Agenda for Licensing Committee on Monday, 18th May, 2015, 2.00 pm

Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Tanith Davis 

Items
No. Item

1.

APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIR

Minutes:

RESOLVED to appoint Councillor David Smith as Vice-Chair for the municipal year 2015/16.

 

2.

APOLOGIES

Minutes:

Councillor David Smith

3.

DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS

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of the meeting

Minutes:

None.

4.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 161 KB

Of the last meeting held on 23 June 2014 (for confirmation)

Minutes:

The Committee confirmed the minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2014 as a correct record and they were signed by the Chair.

 

5.

MEMBERSHIPS / MEETING DATES OF LICENSING PANELS IN 2015-16 pdf icon PDF 270 KB

Report of Director of Legal and Democratic Services

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered the 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 Councillors from the list below, including at least one named Chair. This set up is to be reviewed in 3 months, to allow for greater gender representation and for new chairs to be recommended.

 

Councillor Liaqat Ali

Councillor Brian Grocock (C)

Councillor Rosemary Healy

Councillor Mohammed Ibrahim (C)

Councillor Corrall Jenkins

Councillor Sue Johnson

Councillor Gul Khan

Councillor Dave Liversidge

Councillor Carole McCulloch

Councillor Toby Neal

Councillor Alex Norris

Councillor David Smith (C)

Councillor Wendy Smith

Councillor Michael Wildgust

Councillor Linda Woodings

 

(2)  to create a sub-committee, known as Special Licensing Panel, ideally comprising the three Chairs 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)  the allocation procedure used for arranging Special Licensing Panel meetings, as detailed in Appendix 4 of the report.