Important announcement

Due to operational issues we have had to suspend our food waste collection service for a number of streets in Milngavie and Bishopbriggs today.

If your food waste bin is not collected today, please take in your bin and present on the next collection day, Friday 14 November.

Brown and blue collections in a small number of streets in the Bishopbriggs and Kirkintilloch area are also affected. If your brown and blue bins has not been emptied today, please leave it on the kerbside for collection and it will be collected by the service at the earliest opportunity.

Our teams will be working hard to minimise the impact, and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

See list of streets affected.

Licensing Standards Officers

The Council employs two Licensing Standards Officers.

Their role is to provide:

  • Guidance – Provide information, interact with Licensed trade /others
  • Compliance – Monitor and inspect premises, issue compliance notices, report premises to Licensing Board.
  • Mediation – Log complaints; discuss Licensing problems and disputes with premises and interested parties

The Licensing Objectives

The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 Section 4 details the five Licensing objectives:

  1. Preventing Crime and Disorder
  2. Securing Public Safety
  3. Preventing Public Nuisance
  4. Protecting and Improving Public Health
  5. Protecting Children from Harm

Further information on the five licensing objectives can be found in the East Dunbartonshire Licensing Board Policy Statement below.