The Licensing and Gambling Acts and General Purposes Licensing Committees considered reports on fees and charges for the licensing functions dealt with at their meetings on 23 January.

The draft minutes of the Committees and the reports accompanying the three sets of fees and charges are attached.

These fees and charges are included in the papers for Item 9 at Appendix 7.

The Committee Chairs may wish to present the recommendations.

Recommendations: Council is recommended to:

1.    agree the recommendations of the Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee (Appendix 7, relevant Community Services Fees and Charges); and

2.    agree the recommendations of the General Purposes Licensing Committee in respect of fees for other licensable activities (Appendix 7, relevant Community Services Fees and Charges);

3.    agree the recommendations of the General Purposes Licensing Committee in respect of fees for miscellaneous activities (Appendix 7, relevant Planning and Regulatory Fees and Charges).

Councillors Abbasi and Malik, having declared this related to their disclosable pecuniary interests, withdrew from the council chamber for the duration of this item.

Council considered the recommendations of the Licensing and Gambling Acts and General Purposes Licensing Committees on fees and charges included in the budget before Council as part of appendix 7.

Council resolved to:

1. agree the recommendations of the Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee (Appendix 7, relevant Community Services Fees and Charges); and
2. agree the recommendations of the General Purposes Licensing Committee in respect of fees for other licensable activities (Appendix 7, relevant Community Services Fees and Charges); and
3. agree the recommendations of the General Purposes Licensing Committee in respect of fees for miscellaneous activities (Appendix 7, relevant Planning and Regulatory Fees and Charges).