing application fees and annual fees): | £38,703.81 |
Expenditure
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Staff costs: | 73,654.98 |
| Supplies and services: | 598.41 |
| Travel and subsistence: | 534.48 |
| Stationery: | 896.80 |
| Training and development: | 200.00 |
| Total costs: | 75,884.67 |
Deficit
| Deficit for the year to 31 March 2017: | (£37,180.86) |
Staff costs: salary, superannuation, national insurance and pension costs associated with the Licensing Board Clerk and other Legal Services staff, the Licensing Standards Officer and a portion of central administration staff allocated to the Licensing Board function.
Other costs: the identified direct budgetary costs associated with the exercise of the Licensing Board function under each category provided.
Contact
The Licensing Team, Legal Services, Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NY.
Email: licensing@orkney.gcsx.gov.uk.
Phone: 01856 873535 extension 2232.
14 September 2017.