The Committees considered reports on fees and charges for the licensing functions dealt with at their meetings on 19 January.

The extracts of draft minutes of the Committees and the appendices setting out the three sets of fees and charges are attached.

These fees and charges are also 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.    note the draft minutes and agree the recommendations of the Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee; and

2.    note the draft minutes and agree the recommendations of the General Purposes Licensing Committee.

Councillors Abassi, Altaf-Khan, and Malik, having declared a disclosable pecuniary interest, withdrew from the council chamber for the duration of this item.

Council considered the extracts of draft minutes and the reports on fees and charges for licensing functions from the Licensing and Gambling Acts and General Purposes Licensing Committee meetings of 19 January. The Committee Chairs presented the recommendations.

Council resolved to:

1.    note the draft minutes and on the recommendation of the Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee adopt the licence fees and charges for 2016/17 set out in the report to that committee; and

2.    note the draft minutes and on the recommendation of the General Purposes Licensing Committee adopt the licence fees and charges for 2016/17 set out in the report to that committee.

The Head of Community Services has submitted a report which seeks agreement of the licence fees for 2016/17 where the Council has discretion over the level of fee charged.

Recommendation(s): That the General Purposes Licensing Committee resolves to:

a)            agree the licence fees and charges for 2016/17 as set out in  Appendix A; and

b)            recommend Council to adopt the agreed licence fees and charges for 2016/7.

The Head of Planning and Regulatory Services has submitted a report which details the proposed miscellaneous licence fees for 2016/17 where the Council has discretion over the level of fee charged.

The Business Regulation Team Manager presented the report.  She said that an inflationary increase to the fees and charges was proposed to ensure the full cost recovery of the services provided with the exception of Street Cafes Permits.   There was no proposed change to this fee in order to promote street cafes and to encourage uptake.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    AGREE the licence fees and charges for 2016/17 as set out in  Appendix A; and

2.    RECOMMEND COUNCIL to adopt the agreed licence fees and charges for 2016/7.

The Head of Community Services has submitted a report which seeks agreement of the licence fees for 2016/17 where the Council has discretion over the level of fee charged:  Commercial Events, Hackney Carriage and Private Hire, Road Closure Orders, Scrap Metal Dealers, Sex Establishments and Street Parties.

Recommendation(s): That the General Purposes Licensing Committee resolves to:

a.            agree the licence fees and charges for 2016/17 as set out in the Appendix; and

b.            recommend to Council the agreed licence fees and charges for 2016/17.

The Head of Community Services has submitted a report which details the proposed licence fees for 2016/17 where the Council has discretion over the level of fee charged, covering Commercial Events, Hackney Carriage and Private Hire, Road Closure Orders, Scrap Metal Dealers and Sex Establishments.

The Licensing Manager presented the report.  He said that it was proposed that for the 2016/17 Council year that no variation to the current fees and charges be made in order to provide financial stability to licence holders in the present economic climate.

The Committee resolved to:

1.            AGREE the licence fees and charges for 2016/17 as set out in the Appendix; and

2.            RECOMMEND COUNCIL to resolve to adopt the licence fees and charges for 2016/17.

The Head of Community Services has submitted a report which seeks agreement of the licence fees for 2016/17 where the Council has discretion over the level of fee charged.

Recommendation(s):  That the Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee resolves to:

a)            agree the licence fees and charges for 2016/17 as set out in this report;

b)            recommend Council to adopt the agreed the licence fees and charges for 2016/17.

The Head of Community Services submitted which detailed the proposed licence fees for the 2016/17 financial year, where the Council has discretion over the level of fee charged.

The Licensing Manager presented the report.  He said that it was proposed that for the 2016/17 Council year that no variation to the current years fees and charges be made in order to provide financial stability to licence holders in the present economic climate.

The Committee resolved to:

1.    AGREE the licence fees and charges for 2016/17 as set out in the report; and

2.     RECOMMEND COUNCIL to resolve to adopt the licence fees and charges for 2016/17.