A lawyer has claimed that Robert Burns may have been the ‘first licensing standards officer’ as he sought to persuade councillors to grant a licensing application to the museum that celebrates his life.
Stephen McGowan, one of the country’s leading licensing solicitors, was representing the National Trust for Scotland, which operates the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway.
He said the application was principally about updating the wording of the current licence to reflect current policy and legislation across the National Trust’s properties.
