This sub-committee of the Regulatory Committee handles the council's responsibilities for registration, licensing, and enforcement across a range of areas. It makes decisions on applications and appeals related to hackney carriages, private hire vehicles, street trading, pet shops, animal boarding, riding establishments, skin piercing, caravan sites, scrap metal dealers, dangerous and wild animals, zoos, and sex entertainment venues. The sub-committee also considers appeals against enforcement notices issued by officers concerning these licensing functions.