Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

9.

Nomination of the Chair

Minutes:

The Committee nominated Councillor Sinclair as the chair in the chair’s absence.

10.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Brandt.

 

11.

Declarations of interest

Councillors serving on the Committee are asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any of the following agenda items.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest received

12.

Licensing Authority Activity Report April to December 2014 pdf icon PDF 105 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 during the period: 1st April 2014 to 31st December 2014.

 

Officer recommendation: That the Committee notes the contents of 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) which detailed the progress made by the Licensing Authority under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 during the period: 1st April 2014 to 31st December 2014.

 

The Licensing Team Leader presented the report.

 

Cllr Cook arrived 6.05pm

 

The following comments were made:

  • There has been a slight increase in activity from last year but only because of changes to the Licensing Act 2003 that allow the Authority to suspend licences when payment of the annual fee has not been made, which has led to a pro-active approach by the Team to visit venues that have debts outstanding and retrieve payments.
  • Late night enforcement focuses solely on whether licensed premises are complying with the terms of their licences. Enforcement doesn’t cover anti-social behaviour or other environmental issues in the wider community.
  • There are no premises of serious concern at this present time within the city, though there are venues that are being monitored and improvements as to how those venues operate have been discussed by the Authority and Police with the owners of those businesses.
  • A couple of premises have reached the maximum number of TENs allowed under the Licensing Act 2003 and therefore are not permitted any more this calendar year.

 

The Committee resolved to NOTE the contents of the report.

13.

Licensing Fees and Charges for 2015/16 pdf icon PDF 79 KB

The Head of Environmental Development has submitted a report which details a report to the proposed licence fees for 2015/16 where the Council has discretion over the level of fee charged.

 

 

Officer recommendation: That the Committee note the licence fees and charges set by statute; and agree the licence fees and charges for 2015/16 as set out in this report.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Head of Environmental Development has submitted a report which details the licensing fees for 2015/16.

 

The Licensing Team Leader presented the report. He explained that where the Council has discretion over the level of fee charged, fees have increased by 1.9% in line with inflation.

 

The Committee resolved to note the report and APPROVE the licensing fees and charges for 2015/16.

14.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 26 KB

Minutes from 10 June 2014

 

Recommendation: That the minutes of the meeting held on 10 June 2014 be APPROVED as a true and accurate record.

Minutes:

The Committee welcomed Cllrs Henwood and Munkonge onto the Committee.

 

The Committee resolved to AGREE the minutes held on 10 June 2015 as a true and accurate record.

15.

Dates of future meetings

19 May 2015

14 September 2015

26 January 2016

Minutes:

The Committee noted the next meeting would be held on 19 May 2015.