Issue - meetings

To report on the current position of Member training, and the need to train/re-train existing/new Members for the next municipal year.

(Agenda Item 8):

The Chair invited the Licensing Officer, Daliah Barrett, to present the Report to the Committee which raised the current position of Member training, and the need to train or re-train existing and new Members for the next municipal year.

       There were four recommendations as follows:

(i)                 To task officers to complete an audit of Member training in respect of the Licensing Act 2003 in order to ascertain which members require re-training.

(ii)               To appoint James Button and Co as the preferred supplier of training instructions (either in-house or off-site) for existing and new members.

(iii)             To task members and officers to embark on a comprehensive training programme in line with the introduction of the Gambling Act 2005.

(iv)              Recommendations (i) to (iii) above to be completed in conjunction with the Training and Information Manager, Member Services.

There was concern over the procurement procedure that would have to be followed before a decision was made to choose one training provider over another. It was agreed that this would be checked and the full Council procedures would be followed for any procurement of training resources.

       RESOLVED

That recommendations (i), (iii), and (iv) above be agreed. Recommendation (ii) to be brought back to the Committee’s attention once procurement procedures had been properly established.