Dear Sir or Madam,

I hereby make a freedom of information request for minutes of
meetings between the team which drafted the Bill that became the
Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 and representatives of Licensing
Boards after publication of the Bill and before the Stage 3 Debate

Yours faithfully,

Albert Vassey

Dear Mr Vassey

Thank you for your request dated 12 July 2008 for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) for the minutes of meetings between the team which drafted the Bill that became the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 and representatives of Licensing Boards after publication of the Bill on 28 February 2005 and before the Stage 3 Debate on 16 November 2005.

Under section 25 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available on the Scottish Government website in two areas, firstly for the Transition Team which consisted of representatives of the Licensing Boards. The following is a link to the transition team web page
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justic...
and a direct link to their minutes
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justic...

Secondly a representative for the Licensing Boards was a member of the National Licensing Forum which held regular meetings at which the Bill Team were also present. The following is a link to the National Licensing Forum web page
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justic...
and a direct link to their minutes
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Justic...
If you do not have access to obtain this information from the website listed, then please contact me again and I will arrange to provide it in hard copy.

If you are unhappy with this response to your request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review, by writing to Director General Justice and Communities, Mr Robert Gordon, The Scottish Government, St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG. Your request should explain why you wish a review to be carried out, and should be made within 40 working days of receipt of this letter, and we will reply within 20 working days of receipt. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to make a formal complaint to the Scottish Information Commissioner.

Tony Rednall
The Scottish Government
Criminal Law & Licensing Division
St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG
T: 0131-244 4533 F: 0131-244 2623
E: [email address]

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Dear Mr Rednall,

Thank you for your response, and for the linksto the information on
the SG website. These appear to be the minutes I wanted to see. At
any rate, they fulfil my request.

Thanks again.

Yours sincerely,