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120.

Minutes

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting held on 12 February 2013 (Minute Nos. 551 – 553) as a correct record and to accept the Minutes of the following Licensing Sub-Committees:

 

26 March 2013 – Minute Nos. 667 – 668

16 July 2013 – Minute Nos. 142 – 144

22 October 2013 – Minute Nos. 350 – 352

10 February 2014 – Minute Nos. 567 – 569

24 April 2014 – Minute Nos. 700 – 702

30 March 2015 – Minute Nos. 592 - 594

 

 

Minutes:

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 12 February 2013 (Minute Nos. 551 – 553) were taken as read, approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

 

The Minutes of the following Sub-Committees were taken as read, approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record:

 

26 March 2013 – Minute Nos. 667 – 668

16 July 2013 – Minute Nos. 142 – 144

22 October 2013 – Minute Nos. 350 – 352

10 February 2014 – Minute Nos. 567 – 569

24 April 2014 – Minute Nos. 700 – 702

30 March 2015 – Minute Nos. 592 – 594

 

 

121.

Declarations of Interest

Councillors should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for  themselves or their spouse, civil partner or person with whom they are living with as a spouse or civil partner.  They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.

 

The Chairman will ask Members if they have any interests to declare in respect of items on this agenda, under the following headings:

 

(a)          Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI) under the Localism Act 2011.  The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared.  After declaring a DPI, the Member must leave the meeting and not take part in the discussion or vote.  This applies even if there is provision for public speaking.

 

(b)          Disclosable Non Pecuniary (DNPI) under the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council in May 2012.  The nature as well as the existence of any such interest must be declared.  After declaring a DNPI interest, the Member may stay, speak and vote on the matter.

 

Advice to Members:  If any Councillor has any doubt about the existence or nature of any DPI or DNPI which he/she may have in any item on this agenda, he/she should seek advice from the Director of Corporate Services as Monitoring Officer, the Head of Legal or from other Solicitors in Legal Services as early as possible, and in advance of the Meeting.

 

Minutes:

No interests were declared.

122.

Draft Statement of Licensing Policy for Consultation pdf icon PDF 89 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Services Director introduced the report which set out information and guidance on a proposed new draft ‘Statement of Licensing Policy’ requiring Member approval to be subject to a three month public consultation.  

 

The Corporate Services Director explained that due to changes in legislation the policy had been updated quite significantly, and Officers considered that it was now in-line with best practice.

 

In response to a query from a Member, the Solicitor advised no further Member training was scheduled but if any major changes to licensing legislation were announced then a refresher training day or notes for circulation could be arranged.

 

RESOLVED: 

 

(1)  That the proposed draft Statement of Licensing, appendix I of the report, be approved for consultation.

 

(2)  That a further report setting out the responses to the consultation and the final draft policy for approval for reference to Full Council, before January 2016, be received.

 

123.

Statement of Gambling Policy 2016 - 2019 pdf icon PDF 67 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Services Director introduced the report which presented the proposed revised Statement of Gambling Policy for the period 2016 - 2019 for consultation.  He explained that this was an interim draft Statement as the Gambling Commission would shortly be publishing revised guidance.  The interim revised Statement would ensure that the Council met its statutory requirements and was essentially no different in principle to the Council’s current Statement, save for amended demographic information. 

 

The Corporate Services Director stated that subject to Members approval the proposed draft statement would be subject to a twelve week public consultation.

 

RESOLVED:

 

(1)   That the draft Statement of Gambling Policy is approved for consultation.

 

(2)   That a further report setting out the responses to the consultation and the final draft policy for approval for reference to Full Council before January 2016, be received.