Agenda and minutes

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any pecuniary interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda.

If you have a pecuniary interest you must withdraw from the meeting. Normally you should leave the room before the business starts to be discussed. You do, however, have the same right to speak as a member of the public and may remain in the room to enable you to exercise that right and then leave immediately. In either case you must not seek to improperly influence a decision on the matter.

None.

Members of the public who have requested the opportunity to ask a question(s) on an item on the agenda will be asked to put their question(s) to the Committee.  Each member of the public will be allowed to ask one supplementary question within his/her allocated 3 minutes. 

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No public questions were received.

Minutes of the last meeting held on Wednesday 10 February 2021, are attached to be agreed as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held Wednesday, 10 February 2021 are approved as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Minutes of the last meeting held on Wednesday 7 July 2021, are attached to be agreed as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held Wednesday, 7 July 2021 are approved as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Minutes of the last meeting held on Friday 16 July 2021, are attached to be agreed as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held Friday, 16 July 2021 are approved as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Minutes of the last meeting held on Wednesday 1 September 2021, are attached to be agreed as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held Wednesday, 1 September 2021 are approved as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Minutes of the last meeting held on Monday 29 March 2021, are attached to be agreed as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held Monday, 29 March 2021 are approved as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 13 May 2021, are attached to be agreed as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held Thursday, 13 May 2021 are approved as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Minutes of the last meeting held on Tuesday 17 August 2021, are attached to be agreed as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held Tuesday, 17 August 2021 are approved as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 9 September 2021, are attached to be agreed as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held Thursday, 9 September 2021 are approved as a correct record for signing by the Chair.

Report of the Director of Planning and Development attached.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Planning and Development which sought to advise members of the statutory review of the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy under the Licensing Act 2003, and sought approval of the policy to full Council.

The Enforcement Team Leader explained that the Licensing Act 2003 requires a licensing authority to publish a statement of licensing policy every five years. The last policy was issued in November 2016 and had served the authority well. However, this policy was now due to expire so work had been undertaken to redraft the policy, taking into consideration the experience gained over the last few years.

Members noted a number of new policy areas had been included in the policy, such as core hours for licensable activities, code of practice for drinks promotions and a pool of model conditions.

Members thanked the Enforcement Team Leader for his work on the policy and welcomed the changes, namely the list of conditions which could be used in the future. This would give the trade and members guidance on what conditions could be implemented.

In response to a member enquiry, the Enforcement Team Leader advised that CCTV was not mandatory for premises. However, for most premises the Police would require the addition of a CCTV condition or would consider making a representation against a premise that does not propose to have CCTV.

Resolved:

1.    The Licensing and Public Safety Committee gave due consideration the report, the draft policy and the responses received during consultation and recommend to Council that the policy is approved and implemented from the 17 November 2021.