Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Councillors.

Apologies were received from Cllr P Hilliard.

To receive information on any changes in the membership of the Committee.

Note – When a member of a Committee is unable to attend a meeting of a Committee or Sub-Committee, the relevant Political Group Leader (or their nominated representative) may, by notice to the Monitoring Officer (or their nominated representative) prior to the meeting, appoint a substitute member from within the same Political Group. The contact details on the front of this agenda should be used for notifications.

There were no substitute members.

To elect a Chair of the Licensing Committee for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

The Chairman of the Council presided over this item and sought nominations for Chair. A nomination was received and seconded for Cllr D Flagg. No further nominations were received.

RESOLVED that Cllr D Flagg be elected as Chair of the Licensing Committee for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

To elect a Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

The Chair of the Licensing Committee presided over this item and sought nominations for Vice Chair. A nomination was received and seconded for Cllr S Moore. No further nominations were received.

RESOLVED that Cllr S Moore be elected as Vice Chair of the Licensing Committee for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest received.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Licensing Committee meeting held on 9 March 2023 and the Licensing Sub Committee meeting held on 15 February 2023.

The minutes of the Licensing Committee held on 9 March 2023 and the Licensing Sub Committee held on 15 February 2023 were confirmed as a correct record.

To receive any public questions, statements or petitions submitted in accordance with the Constitution, which is available to view at the following link:

https://democracy.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CommitteeID=151&Info=1&bcr=1

The deadline for the submission of a public question is midday 3 clear working days before the meeting.

The deadline for the submission of a public statement is midday the working day before the meeting.

The deadline for the submission of a petition is 10 working days before the meeting.

There were no public issues for this meeting.

The Committee is asked to note the current schedule of Licensing Committee and Licensing Sub Committee meetings for the 2023/34 Municipal Year as follows:

Licensing Committee:

·       27 June 2023 (additional)

·       14 September 2023

·       7 December 2023

·       7 March 2024

Licensing Sub Committees:

·       31 May 2023

·       7 and 22 June 2023

·       14 and 29 June 2023 (provisional additional dates)

·       5 and 19 July 2023

·       2, 16 and 30 August 2023

·       13 and 28 September 2023

·       11 and 26 October 2023

·       8 and 23 November 2023

·       6 and 20 December 2023

·       3, 17 and 31 January 2024

·       14 and 28 February 2024

·       13 and 27 March 2024

·       11 and 24 April 2024

·       8 May 2024

The Committee noted the Licensing Committee and Licensing Sub Committee meeting dates in the calendar for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

For the benefit of new members the Chair explained that all members would have an opportunity to sit on the sub committees to gain experience and step up to chair in due course.