Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room, Council Offices, Urban Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Contact: Lynn Cain  Email: l.cain@ashfield.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary or Personal Interests and Non Disclosable Pecuniary/Other Interests

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made.

2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 245 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED

that the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 22nd February, 2018, be received and approved as a correct record.

3.

Review of the Statement of Licensing Policy pdf icon PDF 269 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Committee were asked to consider the draft revised Statement of Licensing Policy, as appended to the report, and approve commencement of the required formal public consultation.

 

RESOLVED that

a)    the amendments to the draft revised Statement of Licensing Policy, as detailed within the report, be approved;

 

b)    approval be given to commence the required formal public consultation in relation to the draft revised Statement of Licensing Policy;

 

c)    as a result of b) above, delegated authority be granted to the Licensing Team Leader to carry out the consultation programme as outlined within the report.

 

Reason:

The Council is obliged to determine and publish a "Statement of Licensing Policy" and to keep it under review and to republish it at least every five years.  The Statement of Licensing Policy sets out how the Licensing Authority intends to exercise its functions under the 2003 Act. The current Policy is nearing the end of its five year life span and as such, requires updating and republishing.

 

4.

Review of the Statement of Gambling Policy pdf icon PDF 181 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Committee were asked to consider the draft revised Statement of Gambling Policy, as appended to the report and approve commencement of the required formal public consultation.

 

RESOLVED that

a)    the amendments to the draft revised Statement of Gambling Policy, as detailed within the report, be approved;

 

b)    it be agreed that the ‘No Casino’ resolution remain in force;

 

c)    approval be given to commence the required formal public consultation in relation to the draft revised Statement of Gambling Policy;

 

d)    as a result of c) above, delegated authority be granted to the Licensing Team Leader to carry out the consultation programme as outlined within the report.

 

Reason:

The Council is obliged to determine and publish a "Statement of Gambling Policy" and to keep it under review and to republish it at least every three years.  The Statement of Gambling Policy sets out how the Licensing Authority intends to exercise its functions under the 2005 Act. The current Policy is nearing the end of its three-year life span and as such, requires updating and republishing.