Written Question · S3W-11408 · Session 3
How many test purchases of alcohol have (a) been made and (b) resulted in failure in (i) on-sales and (ii) off-sales premises as defined by…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many test purchases of alcohol have (a) been made and (b) resulted in failure in (i) on-sales and (ii) off-sales premises as defined by the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, broken down by police force area.
The answer
Information obtained from the Scottish Police Service, indicates that :
(a) Six hundred and forty-four tests have been undertaken since test purchase went live across Scotland. 632 off-sales and 12 on-sales.
(b)(i) There were four failures in respect of on-sales (33%). Two of the on-sales failures were in Fife and two in Strathclyde.
(b) (ii) There were 87 failures in respect of off-sales (14%).
The following table provides a breakdown per force.
| On Sales
| Off-Sales
Tested
| Failed
| Tested
| Failed
Central Scotland
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 3
Dumfries and Galloway
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 15
Fife
| 7
| 2
| 65
| 6
Grampian
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
Lothian and Borders
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 17
Northern
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
Strathclyde
| 5
| 2
| 356
| 43
Tayside
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 1
Scotland
| 12
| 4
|
(a) Six hundred and forty-four tests have been undertaken since test purchase went live across Scotland. 632 off-sales and 12 on-sales.
(b)(i) There were four failures in respect of on-sales (33%). Two of the on-sales failures were in Fife and two in Strathclyde.
(b) (ii) There were 87 failures in respect of off-sales (14%).
The following table provides a breakdown per force.
| On Sales
| Off-Sales
Tested
| Failed
| Tested
| Failed
Central Scotland
| 0
| 0
| 46
| 3
Dumfries and Galloway
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 15
Fife
| 7
| 2
| 65
| 6
Grampian
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 2
Lothian and Borders
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 17
Northern
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
Strathclyde
| 5
| 2
| 356
| 43
Tayside
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 1
Scotland
| 12
| 4
|
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-11408 by reference.