Issue - meetings

RESOLVED that:-

The Scrap Metal Dealer Policy 2025-2030 be approved.

The Chairman of the Licensing Committee, Councillor D Flagg presented the report on the revised Scrap Metal Dealer Policy and outlined the recommendations as set out on the agenda.

RESOLVED: - That the Scrap Metal Dealer Policy 2025-2030 be approved.

Voting: Agreed with no dissent

The current Scrap Metal Dealer Policy 2020-2025 is due for review in 2025.

The purpose of the Scrap Metal Dealer Policy is to highlight the requirements of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 by providing guidance to new applicants, existing licence holders, consultees and members of the public on how the Act is administered and enforced. 

This is a light touch review of the previous Policy to refresh the policy by making minor changes to its contents, including updating dates, removing application form and replacing it with a link to the application on the website, minor changes to the wording to make it clearer and consequential formatting.

Once approved, the final version will be presented to Full Council for ratification.

The Licensing Officer 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 Committee was advised that the current Scrap Metal Dealer Policy 2020-2025 was due for review. The purpose of the Scrap Metal Dealer Policy was to highlight the requirements of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 by providing guidance to new applicants, existing licence holders, consultees and members of the public on how the Act is administered and enforced. This was a light touch review to refresh the Policy by making minor changes to its contents. Once approved, the final version would be presented to Full Council for ratification.

The Licensing Officer went through the amendments to the policy as detailed at section 10 of the report. The Committee considered the revised policy and no changes were made.

RESOLVED that members agree the draft policy as presented and that the full policy be presented to full Council on 11 February 2025 for ratification.