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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, 52 Derby Street, Ormskirk L39 2DF

Contact: Kirsty Breakell 

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

No apologies were 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 Councillor S Evans and the appointment of Councillor J Forshaw 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 Declaration of Interest.

6.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 281 KB

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2018.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2018 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

7.

MINUTES OF SUB- COMMITTEES

No minutes to receive.

Minutes:

There were no minutes to receive.

8.

APPROVAL OF REVISED DRAFT STATEMENT OF LICENSING POLICY REQUIRED BY THE LICENSING ACT 2003 pdf icon PDF 261 KB

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

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considerations was given to the report of the Director of Leisure and Environment as contained on pages 5 to 64 of the Book of Reports, the purpose of which was to approve the revised draft Statement of Licensing Policy as required by the Licensing Act 2003, prior to public consultation.

 

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

 

RESOLVED:A. That the revised draft statement of Licensing Policy attached at appendix 2 to the report, be approved subject to minor amendments.

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 by the Licensing and Gambling committee and Council before 7 January 2020.