The Board is responsible for administering the alcohol licensing system and certain gambling licensing within North Lanarkshire. 

The Licensing Board is a separate entity to the Council itself but benefits from its members being NLC Elected Members who are supported through the Chief Executive’s Office.  

With such a close relationship the Board utilises the Council’s expertise, knowledge and resources in relation to equalities including: 

• accessing information that informs its equality outcomes, policies and decisions; 

• working with key employees across the Council on areas such as training and development, raising awareness of equality issues in general; 

• the Clerk to the Licensing Board meets regularly with the Council’s Equalities Manager to keep abreast of any relevant information and issues that could have an impact on the work of the Board; 

• liaising with partner organisations such as NHS Lanarkshire, North Lanarkshire Violence against Women Partnership, NL Disability Access Panel, Police Scotland, etc. on initiatives to raise awareness and promote understanding; and 

• using Council premises for its meetings to ensure accessibility at its Hearings.