Plans to ban glass in all of Glasgow's pubs by Jan/07 to reduce violent attacks have been abandoned by the city's licensing board. Instead only premises with the highest incidence of glass attacks will serve drinks in plastic/toughened glass. This will remove about 95% of pubs from the direct requirements of the policy. Councillor Gordon Macdiarmid, convener of the licensing board, said the decision to amend the policy had been a result of its "listening" role. The ban is already in force in city centre clubs & pubs with late night entertainment licences. In June the Scottish Beer & Pub Association lodged papers at the Court of Session opposing the enforced use of toughened or plastic glasses, after describing the ban as a "disproportionate response". They now have the opportunity to prove they can operate responsibly in the absence of a higher degree of regulation.
