Licensing Committee

Terms of Reference:   1.  The Council will establish a Licensing Committee comprising 13 members of the Council.   2.  Statutory political balance rules do not apply to membership of the Licensing Committee and any Sub-Committee.   3.  The Council shall appoint the chair and vice-chair of the Licensing Committee and may appoint additional vice-chairs from time to time.   4.  The Licensing Committee shall exercise all the Council’s licensing functions except –   (1) the functions in relation to the Statement of Licensing Policy which are reserved to Council,   (2) the functions in relation to the Gambling Policy which are reserved to Council; and   (3) where the Licensing Committee is unable to discharge any function delegated to it because of the number of its members who are unable to take part in the consideration or discussion of any matter or vote on any question with respect to it, the committee must refer the matter back to Council and the Council must discharge that function.   5.  In addition to its above licensing functions (as a statutory Licensing Committee under the 2003 and 2005 Acts) the Licensing Committee shall also exercise all the Council’s functions relating to the licensing of sexual entertainment venues in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 Section 2 and Schedule 3.   Membership   13 Councillors - Individual applications will be considered by the Licensing Sub Committee which will comprise 3 members drawn from the full membership.  As far as possible each Sub Committee meeting will be cross party and include the Chair and Vice Chair.