Agenda

To approve as an accurate record, and the Chairman to sign, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 6^th July 2011

If a Councillor has any prejudicial or personal interest in a particular report he/she should declare the existence and nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of the item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a prejudicial interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter. The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken, unless a dispensation has been obtained from the Standards Committee.

Where members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance, then the Councillor with a prejudicial interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration, unless the disability has been removed by the Standards Committee.

This report is to inform the Licensing Committee about the work of the Licensing Team over the last 15 months. It provides a summary of the Licensing Team’s performance for the financial year 2011/12, the Revised Licensing Policy following a change in legislation, the Revised Gambling Policy, The Alcohol Licensing Strategy, changes to the MST process and other licensing issues and cases of interest. It has been submitted to provide an overview of the work of the Licensing Authority and to allow the Licensing Committee to recommend any improvements to the current way of working.