Agenda and minutes

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from all Members present.

It was noted that there were no declarations of interests on behalf of Members with regard to the business to be transacted at this Extraordinary Council Meeting.

To receive a Recommendation from the Licensing and General Purposes Committee meeting of 29 November 2004.

[Note: It is a statutory requirement that the Authority’s Licensing Policy (formulated under the provisions of the Licensing act 2003), as now recommended, should receive consideration by and be formally adopted by the full Council, prior to 7 January 2005].

LICENSING AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE – RECOMMENDATION I

(29 NOVEMBER 2004)

Further to Item 2 on the Summons for this Extraordinary Meeting, the Council received Recommendation I arising from the Licensing and General Purposes Committee meeting of 29 November 2004 in the matter of the Authority’s Licensing Policy which required to be considered and adopted by the full Council within the statutory deadline of 7 January 2005.

(i)                   The Chair of the Licensing and General Purposes Committee, Councillor Idaikkadar, formally moved Recommendation I, which was formally seconded by Councillor Ann Groves, the Committee’s Vice?Chair.

(ii)                 The Recommendation was the subject of a brief debate.

(iii)                Upon a vote the Licensing Policy was approved, with only one vote against.

RESOLVED:

THAT THE AUTHORITY’S LICENSING POLICY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS OF THE LICENSING ACT 2003, BE ADOPTED AS SET OUT AT APPENDIX 1 TO THE LICENSING AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION I (29 NOVEMBER 2004).

[Note:  Councillor G.G.V. Williams wished to be recorded as having voted against the adoption of the Licensing Policy on the grounds that the Licensing Act 2003 transferred responsibilities to the Local Authority for which the costs were not yet known and the fees which Local Authorities would be entitled to charge to cover their costs had not yet been determined].   

The Mayor took the opportunity of the occasion of this Extraordinary Council Meeting to extend her best wishes to Members and officers for the Christmas and New Year festivities.