| 677 | RECORD OF THE MEETING |
| | | The record of the meeting held on 11 January 2005 was agreed and signed by the Chairman as correct. |
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| 678 | APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
| | | Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Andrews, Kenneth Bamber, Davis, Tony Goulden and Luckhurst. |
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| 679 | LICENSING ACT 2003 - PROGRESS REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION |
| | Discussion: |
| | | The Licensing Manager updated the committee on the details of the applications received since the agenda was printed.
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| | • | Personal licences
65 applications received
45 licences issued to applicant
13 in progress
7 returned to applicant
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| | • | Premises licences
28 applications received
1 issued
9 in progress
18 returned to applicant
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| | • | Club premises certificates
4 applications received
1 issued
1 in progress
2 returned to applicant.
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| The committee was also informed that there had been a 60% response rate to the mailshot sent to all takeaways and off-licence premises. Officers were now beginning a series of visits to premises that had not responded to the mailshot. |
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| | > Licensing Act 2003 - progress report on implementation (pdf file 13.1kb) |
| | Decision: |
| | | The committee noted the report and the areas of concern highlighted in paragraphs 4.5 and 5.1. |
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| 680 | LICENSING ACT 2003 - GUIDELINES FOR HEARING OF APPLICATIONS |
| | Discussion: |
| | | At the last meeting of the committee, when draft regulations were in circulation, members agreed a procedure to be used at a Licensing Hearing Panel meeting which broadly followed the system currently used in a magistrates' court. Since then, the final regulations have been published and state that a hearing should take the form of a discussion. |
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| | > Licensing Act 2003 - guidelines for hearing of applications (pdf file 77.9kb) |
| | Decision: |
| | | The committee agreed:
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| | (i) | that applications may be determined by either written representation or by a full hearing, as deemed appropriate by the Licensing Manager in accordance with the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003;
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| | (ii) | that the guidelines shown at Appendix A are approved with the amendment of no. 2 as follows:
2 The Licensing Officer briefly outlines the application. |
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| 681 | APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIRMEN AND ESTABLISHMENT OF LICENSING HEARING PANELS FOR MAY-JULY 2005 |
| | Discussion: |
| | | The committee discussed the vacancies within the current schedule of Licensing Hearing Panels and members offered further availability once applications were set to specific hearing dates.
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| Members requested information about the feasibility of site visits before a panel hearing. |
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| | > Licensing Hearing Panels for May-July 2005 (pdf file 28.3kb) |
| | Decision: |
| | | The committee
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| | (i) | approved the appointment of seven Vice-Chairmen, as set out in paragraph 4.2 of the report, subject to their attendance at a suitable training course;
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| | (ii) | adopted the rules regulating the appointment of Chairmen for Licensing Hearing Panels, as set out in paragraph 4.1 of the report;
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| | (iii) | noted the timetable of Licensing Hearing Panels and their membership for the period May-July 2005, as set out in Appendix A;
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| | (iv) | requested officers to investigate the possibility of holding site visits before a hearing and, if appropriate, the criteria for a site visit and a code of conduct for such visits. |
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