Meeting documents

Licensing Committee
Thursday, 9th August, 2018 10.00 am

Business Items
1Public speaking at Committees
 To receive and hear any person who wishes to address the Committee. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard. Each speaker will be limited to a period of five minutes (up to a maximum of 30 minutes).
2Apologies for absence and notification of substitutes
3Declaration of disclosable pecuniary interest
 A Member must declare any disclosable pecuniary interest where it relates to any matter being considered at the meeting. A declaration of a disclosable pecuniary interest should indicate the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. A Member is not permitted to participate in this agenda item by law and should immediately leave the meeting before the start of any debate.

If the Member leaves the Chamber in respect of a declaration, he or she should ensure that the Chairman is aware of this before he or she leaves to enable their exit from the meeting to be recorded in the minutes in accordance with Standing Order 37.
4Minutes 24/04/18
 To approve as acorrect record
 Minutes - 4 lic minute 240418-dr28821 
5Matters referred by Council, the Executive etc.
 If any
6Review of Taxi Licensing Policy
 Report of the Director of Development & Environment
 Report - 6 Review of Taxi Licensing Policy 
7Revision of Statement of Principles under the Gambling Act 2005
 Report of the Director of Development & Environment
 Report - 7 Revised Statement of Principles under the Gambling Act 2005 
8Urgent business permitted by the Local Government Act 1972
 Any item of business which the Chairman is of the opinion should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances (to be specified in the Minutes). For a matter to be considered as an urgent item, the following questions must be address:

'What harm to the public interest would flow from leaving it until the next meeting?' If harm can be demonstrated, then it is open to the Chairman to rule that it be considered as urgent. Otherwise the matter cannot be considered urgent within the statutory provisions.