Councillor Karen Scarborough

Licensing Sub-Committee (2) - Thursday 10th October, 2024 10.00 am

This meeting has been cancelled.

Licensing Sub-Committee (4) - Thursday 3rd October, 2024 10.00 am

The Licensing Sub-Committee (4) of Westminster City Council met on 3 October 2024 and decided to adjourn both of the applications for new licences to a later date. The Sub-Committee wanted to give the applicants the opportunity to appear before the committee in person.

Licensing Sub-Committee (6) - Wednesday 2nd October, 2024 10.00 am

This meeting was scheduled to consider four licensing applications, all for premises in Westminster. The most significant was a new licence for a restaurant, which was opposed by residents and The Metropolitan Police. There were also two applications for new licences for premises intending to provide late night entertainment, one of which was for a shadow licence. There was also a new Sexual Entertainment Venue licence application.

Young People, Learning and Employment Policy and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 1st October, 2024 6.30 pm

The committee received and discussed reports on Shaping Services for Children with Disabilities, and on the work carried out by the Care Leavers Task Group, and approved the recommendations in both reports. The committee also discussed its work programme for 2024-2025, and agreed that an update on schools and falling school rolls, as well as on the results of a recent Youth Offending Team inspection would be provided to the committee. Additionally the committee agreed that the unallocated item on Free School Meals would be included as a substantive item on a future work programme. The committee then moved into a closed session to discuss The Future of Leisure Management in Westminster.

Housing and Regeneration Policy and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 30th September, 2024 6.30 pm

The meeting discussed the adoption of a new Vulnerability and Domestic Abuse Policy and associated procedures by Westminster City Council's Housing Service, and agreed to consult the public on the introduction of a selective licensing scheme for private rented properties in the borough. The Committee made four recommendations about the Vulnerability and Domestic Abuse Policy, and three recommendations about the selective licensing proposals.