Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED

That Councillor Jim Sanson be elected Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing Council year.

RESOLVED

That Councillor John Blackall be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing Council year.

To approve as correct the minutes of the meeting held on 9 November 2017

(Note: If any Member wishes to propose an amendment to the minutes they should submit this in writing to committeeservices@horsham.gov.uk at least 24 hours before the meeting.  Where applicable, the audio recording of the meeting will be checked to ensure the accuracy of the proposed amendment.)

The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 9 November 2017 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive any declarations of interest from Members of the Committee

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman of the Committee or the Chief Executive

There were no announcements.

The Head of Environmental Health & Licensing reported that under the Licensing Act 2003, a statement of the Council’s Licensing Policy had to be published every three years. The Council’s current policy had come into effect on 31 January 2014 and therefore the Council was required to review the existing policy with a view to having a new policy in force by the end of January 2019.  

The draft policy would be subject to public consultation for three months and have to be approved by Council, acting as the Licensing Authority, before being formally adopted. Should there be any relevant representations resulting from the consultation process, they would be reported to the Licensing Committee.

The draft Licensing Policy was considered by the Committee and Members agreed to approve the proposal for consultation purposes. 

RESOLVED

(i)      That the Licensing Policy, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved as a consultation policy.

(ii)     That the draft policy be published for a three months consultation period commencing 18 June 2018.  

(iii)     That, subject to their being no relevant representations, the Head of Environmental Health & Licensing in consultation with the Chairman of the Licensing Committee recommends to the Council adoption of the Draft Licensing Policy.

(iv)    Should relevant representations be received, that a further report be submitted to the Licensing Committee with the outcomes of the consultation.

REASONS

(i)      To comply with legislative requirements.

(ii)     To ensure openness and transparency in the Council’s decision making.

iii)      To ensure that those persons affected by the policy have the opportunity to have an input into it.

The Head of Environmental Health & Licensing reported that the Gambling Act 2005 required Licensing Authorities to publish a statement of their Licensing Policy (Gambling) at least once every three years. The current policy had come into force on 31 December 2015 and therefore the Council was required to review the existing policy with a view to having a new policy in force by the end of 2018.  

The draft policy would be subject to public consultation for three months and have to be approved by Council, acting as the Licensing Authority, before being formally adopted. Should there be any relevant representations resulting from the consultation process, they would be reported to the Licensing Committee.

The draft Licensing Policy was considered by the Committee and Members agreed to approve the proposal for consultation purposes. 

RESOLVED

(i)      That the Licensing Policy (Gambling), as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved as a consultation policy.

(ii)     That the draft policy be published for a three months consultation period commencing 18 June 2018.  

(iii)     That, subject to their being no relevant representations, the Head of Environmental Health & Licensing in consultation with the Chairman of the Licensing Committee recommends to the Council adoption of the Draft Gambling Policy.

(iv)    Should relevant representations be received, that a further report be submitted to the Licensing Committee with the outcomes of the consultation.

REASONS

(i)      To comply with legislative requirements.

(ii)     To ensure openness and transparency in the Council’s decision making.

iii)      To ensure that those persons affected by the policy have the opportunity to have an input into it.

Items not on the agenda which the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as urgent because of the special circumstances

There was no urgent business.