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Agenda and minutes

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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:

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4, the Committee noted the termination of membership of Councillors G Hodson and I Davis, and the appointment of N Pryce-Roberts and A Owens respectively for this meeting only, thereby giving effect to the wishes of the political groups.

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.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 269 KB

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 10 October 2017.

Minutes:

RESOLVED  That the minutes of the meeting held on 10 October 2017 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

7.

MINUTES OF SUB- COMMITTEES pdf icon PDF 281 KB

To note the following minutes of the Licensing Sub – Committee:-

 

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the Sub – Committee as listed a-g below were submitted.

 

RESOLVED  That the minutes of the Sub – Committee listed a-g below be noted.

7a

Licensing Sub-Committee - Friday 8 December 2017 pdf icon PDF 280 KB

7b

Licensing Sub-Committee - Tuesday 19 December 2017 pdf icon PDF 270 KB

7c

Licensing Sub-Committee -Tuesday 16 January 2018 pdf icon PDF 279 KB

7d

Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday 29 January 2018 pdf icon PDF 345 KB

7e

Licensing Sub-Committee -Tuesday 30 January 2018 pdf icon PDF 268 KB

7f

Licensing Sub-Committee -Tuesday 20 February 2018 pdf icon PDF 265 KB

7g

Licensing Sub-Committee -Tuesday 13 March 2018 pdf icon PDF 267 KB

8.

Approval of Draft Statement of Licensing Policy and Authorisations required by the Gambling Act 2005 pdf icon PDF 182 KB

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the Director of Leisure and Environment as contained on pages 29 to 64 of the Book of Reports, the purpose of which was to approve the draft Statement of Licensing Policy required under the Gambling Act 2005 prior to public consultation.

 

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

 

RESOLVED A.         That the draft Statement of Licensing Policy attached at Appendix 2 be approved, subject to minor administrative changes.

 

B.         That the Director of Leisure and Environment be given delegated authority to publish the draft Statement of Licensing Policy and conduct a period of public consultation prior to returning the final policy for approval before 3 January 2019.