Issue - meetings

To consider an update on the draft Sex Establishment Policy for BCP Council, following the establishment of a Licensing Committee working group to consider the responses to the public consultation.

The Licensing Manager presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The report provided the Committee with an update on the progress made to date and the proposed next steps in developing the new BCP Council Sex Establishment Policy, that is required following local government reorganisation.

The Committee was advised that the working group had met to deal with the results of the public consultation which had been open for 4 weeks from 4 January to 1 February. Further to this the Committee was informed that there had been 206 responses to the survey.

The Chairman advised that the intention was to hold a full member briefing on this policy.

The Chairman took the committee through each amendment to the policy in detail and the committee agreed them in turn.

Further to this the Committee agreed that the policy would go out to further consultation and members were asked to advise democratic services if there were any questions they wished to propose to be part of the consultation exercise.

In addition the committee was advised that Licensing officers were consulting with those working in the industry as to their views.

RESOLVED that the amendments to the policy be incorporated as set out within the report and that the amended policy go out for further consultation.

Voting: Nem.Con. (2 Abstentions)

(Councillor G Farquhar requested that his abstention be recorded)

(Councillor D Brown left the room between 10.33am and 10.52am and therefore abstained from the vote thereon).