Agenda and minutes

No apologies were received.

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

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4, the Committee note the termination of Councillor Hodson and the appointment of Councillor Yates for this meeting only, thereby giving effect to the wishes of the Political Groups.

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.

There were no urgent items of business.

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.

There were no declarations of Party Whip

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).

There were no Declarations of Interest.

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 2 July 2019.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 2^nd July 2019 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2019

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 18 November 2019 be received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To consider the report of the Corporate Director of Place and Community.

Consideration was given to the report of the Director of Place and Community as contained on pages 73 to 136 of the Book of Reports. The purpose of which was to endorse the revised Statement of Licensing Policy, as required by the Licensing Act 2003, prior to submission to Council.

The Commercial, Safety and Licensing Manager outlined the report, comments received and amendments to the draft policy.

RESOLVED: That the Statement of Licensing Policy 2020, as attached as appendix C to the report be endorsed, prior to submission to Council for final approval and publication.