Agenda item

*RESOLVED –

That it be recommended to Full Council that the Statement of Licensing Policy be approved.

REASONS FOR DECISION

1.    In accordance with the Licensing Act 2003, the Statement of Licensing Policy must be published every five years. The last edition was published in January 2016.

2.    In order that the revised Statement of Licensing Policy be presented to Full Council for approval to enable publication in January, 2021.

The Licensing Officer presented a report informing members of the Statement of Licensing Policy which, in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003, must be published every five years.

The policy sets out how the Council intends to administer and determine applications in accordance with Section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003. The policy had been reviewed to take into account changes since it was published in 2016; the changes were detailed in section 5.1 of the officer’s report.

A consultation on the draft policy had been undertaken and the draft policy had been considered by the Council’s Licensing Committee at its meetings on 30 September and 18 November, 2020.

*RESOLVED –

That it be recommended to Full Council that the Statement of Licensing Policy be approved.

REASONS FOR DECISION

1.    In accordance with the Licensing Act 2003, the Statement of Licensing Policy must be published every five years. The last edition was published in January 2016.

2.    In order that the revised Statement of Licensing Policy be presented to Full Council for approval to enable publication in January, 2021.