Agenda and minutes

Licensing Act 2003 Committee - Monday 7th October, 2013 6.45 pm

Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone. View directions

Contact: Janet Barnes 01622 602242 Email: janetbarnes@maidstone.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
12.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence.
13.	Notification of Substitute Members Minutes: There were no Substitute Members.
14.	Notification of Visiting Members Minutes: There were no Visiting Members.
15.	Disclosures by Members and Officers Minutes: There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
16.	Disclosures of Lobbying Minutes: There were no disclosures of lobbying.
17.	Exempt Items Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Items on the Agenda be taken in public as proposed.
18.	Minutes of the Meeting held on 22 May 2013 PDF 36 KB View item 18. as HTML 17 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 22 May 2013 be approved as a correct record and signed.
19.	Licensing Partnership PDF 77 KB View item 19. as HTML 73 KB View the background to item 19. Minutes: The Committee considered the report of the Head of Housing and Community Services outlining the performance of the Licensing Partnership for the financial year 2012/13. RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
20.	Local Code of Good Conduct for Councillors and Officers Dealing with Licensing Matters PDF 63 KB View item 20. as HTML 38 KB View the background to item 20. Additional documents: Appendix A Existing COC , item 20. PDF 139 KB View as HTML (20./2) 69 KB Appendix B Amended COC , item 20. PDF 146 KB View as HTML (20./3) 69 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the report of the Head of Housing and Community Services regarding changes to the Code of Conduct for dealing with Licensing Matters following the introduction of the new standards regime on 5 July 2012. RESOLVED: That the revised Licensing Code, as attached at Appendix B to the report of the Head of Housing and Community Services, be agreed and the Council’s Constitution amended accordingly.
21.	Delegation of Functions PDF 57 KB View item 21. as HTML 36 KB View the background to item 21. Additional documents: Appendix A , item 21. PDF 54 KB View as HTML (21./2) 6 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the report of the Head of Housing and Community Services regarding amendments required to the delegation of functions of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee to bring about parity in terms of representations related to the delegation for both Licensing and Gambling and also determining the method of operation by which the Licensing Authority would act as a responsible authority in respect of applications made for licences under the Licensing Act 2003. RESOLVED: That the Delegation of Functions with the Constitution for the Licensing Act 2003 Committee be amended as set out at Appendix A to the report of the Head of Housing and Community Services.
22.	Duration of Meeting Minutes: 7.13 p.m. to 7.26 p.m.