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(Report of the Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer)  To consider amendments to the Constitution already approved by the Licensing Committee on 6 June and to recommend them to full Council for adoption.

We received this item to consider amendments to the Constitution already approved by Licensing Committee, and to recommend them to Full Council for adoption.

We noted the two proposed amendments, the first of which was to delegate to the Head of Member Services the power to appoint substitutes to Licensing Committee, providing those substitutes had received the necessary training which was a prerequisite for membership of that committee.

The second ammendment spelled out the procedure for the conduct of hearings where the business was likely to continue after ten o’clock, allowing the Chair of the committee to make a decision to continue proceedings briefly after ten, or to adjourn business to another day.

RESOLVED:

1.       That Members recommend to full Council the adoption of the changes to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers to have effect as amendments to Part F.7 of the Council’s constitution.

2.       That Members recommend to full Council the adoption of the changes to the Council’s Licensing Procedure Rules to have effect as amendments to Part C.9 of the Council’s Constitution.

3.       That we note the report.