Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence have been received from Councillors Mrs A Elsby and

Mrs CAED Murfitt.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Mrs SM Ellington, Mrs A Elsby and Mrs CAED Murfitt 

To elect a Chairman for the coming year. 

On the proposal of Councillor Mrs DSK Spink, seconded by Councillor Mrs SA Hatton and there being no other nominations, it was unanimously

AGREED        that Councillor RE Barrett be elected Chairman of the Committee for the coming year. 

To elect a Vice-Chairman for the coming year. 

On the proposal of Councillor Mrs DSK Spink, seconded by Mrs H Kember and there being no other nominations, it was

AGREED        that Councillor Mrs SA Hatton be elected Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the coming year. 

None. 

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 3 March 2005 as a correct record. (The minutes were presented to Council on 28 April 2005) 

The minutes of the last meeting held on 3 March 2005 were agreed as a correct record.

In response to a query regarding training for sub-committee hearings, the Assistant Solicitor informed Members that if they had received Licensing Act 2003 training, together with Gambling Act 2005 training (to be held on 17 November 2006) that would be sufficient to sit on the hearing panels. Those Members with little or no experience were encouraged to attend future hearings, subject to informing the relevant Democratic Services Officer prior to the hearing.

Councillor Mrs DSK Spink, who had recently attended a training session in respect of the Licensing Act 2003, informed the meeting that Members could be asked to represent their ward at hearings, but only with a letter of authorisation from the residents and not of their own volition.

The Democratic Services Officer informed Members that the names of Councillors Orme and Hockney that appeared in the appendix to the report should be replaced by Councillors Ellington and Smith in numbers 6, 27, 48 and 69 in the combination of sub-committees appended to the report.

The Licensing Committee (2003 Act)

(a)   APPROVED            the combinations of Chairmen and Members for Sub-

Committee membership for the purposes of carrying out hearings in respect of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005, and

(b)   AGREED            that once Councillor DC McCraith had been trained, he was

authorised to attend Licensing Sub-Committee hearings as and when required.