Scottish Liquor Licensing Statistics by Council Area

Scottish Government statistics detail the number and type of liquor licences in force across Scotland's council areas. The bulletin includes data on licence applications, refusals, suspensions, and extensions to permitted hours. It is designated as National Statistics and was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional variations in liquor licence density based on council area data.
• Track outcomes of new licence applications based on refusal and approval rates.
• Monitor trends in licence suspensions and extensions to permitted hours over time.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating a formal quality assurance process.
• Covers multiple facets of liquor licensing including applications, refusals, suspensions, and extensions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:06.360389; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland, broken down by council area