Agenda and minutes

To confirm the appointment of Councillor Simon Inchbald as Chairman of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee for the Council Year 2018-19.

The Committee confirmed Councillor Simon Inchbald as Chairman of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee for the Council Year 2018-19.

To confirm the appointment of Councillor Bob Upton as Vice-Chairman of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee for the Council Year 2018-19.

The Committee confirmed Councillor Bob Upton as Vice-Chairman of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee for the Council Year 2018-19

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 5 March 2018 (to be laid on the table half an hour before the meeting).

The minutes of the meeting that took place on 5 March 2018 were confirmed and signed.

To receive apologies for absence and to report any substitutions

There were apologies from Councillors John Fraser, Anna James, Simon Inchbald, Peter Isherwood and Libby Piper. There were no substitutes.

To receive from members declarations of interest in relation to any items included on the agenda for this meeting, in accordance with the Waverley Code of Local Government Conduct.

There were no apologies for absence.

The Chairman to respond to any questions received from members of the public in accordance with Procedure Rule 10.

There were no questions from Members of the Public.

The Chairman to respond to any questions received from Members in accordance with Procedure Rule 11.

There were no questions from other Members.

To receive any action taken by the Chief Executive after consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman since the last meeting.

None.

The purpose of this report is to enable the Council to consider comments following consultation and on the review of the Statement of Licensing Policy for Waverley, against which applications for licences under the  Licensing Act 2003 are considered. 

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Licensing and Regulatory Committee consider the representations in Annexe 3 to this report and make recommendations as appropriate to the Executive so that a final revised version of the Statement of Licensing Policy for Waverley can be approved by the Council and with a view to formal adoption in order that the revised Policy may be in place by August 2018.

The Committee received the Licensing Policy which had gone out to public consultation recently. Officers had received six responses to the consultation, four of which made no comment and two which proposed some slight changes relating to safeguarding and local initiatives and amendments had been made as a result of these.

The Committee noted that only a few minor amendments had been made to the policy following changes in legislation and these were put to the Committee. Members agreed that there should be some clarification of the meaning of an Early Morning Restriction Order and a Late Night Levy, just a sentence that explained what this was. Furthermore, there was a slight replication in the additional tabled annexe of which Officers would ensure was removed. Otherwise, the Committee endorsed the proposed changes to the Policy.

RESOLVED that the proposed changes to the Licensing Policy for Waverley be recommended to the Executive for approval by Council and be in place by August 2018.

To receive the Minutes of the Meeting of the Licensing (General Purposes) Sub-Committee held on 21 May 2018.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minutes of the Meeting of the Licensing (General Purposes) Sub-Committee held on 21 May 2018 be noted.

The minutes of the meeting of the Licensing (General Purposes) Sub-Committee that took place on 21 May 2018 were confirmed.