Waverley Borough Council Committee System - Committee Document
Meeting of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee held on 11/06/2007
Agenda
To: All Members of the LICENSING
AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE
(Other Members for Information)
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01483-523475
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Maureen Brown
Direct line:
01483 523492
E-mail:
mbrown@waverley.gov.uk
Date:
31st May 2007
Membership of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee
Mr L C Bate Mr N P Holder
Mrs G M Beel Mr J P Hubble
Mrs E Cable Mr S R E Inchbald
Mr M Causey Mr P B Isherwood
Mr V Duckett Mr R A Knowles
Mr R D Frost Mr S Renshaw
Mrs J P Hargreaves Mr J M Savage
Mr S L Hill
Substitute Members
Conservative
Liberal Democrat
Independent
Mr S N Reynolds Mrs C E Savage Mrs D M James
Mr C R Baily
Mr S P Connolly
Mr J R Sandy
Mr B J D Morgan
Dear Sir/Madam
A meeting of the LICENSING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE will be held as follows:-
DATE: MONDAY 11TH JUNE 2007
TIME: 7.00 PM
PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNCIL OFFICES, THE BURYS, GODALMING
The Agenda for the Meeting is set out below.
Yours faithfully
ROBIN PELLOW
Head of Committee and Member Services
This meeting will be preceded by an open public question time
in the Council Chamber
Questions may only relate to general issues of policy and
not
to individual applications
AGENDA
1.
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
To elect the Chairman of the Committee for the Council year 2007/08.
2.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN
To elect the Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the Council year 2007/08.
3.
MINUTES
To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 15th May 2007 (to be laid on the table half an hour before the meeting).
4.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
To receive apologies for absence and to report any substitutions.
5.
DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS
To receive from members declarations of personal and prejudicial interests in relation to any items included in the agenda for this meeting, in accordance with the Waverley Code of Local Government Conduct.
6.
ACTION TAKEN SINCE THE LAST MEETING
To note the following actions taken by the Head of Paid Service since the last meeting of the Sub-Committee, following consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman. The Register of Decisions will be laid on the table half an hour before the meeting.
1. Having regard to the additional information submitted with the Group 2 Medical for KD in respect of medication and control of diabetes, a Private Hire Driver’s licence be granted to Mrs K D.
2. Further to the decision made at the meeting of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee on 16th April 2007, the officers be authorised to accept an application from Gastonia Coaches Ltd of Cranleigh to license as a private hire vehicle a new Range Rover (registration no JO07 RFB) in place of the seven-year-old vehicle earlier requested; and the applicant be asked to submit the new application by end May 2007 as it would not significantly affect the decision taken by the Committee, aside from the beneficial effect of licensing a new vehicle.
7.
LICENSING ACT 2003 - STATEMENT OF LICENSING POLICY
The Council has a duty under the Licensing Act 2003 to review its Statement of Licensing Policy within every three year period. The Policy was approved in December 2004 and so will be three years old by December 2007. Some initial soundings have taken place with the responsible authorities and now the first review is about to commence in full. Following consultation on this document, it is expected that there will be a report back to the Committee in the Autumn on this matter and any proposed amendments.
This item is for noting only.
Background Papers
(MD)
There are no background papers (as defined by Section 100D(5) of the Local Government Act 1972) relating to this report.
8.
GAMBLING ACT 2005 – SCHEME OF DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
[Wards Affected: N/A]
The report at
Appendix A
seeks to sweep up some final details for the delegation of functions under the Gambling Act 2005, which should be considered in addition to those approved by the Committee and the Council in February 2007.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Committee notes the delegation at Annexe 1 to the report and approves:
1. delegation of power under Sections 318 and 319 of the Gambling Act 2005 to apply to justices of the peace and to exercise the powers granted by justices of the peace under these sections, these to be delegated to the Managing Director, Head of Committee and Member Services, Licensing Officer/Senior Licensing Officer and the Licensing Enforcement Officer; and
2. the proposed amendment to the Scheme of Delegation as detailed at Annexe 2 to the report; and
3. recommends that the Council approves these amendments.
9.
HACKNEY CARRIAGES (TAXIS) AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES - OUTCOME OF CONSULTATION ON LICENSING POLICY AND CONDITIONS ON LICENCES
[Wards Affected: N/A]
The report at
Appendix B
gives the Committee the outcome of the recent consultation on the licensing of hackney carriages (taxis) and private hire vehicles. It asks the Committee to recommend to the Council those changes that it wishes to adopt as Council policy, having regard to the comments submitted both in writing and verbally at a consultation meeting with licensees on 24th May last.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Committee considers the comments in relation to the proposed changes to conditions and policy for licensing vehicles and makes recommendation to the Council to approve those amendments that it feels are appropriate and necessary.
10.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LICENSING (GENERAL PURPOSES) SUB-COMMITTEE
[Wards Affected: All]
To receive the Minutes of the Meeting of the Licensing (General Purposes) Sub-Committee held on 12th April 2007 attached at
Appendix C
.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Minutes of the Meeting be noted
.
11.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003 SUB-COMMITTEES
[Wards Affected: All]
To receive the Minutes of the Meeting of Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee ‘E’ held on 5th April 2007 attached at
Appendix D
.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Minutes of the Meeting be noted
.
12.
EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
To consider the following recommendation on the motion of the Chairman: -
Recommendation
That pursuant to Procedure Rule 20 and in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during the items, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information (as defined by Section 100I of the Act) of the description specified in the appropriate paragraph(s) of the revised Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act (
to be identified, as necessary, at the meeting
).
13.
LEGAL ADVICE
To consider any legal advice relating to any items in the agenda.
For further information or assistance, please telephone
Maureen Brown, Democratic Services Officer on ext 3492 or 01483 523492
or mbrown@waverley.gov.uk
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