Issue - meetings

Report of the Environmental and Technical Services Director

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.

Report of the Environmental and Technical Services Director

Further to Minute No. 8 of the meeting held on 7 June 2010, the Committee 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.

The report indicated that consultation on the Council’s 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.

Paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the report detailed the amendments which had been made to the Policy both as a result of the consultation and also taking recent legislation changes into account.

Arising from the discussion the following issues were raised:

• whether the questioners listed in Annex 2 had received full responses to their questions; and

• the potential Government changes to the regulatory framework for the licensing of door staff and implications for the Council in the event of  removal of the current requirement for all door staff to be Security Industry Authority (SIA) qualified/licensed. The Assistant Director Environmental and Technical Services indicated that the SIA licence ensured thatprivate security operatives were ‘fit and proper’ persons properly trained and qualified to do their job and that the announced changes to the regulation of door supervisors would be kept under close scrutiny and any necessary changes to the Licensing Policy (or otherwise) would be brought to the Committee as required.

RESOLVED: That