Issue - meetings

(Report of the Head of Legal Services)  To ask the Committee to make recommendations to full Council on proposed arrangements to implement the Gambling Act 2005 involving amendments to the terms of reference of full Council, the Licensing Committee, the Licensing Sub-Committees, the scheme of delegation to officers and the Local Licensing Procedure Rules.

The committee received this report to make recommendations to full Council on proposed arrangements to implement the Gambling Act 2005.  This involved amendments to the terms of reference of full Council, the Licensing Committee, the Licensing Sub-Committees, the scheme of delegation to officers and the Local Licensing Procedure Rules.

Members noted that the report had been considered and the recommendations agreed by the Licensing Committee.  Members further noted that both political groups in the Council had been consulted on the proposals and were in agreement with them.

Members noted that Appendix 5 of the report contained a list of powers which could be delegated to Council Officers.  Although these powers could be retained by Councillors, the advice of the Legal Services Officer was that these were operational matters not requiring their attention, and that delegation of powers was at the perogative of Members.

RESOLVED:

1. That Members note the report.

2. That Members recommend to Full Council the amendments set out in the report.