The Environment and Licensing Committee is responsible for a range of non-executive council functions related to environmental health and various licensing activities. It determines applications for licences, approvals, and registrations across numerous areas, including food hygiene, animal health, caravan sites, hackney carriages, entertainments, betting, and street trading. The committee also handles functions concerning contaminated land, pollution control, air quality, and statutory nuisances. Its decisions directly affect businesses and individuals requiring licences or subject to environmental health regulations within the Gedling borough.