http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=676142005
MICHAEL HOWIE
"CRIMINALS will be given the green light to open up bars and clubs because proposed new regulations will see police having a lesser role in vetting licensees, a senior police officer has warned.
Under a radical shake-up of Scotland's alcohol licensing laws, police would only be allowed to object to an application if the would-be landlord has 'relevant' previous convictions. "
