Agenda and minutes

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At the last Full Council meeting, a report that proposed a number of changes to the Council’s Constitution including more flexible arrangements for substitutes for the Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committees was agreed.  The Chief Legal Officer was charged with amending the Constitution accordingly.

The Sub-Committee received a report from the Chief Legal Officer that arose from the decision at last Full Council meeting that proposed a number of changes to the Council’s Constitution including more flexible arrangements for substitutes for the Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committees.

Members heard that the proposal which required amendments to Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution (Standing Orders) would permit the Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Committee to appoint a larger pool of substitutes for each of its 3 sub-committees from which any Member may be selected as and when the need arose.  In this way, the Council would be able to efficiently meet its statutory obligation under the Licensing Act 2003 to find 3 members to hold hearings.

In endorsing the recommendations of the report, members requested that the Chief Legal Officer be asked to review the wording of Standing Order 55a.

RESOLVED:

(i)        that the flexible arrangements for substitutes for the Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committees be approved;

(ii)       that all remaining members be appointed to each of its Sub-Committees to enable any member from the pool of substitutes to be selected.

Notice of items to be raised under this heading must be given in writing to the Head of Executive and Member Services or his representative before the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 64.

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