To receive apologies for absence (to include reasons, where appropriate) from

Members/Officers.

Apologies were received from the following Member for the reasons so stated:

Councillor C James – Unwell

Councillor E Venables – Holiday

Councillor P John – Other Council Business

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008.

None received

To receive for approval the public minutes of the Licensing Committee

of 19 March 2015..

RESOLVED:               That the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 19 March 2015 were approved as a true and accurate record

The Licensing and Registration Officer provided the Committee with a report that proposed the Membership of the Licensing Sub- Committee.  It was proposed that the Licensing Committee continue with the existing arrangements and approve the formation of two panels sitting on a rota basis with each Sub- Committee consisting of seven Members of the Licensing Committee and chaired by the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson of the Licensing Committee where possible.  She suggested that in the event that the Chair or Vice Chair are not able to attend their respective Sub-Committee meeting, a chair will be elected from those in attendance.

RESOLVED: The Committee approved the formation of two panels sitting on a rota basis each consisting of seven members of the Licensing Committee which are as follows:

Sub-Committee A:

Councillor P James

Councillor RD Jenkins

Councillor B Jones

Councillor JE Lewis

Councillor HE Morgan

Councillor E Venables

Councillor R Williams

Sub-Committee B:

Councillor GW Davies

Councillor PA Davies

Councillor E Dodd

Councillor CJ James

Councillor PN John

Councillor DRW Lewis

Councillor DG Owen  

The Licensing Sub-Committees will undertake licensing functions, including taxi licensing and street trading as set out in the Council’s Constitution

The Legal and Registration Officer gave a report to the Committee which proposed the membership of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee Sub-Committees.  She asked the Committee to approve the formation of further Sub-Committees consisting of three Members of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee to determine applications under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005.  She proposed that the Licensing Act Committee 2003 Sub-Committees are chaired by the Chairperson of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee where possible.  In the event that the Chair or Vice Chair is not able to attend, a Chairperson will be elected by the Committee.  The Legal and Registration Officer also asked the Committee to approve an informal substitution system, whereby if Members of one Sub-Committee were not available to attend Committee, Members from the second Sub-Committee could be called upon which would again, be on a rota basis with geographical locations taken into consideration.

RESOLVED:  That Committee approved:

1.    The formation of Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committees consisting of three Licensing Act 2003 Committee Members sitting on a rota basis; to be chaired by the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee where possible

2.    That the relevant functions set out in the Constitution Part 3 Responsibility for Functions are delegated to the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committees and Officers

3.    The proposal of an informal substitution system on a rota basis, should members of one Sub-Committee be unable to attend their Committee meeting