Decision details

Further to Minute No. 35 of the Meeting of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee held on 25 October 2010, the Council considered the report of the Environmental and Technical Services Director on the revised Statement of Licensing Policy.

The report indicated that under the Licensing Act 2003, all Licensing Authorities were required to prepare and publish a 'Statement of Principles' for exercising their functions under the Act every three years, the current Policy having come into force on 7 January 2008 and consultation on the Council's current Licensing Policy Statement had taken place between 28 June 2010 and 19 September 2010.

A copy of the latest revised Licensing Policy Statement was attached at Annex 1 and details of the consultation exercise were attached at Annex 2 to the report.

It was moved by Councillor McGuire, seconded by Councillor D. Rimmer and

RESOLVED:

That the revised Statement of Licensing Policy as set out in Annex 1 of the report be approved, to come into force on 7 January 2011.