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Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Julia Brown  Email: julia.brown@westlancs.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence received.

2.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

To be apprised of any changes to the membership of the Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

 

Minutes:

There were no changes to Membership of the Committee.

3.

URGENT BUSINESS

Note:  No other business is permitted unless, by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified at the meeting, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.

 

Minutes:

There were no urgent items of business.

4.

DECLARATION OF PARTY WHIP

Party Whips are not to be used by this Committee in respect of functions concerning the determination of new Licence Applications, Revocations and Appeals.  When considering any other matter which relates to a decision of the Cabinet or the performance of any Member of the Cabinet, in accordance with Regulatory Committee Procedure Rule 9, Members must declare the existence of any Party Whip and the nature of it, before the commencement of the Committee’s deliberations on the matter.

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of Party Whip.

5.

DECLARATION OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 299 KB

If a Member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Borough Solicitor in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of the agenda sheet).

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

6.

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To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 5 April 2016.

Minutes:

RESOLVED              That the minutes of the meeting held on 5 April 2016 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

7.

MINUTES OF SUB- COMMITTEES pdf icon PDF 208 KB

To note the minutes from the Licensing Sub – Committee held on:-

 

19 July 2016

21 September 2016

24 January 2017

10 February 2017

24 May 2017

6 June 2017

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Licensing Sub – Committee held on 19 July 2016, 21 September 2016, 24 January 2017, 10 February 2017, 24 May 2017 and 6 June 2017 were submitted.

 

RESOLVED              That the above minutes be noted.

8.

APPROVAL OF REVISED SEX ESTABLISHMENT LICENSING POLICY pdf icon PDF 135 KB

To consider the report of the Director of Leisure and Wellbeing.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Director of Leisure and Wellbeing as contained on pages 23 to 74 of the Book of Reports, the purpose of which was for Members approval of the revised Statement of Sex Establishment Licensing Policy.

 

The Commercial, Safety and Licensing Manager outlined the report and responded to questions and comments raised by the Committee.

 

RESOLVED A.      That the Statement of Sex Establishment Licensing Policy attached at Appendix 3 to the report be approved for publication on 11 January 2018 and take effect from 11 February 2018.

 

B.        That if no press enquiry is made, a press release confirming the approval of the Statement of Sex Establishment Licensing Policy attached at Appendix 3 to the report be published with agreement of the Chairman of the Committee in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Health and Community Safety.