Agenda for Licensing Committee on Monday, 12th May, 2014, 2.00 pm

Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Mark Leavesley 

Items
No. Item

1.

APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR

Minutes:

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Dave Smith as Vice-Chair for the municipal year 2014/15.

 

2.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

Councillor Alex Norris – other Council business

3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

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Minutes:

None.

4.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Last meeting held on 25 April 2014 (for confirmation)

Minutes:

The Committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 25 April 2014 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

 

5.

MEMBERSHIPS / MEETING DATES OF LICENSING PANELS IN 2014-15 pdf icon PDF 241 KB

Report of Director of Legal and Democratic Services

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Legal and Democratic Services outlining the administrative procedures and discharge of licensing business by the Authority.

 

RESOLVED

 

(1)    to create 3 sub-committees (to be known as Licensing Panels A, B and C), each consisting of three from the pool of Councillors named below, including at least one named Chair, with substitutes to be drawn from all Councillors of this Committee:

 

Councillor Liaqat Ali

Councillor Azad Choudhry

Councillor Georgina Culley

Councillor Brian Grocock (Chair)

Councillor Pat Ferguson

Councillor Mohammed Ibrahim (Chair)

Councillor Rosemary Healy

Councillor Gul Khan

Councillor Jackie Morris

Councillor Alex Norris

Councillor Bill Ottewell

Councillor Dave Smith (Chair)

Councillor Wendy Smith

Councillor Roger Steel

Councillor Mick Wildgust

 

(2)  to create a sub-committee, known as Special Licensing Panel, ideally comprising the three Chairs named in (1) above but, if necessary, with the ability to use any Councillor on this Committee;

 

(3)  to note the table of delegated functions set out in Appendix 2 of the report, which forms the remit of this Committee as per the Council’s Constitution and relevant legislation;

 

(4)  to note the following:

 

(a)  that notice of Licensing Committee meetings will be given as and when required;

 

(b)   that Panel meetings have been arranged as detailed in Appendix 3 of the report;

 

  (c)  in relation to the Special Licensing Panel:

 

  (i)  that meetings will be arranged as required to determine complex or    contentious licensing applications and to determine reviews of      licences;

 

  (ii)  that the Head of Public Protection is responsible for the referral of      applications and reviews to the Special Licensing Panel, following      consultation with the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Committee;

 

  (iii)  the allocation procedure used for arranging Special Licensing Panel      meetings, as detailed in Appendix 4 of the report.