Agenda and minutes

Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee - Thursday 5 September 2013 5.00 pm

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Venue: Oxford Town Hall

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Items
No.	Item
9.	Apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Laurence Baxter, Anne-Marie Canning, Van Coulter and Mark Lygo.
10.	Declarations of interest Minutes: None declared.
11.	Licensing Activity Update April- July 2013 PDF 99 KB View item 11. as DOC 212 KB The Head of Environmental Development has submitted a report which details the progress made by the Licensing Authority under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 between April 2013 and July 2013. Officer recommendation: That the Committee NOTE the report; and make any comments and recommendations regarding the future work of the Licensing Function. Minutes: The Head of Environmental Development submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) that provided an update on the progress made by the Licensing Authority under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 between April 2013 and July 2013. Julian Alison (Licensing Team Leader) presented the report to the Committee and expanded on the work completed to date. The Committee agreed to note the report.
12.	Consultation responses to draft revised Statement of Gambling Policy PDF 87 KB View item 12. as DOC 192 KB The Head of Environmental Development has submitted a report which details the draft Revised Statement of Gambling Licensing Policy for the Committee to recommend to City Executive Board and Council for adoption. Officer recommendation: That the Committee is recommended to: a) Consider any responses received in the consultation; b) For the purpose of adopting a new policy confirm that the “No Casino” resolution remains; and c) Recommend the draft Revised Statement of Gambling Licensing Policy to City Executive Board and Council for adoption. Additional documents: APPENDIX 1 _SUMMARY OF CHANGES , item 12. PDF 12 KB APPENDIX 2_Oxford SGLP revised 2013 , item 12. PDF 581 KB APPENDIX 3_No Casino Briefing Note , item 12. PDF 16 KB APPENDIX 4_RESPONSE , item 12. PDF 40 KB Minutes: The Head of Environmental Development submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) which detailed the Draft Revised Statement of Gambling Licensing Policy. Julian Alison (Licensing Team Leader) presented the report. The Committee agreed: (a) To consider and note the responses received to the consultation; (b) To confirm the retention of the “No Casino” resolution for the purpose of adopting a new policy; (c) To recommend the Draft Revised Statement of Gambling Licensing Policy to the city executive Board and Council for adoption.
13.	Minutes PDF 28 KB Minutes from 21 May 2013 Recommendation: That the minutes of the meeting held on 21 May 2013 be APPROVED as a true and accurate record. Minutes: The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 21^st May 2013.
14.	Dates of future meetings The Committee NOTES the following future meeting date is: Tuesday 21st January 2014 Minutes: The Committee agreed to note that its next meeting would be on Tuesday 21^st January 2014.