Agenda and minutes

Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee - Tuesday 21 January 2014 5.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
15.	Apologies for absence The quorum for this Committee is 5 Members and substitutes are not permitted. Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Canning, Campbell, Gotch, Hollick, Smith and Williams.
16.	Declarations of interest Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests they may have in any of the following agenda items. Guidance on this is set out at the end of these agenda pages. Minutes: None made
17.	Licensing Activity Update - August - December 2013 PDF 100 KB View item 17. as DOC 215 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. The Committee is asked to 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) concerning licensing activity from August to December 2013. Julian Alison (Licensing Team Leader) presented the report to the Committee and provided some background and context. He explained how officers dealt with issues of non-compliance, and that their methods had proved effective as the officers had not had to deal with the same premises twice. Julian Alison informed the Committee that the Licensing Authority will now be setting up a “Night-time Economy Business Partnership” in the various areas of Oxford with contributions from Thames Valley Police, in order to modernise the existing “PubWatch” scheme in order to better address the objectives of the Trade and the NightSafe Partners. The Chair and Committee thanked the General Licensing Team for all their hard work, especially in the field of enforcement. The Committee noted that the Licensing Authority had now joined the National Association of Licensing Enforcement Officers (NALEO) which would further progress the career development of the staff working in the General Licensing Team. Resolved to note the report.
18.	Licensing Act 2003 & Gambling Act 2005: Licence Fees & Charges for the 2014/15 Financial Year PDF 79 KB View item 18. as DOC 166 KB The Head of Environmental Development has submitted a report the purpose of which is to seek agreement of the licence fees for 2014/15 where the Council has discretion over the level of fee charged. The Committee is asked: (a) To note the licence fees set by statute; (b) To agree the licence fees for 2014/15 as set out in this report. Additional documents: L&G - Fees & Charges - Appendix , item 18. PDF 89 KB Minutes: The Head of Environmental Development submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) concerning licence fees for 2014/15. Julian Alison (Licensing Team Leader) presented the report to the Committee. He explained that no changes were proposed to the current level of fees and charges on the ground that there had been no significant increase in costs, and that costs were not expected to rise in the coming year. Resolved to: (1) Note the licence fees set by statute; (2) Agree to licence fees for 2014/15 as set out in the report.
19.	Minutes PDF 25 KB View item 19. as DOC 39 KB Minutes of the meeting held on 5^th September 2013. Minutes: Resolved to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 5^th September 2013.
20.	Dates of future meetings The Committee will meet on the following dates: Tuesday 10^th June 2014 Tuesday 23^rd September 2014 Tuesday 27^th January 2015 Tuesday 19^th May 2015 Minutes: Resolved to note the dates of future meetings:- Tuesday 10^th June 2014; Tuesday 23^rd September 2014; Tuesday 27^th January 2015 Tuesday 19^th May 2015.