The Licensing and Appeals Sub Committee Hearing Panel was scheduled to consider an application for the renewal of a street trader's licence. The meeting's agenda also included provisions for urgent business and appeals against the refusal to allow inspection of background documents or the inclusion of items in the confidential part of the agenda.

Application for Street Trader's Licence Renewal

The panel was scheduled to consider an application for the renewal of a street trader's licence for Jza's Ices (Mister Softee), located at 146 Derbyshire Lane, Stretford, M32 8DU. A report from the Director of Planning, Building Control and Licensing was provided to the committee for this item.

Other Scheduled Business

The agenda also included standard procedural items. These comprised:

• Urgent Business: To address any urgent matters that the Chair had agreed to submit.
• Appeals: To consider any appeals lodged by members of the public concerning the refusal of access to background documents or the exclusion of information from the public agenda.
• Declaration of Interests: To allow committee members to declare any personal, prejudicial, or disclosable pecuniary interests relevant to the agenda items. This also included recording any items from which members might be precluded from voting due to Council Tax or rent arrears, and noting the existence and nature of any party whipping arrangements.
• Exclusion of the Public: The officers considered that certain items contained exempt information under the Local Government Access to Information Act 1972¹. It was recommended that the committee agree to exclude the public from the meeting during the consideration of these items, as the public interest in maintaining the exemption was deemed to outweigh the public interest in disclosure.

The Licensing and Appeals Sub-Committee Hearing Panel is responsible for fulfilling the functions of the Licensing Authority concerning taxi drivers, street traders, and sexual entertainment venues. Decisions made by the panel are under delegated authority and do not require referral to the full Council for approval.