Agenda and minutes

Licensing Committee - Thursday, 24 May 2012 9.30 am

Venue: Meadfoot Room - Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Kay Heywood  Governance Support Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chairman/woman

To elect a Chairman/woman for the 2012/2013 Municipal Year.

Minutes:

Councillor Addis was elected Chairman for the 2012/2013 Municipal Year.

2.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence, including notifications of any changes to the membership of the Committee.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Cowell, Barnby, Stocks and Hytche.

 

 

3.

Appointment of Vice-Chairman/woman

To appoint a Vice-Chairman/woman for the 2012/2013 Municipal Year.

Minutes:

Councillor Ellery was elected Vice-Chairman for the 2012/13 Municipal Year.

4.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 34 KB

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of this Committee held on 17 November 2011.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 17 November 2011 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

5.

Decisions Taken in Relation to Licensing Act 2003 Applications Under Delegated Powers pdf icon PDF 130 KB

To consider a report that informs Members of the decisions taken in relation to Licensing Act 2003 applications by the Executive Head Community Safety under delegated powers.

Minutes:

The Committee noted the report which set out the details of the decisions taken by the Executive Head Community Safety in relation to the Licensing Act 2003 applications, using delegated powers.  Members were informed that the Licensing Policy required the decisions made under delegated powers to be reported to the Committee on a regular basis.

6.

Decisions Taken in Relation to Gambling Act 2005 Applications Under Delegated Powers pdf icon PDF 132 KB

To consider a report that informs Members of the decisions taken in relation to Gambling Act 2005 applications by the Executive Head Community Safety under delegated powers.

 

Minutes:

Members noted the report which set the decisions taken in relation to the Gambling Act 2005, taken by the Executive Head Community Safety in relation to the Gambling Act 2005 applications, using their delegated powers.

 

7.

Establishment of Licensing Sub-Committee pdf icon PDF 128 KB

To consider a report that seeks to establish a Licensing Sub-Committee to deal with all matters in connection with licensing applications.

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report in relation to the establishment of a Licensing Sub-Committee which would be able to deal with all matters in connection with licensing application.  It was noted that the Licensing Act 2003 provided for the establishment of one or more sub-committees (Section 9 (1)), consisting of 3 members of the Licensing Committee.

 

Resolved:

 

(i)         that a sub-committee of the Licensing Committee be established to comprise of three Members of the Licensing Committee;

 

(ii)        that the terms of reference of the sub-committee be to consider and determine all matters in connection with licensing applications (including those set out in the Statement of Licensing Policy and Gambling Act Policy/Statement of Principles);

 

(iii)       that the Licensing Sub-Committee be exempt from the rules of Committee proportionality, as defined in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and supporting regulations; and

 

(iv)       that the Governance Support Manager (in consultation with the Chairman), be authorised to empanel members of the Licensing Committee to serve on the Licensing Sub-Committee as and when required.

 

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