Councillor Miles proposed and Councillor Muddiman seconded the nomination of Councillor Mundy to be elected as Chair of the Committee for 2024/25. Councillor Mundy withdrew his nomination.

Councillor Sandelson proposed and Councillor Mundy seconded the nomination of Councillor Miles to be elected as Chair of the Committee for 2024/25.

Councillor Lygo proposed and Councillor Upton seconded the nomination of Councillor Waite to be elected as Chair for the council year 2024-25.

The two nominations were put to the vote and by 7 votes to 6, the Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee resolved that Councillor Miles be elected as the Chair for 2024/25.

Councillor Upton proposed and Councillor Lygo seconded the nomination of Councillor Waite to be elected as Vice-Chair of the Committee for 2024/25.

There were no other nominations.

On being put to the vote, the Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee resolved that Councillor Waite be elected as Vice-Chair for 2024/25.

There were no declarations of interest.

The Head of Law and Governance has submitted a report to establish licensing casework sub-committees for the 2024-25 Council Year to deal with casework flowing from the Council’s responsibilities under the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005.

Recommendations: That the Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee resolves to:

1.    Appoint as many licensing casework sub-committees of three members as there are combinations of three members in the total number of members of the Committee;

2.    Note that the sub-committees’ powers and duties are as set out in Appendix A to this report; and

3.    Agree the dates on which the sub-committees will meet if required.

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Law and Governance setting out the establishment of licensing casework sub-committees for the council year to deal with casework flowing from the Council’s responsibilities under the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005.

The Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee resolved to:

1. Appoint as many licensing casework sub-committees of three members as there are combinations of three members in the total number of members of the Committee;
2. Note that the sub-committees’ powers and duties are as set out in Appendix A to this report; and
3. Agree the dates on which the sub-committees will meet if required.

The Supervising Senior Licensing Officer has drafted a report to update Committee Members on the updates to previous Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee recommendations.

The Committee are asked to note the report.

The Committee noted the update report.

Recommendation: to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 5 February 2024 as a true and accurate record.

The Committee resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 5 February 2024 as a true and accurate record.

The Committee is scheduled to meet at 6.00pm on the following dates:

·       23 September 2024

·       10 February 2025

·       19 May 2025

The Committee noted the dates and times of future meetings.