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Agenda
Part A
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Welcome and Announcements
a) The Chairman to welcome members of the public and Councillors and to
remind all speakers of the requirement for microphones to be used at all
times.
(b) At the Chairman's discretion, to announce information on:
- action in the event of an emergency;
- mobile phones switched to silent;
- the audio-recording of meetings;
- location of toilets;
- introduction of members of the meeting.
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Substitutions
Members may arrange for a substitute councillor to attend a
meeting on their behalf, subject to prior notice being given. The attendance of
substitute councillors must be recorded.
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Urgent Items
To announce any items not on the agenda which the Chairman has agreed to
consider because they are urgent, to give reasons for the urgency and to indicate where in the order of business the item will be considered.
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Declarations of Interest
The Chairman to invite Councillors to declare individually any interests they may have in the items on the agenda. Councillors should consult Meetings General Procedure Rule 7 for full guidance on the registration and declaration of interests. However Councillors may wish to note the following:-
- Where a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest, other pecuniary interest or a non-pecuniary interest in any business of the authority and he/she is present at a meeting of the authority at which the business is considered, the Councillor must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest, whether or not such interest is registered on his/her register of Interests or if he/she has made a pending notification.
- If a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at a meeting, he/she must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter at the meeting. The Councillor must withdraw from the room where the meeting is being held unless he/she has received a dispensation from the Monitoring Officer.
- Where a Councillor has another pecuniary interest in a matter being considered at a meeting and where the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the Councillor’s judgement of the public interest, the Councillor must disclose the existence and nature of the interest and withdraw from the room where the meeting is being held unless he/she has received a dispensation from the Monitoring Officer.
- Failure to comply with the arrangements regarding disclosable pecuniary interests without reasonable excuse is a criminal offence, with a penalty of up to £5,000 and disqualification from office for up to 5 years.
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Have Your Say!
a) The Chairman to invite members of the public to indicate if they wish to speak or present a petition at this meeting – either on an item on the agenda or on a general matter relating to the terms of reference of the Committee/Panel not on this agenda. You should indicate your wish to speak at this point if your name has not been noted by Council staff.
(b) The Chairman to invite contributions from members of the public who wish to Have Your Say! on a general matter relating to the terms of reference of the Committee/Panel not on this agenda.
See report by by Head of Professional Services
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The Committee considered a report by the Head of Professional Services inviting the Committee to consider the proposed amendments to the Licensing Policy and proposing the adoption of the revised policy to full Council.
Mr Ruder, Licensing, Food and Safety Manager gave a brief introduction to the proposed amendments to the Licensing Policy with particular emphasis on a number of key changes
SOS Bus. The paragraph in relation to the SOS bus would be strengthened to highlight that the bus was funded by voluntary contributions and therefore that the support of the licensed trade was essential to its continued operation and to the mitigation of any impact caused by licensed premises in the town centre.
The inclusion of the expectation that licence holders were expected to operate their premises in line with the application and commitments given to the Committee in order to gain their licence.
The inclusion of additional categories of venues, including garages and camping venues in the Matrix and minor adjustment to time for non-alcohol led premises. Inclusion of paragraphs on the primary use of the premises and the need to demonstrate an exceptional case to justify departure from the Policy
The inclusion of paragraph dealing with the opening hours of premises
Amendments to the Special Policy for the Old Town Zone. Removing the times associated with the venue types and Changes to the categories of venues to make clear what is encouraged and what there is a strong presumption against.
It was suggested by the Committee that the word “only” be deleted from paragraph 3.28 of the report as this might unduly restrict the Council when considering applications.
In discussion, Sally Harrington, Planning, Licensing Service Manager informed the Committee that the town centre had experienced the quietest Christmas in the last five years in terms of incidents and but that the town had been busy. This was attributed to the success of collaborative working by licensed premises. The Committee welcomed this good news, which it believed was a consequence of the hard work by Licensing Officers, both in terms of enforcement and in developing a strong and effective policy.
The Committee also suggested that in future it should look at the use of CCTV and the possibility of bodycams for door staff. These would be particularly useful as they captured sound.
RESOLVED that the amended Statement of Licensing Policy be agreed with the exception of the word ‘only’ to be omitted from paragraph 3.28, under KF4 – Standards to promote the licensing objectives.
RECOMMENDED to COUNCIL that the amended Statement of Licensing Policy be approved and adopted and included in the Policy Framework.
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Exclusion of the Public (not Scrutiny or Executive)
In accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public, including the press, from the meeting so that any items containing exempt information (for example confidential personal, financial or legal advice), in Part B of this agenda (printed on yellow paper) can be decided. (Exempt information is defined in Section 100I and Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972).
Part B
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Minutes
To confirm the minutes of the meeting on 7 December 2016 as a correct record
7 December 2016 minutes
- This report is not for publication by virtue of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (information relating to an individual).
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