An apology for absence was received from Councillor Warner.

There were no Substitutes.

Councillors Miss Langley and Yates were in attendance.

There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.

There were no disclosures of lobbying.

RESOLVED: That the Items on the Agenda be taken in public as proposed.

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 3 June 2010 be approved as a correct record and signed.

The Chairman stated that Members had requested an opportunity to raise some general issues.

Members asked for Hackney Carriage issues to be included as a standard item on all future Licensing Committee agendas.

Members asked for information regarding arrangements for the agreed night time visit and Officers informed them that there were 2 provisional dates, 27 August and 26 November, and they were waiting for confirmation from the police as to which date was preferable.

Members felt that 27 August would be the best date if possible.

Officers were requested to ensure that all relevant parties are consulted before a change of time of a meeting or the cancellation of a meeting is notified to all.

RESOLVED:  That Hackney Carriage Issues be added as a standard item on all future Licensing Committee agendas.

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Democratic Services regarding attendance at the Annual Licensing Conference.

RESOLVED:

1.  That Councillors Joy and FitzGerald attend the Annual Licensing Conference.

2.  That General Purposes Group be recommended to allocate funding from the Member Development budget to enable 2 Members of the Licensing Committee to attend the Annual Licensing Conference in November 2010.

6.00 p.m. to 6.40 p.m.