Issue - meetings

To establish two Licensing Sub Committees to conduct the statutory and non-statutory licensing functions of the Council.

The Chair confirmed that the Committee would be operating in its capacity as a statutory Licensing Committee for consideration of this item. For the remainder of the agenda, the Committee would be sitting as a non statutory Committee. 

The Committee considered a report proposing the establishment of two Licensing Sub Committees to conduct both the statutory and non–statutory licensing functions of the Council. The report additionally set out the terms of reference for the Regulatory Committee and the two Licensing Committees. Appendix 2 of the report setting out proposed memberships for the sub-Committees was tabled. 

RESOLVED

·        That the terms of reference of the Regulatory Committee in the Council’s Constitution attached as Appendix 1, and the terms of reference of the Licensing Sub-Committees attached as Appendix 3 to the report be noted.

·        That Members agree the establishment of two Licensing Sub-Committees with the membership set out in Appendix 2 to this report (tabled following the confirmation of membership at Annual Council on 20 May) to conduct both the statutory and non-statutory licensing functions of the Council as set out in Part Three, Section C of the Council’s Constitution attached as Appendix 3 to the report. 

·        That Members note the provisions in the Committee Procedure Rules, Part 4, Section B of the Constitution and the delegations to the Head of Local Democracy and Member Services (Appendix E Section 9 paragraph 1.5 of the Constitution), attached at Appendix 4 to the report, for the appointment of a substitute Member of a Licensing Sub-Committee from among the Members of the Regulatory Committee when the permanent Sub-Committee Member is unable to attend for any reason.

·        To note that the Council Procedure Rules in Part 4 B of the Constitution do not apply to licensing hearings only in those areas where they conflict with the Local Licensing Procedure Rules and the relevant Acts and Regulations which take precedence.