Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Kemp and Sands.

To approve the record of the meeting held on 19 March 2024.

The record of the meeting held on 19 March 2024 was agreed and signed by the Chairperson as correct.

The Chairperson will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he/she has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the report. 

The Committee agreed that item 6, Pavement Licensing Policy, should be deferred for consideration at a later meeting at the request of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson to allow for some queries that Members had to be resolved prior to consideration of the policy.

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

Disclosable pecuniary interests

There were none.

Other significant interests (OSIs)

There were none.

Other interests

There were none.

To present Members with the proposed consultation to review the Statement of Gambling Policy under the Gambling Act 2005.

Discussion:

Mandy Francis, Licensing Manager, presented the report on the Statement of Gambling Policy 2025 -2028 and outlined the statutory requirements for the Policy and minor changes that were suggested in section 4.4 of the report.

The Committee were informed that the draft Statement of Gambling Policy 2025-2028 was set out at Appendix A and that a four week consultation period was proposed as set out in section 6.4 of the report.

Members were pleased to see that the draft Statement of Gambling Policy recognised the importance of Safeguarding against Child sexual exploitation.

Decision:

a)    The Committee noted the proposed consultation methodology and instructed the Assistant Licensing Manager to proceed with the same.

b)   That the results of the consultation be reported back to the Committee together with a revised draft Statement of Gambling Policy, prior to consideration by Business Support and Digital Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Cabinet and Full Council for approval.

The purpose of this report is for the Licensing and Safety Committee to consider the draft Pavement Licensing Policy and proposed fees and make recommendations to Full Council for approval.

The item was defered for consideration at a later meeting to allow for outstanding Member queries to be resolved prior to consideration of the policy.