Issue - meetings

To consider:

(a)         the consultation responses received in relation to the proposed adoption of the power to regulate ‘sexual entertainment venues’ within Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, as amended by section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009

(b)         the consultation responses received in relation to the draft policy on the licensing of sexual entertainment venues

(c)         fee levels in relation to sexual entertainment venue applications

(d)         proposed delegations

The Committee considered a report regarding the amendments to Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (‘the 1982 Act’) made by section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 and the statutory provisions in relation to the adoption of the power to regulate ‘sexual entertainment venues’ within the amended Schedule.  The report also detailed the consultation responses received in relation to both the principle of adoption of the amendments to Schedule 3 of the 1982 Act and a draft policy on the licensing of sexual entertainment venues.  In addition, the Solicitor reported four further responses which had been received following the end of the consultation period.  Based on the consultation responses received, the Committee made a number of changes to the draft policy on the licensing of sexual entertainment venues, to reflect some of the observations made.

RESOLVED

(a) That the responses received in relation to the consultation exercise on the principle of adoption of the amendments to Schedule 3 of the 1982 Act be noted.

(b) That it be recommended to Council that the provisions of Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, as amended by section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, be adopted and shall apply within the Borough of Cheshire East; and

(c) That it be recommended to Council that the provisions of Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, as amended by section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, shall come into force in the Borough of Cheshire East on 4^th April 2011.

(d) That the responses received in relation to the consultation exercise on the draft policy on the licensing of sexual entertainment venues be noted.

(e) That the draft policy on the licensing of sexual entertainment venues be amended as follows:

(1) that “or an entire town” in the last sentence of paragraph 3.6 be deleted.

(2) that the requirements in relation to the submission of plans be expanded to include a statement to the effect that these must show the layout of the premises including: (i) performers changing facilities; (ii) those areas to which the public are to be admitted (shown outlined in red); (iii) toilets; (iv) entrances and exits from the premises (including emergency exits); (v) any stage area (including an annotation as to the height of the stage); (vi) the location of any fixed structures (such as bar area or fixed tables/seating or private booths); (vii) the area to be used for customer seating, and that plans should be large enough to be easily read.

(3) that the warning about false statements which is set out before the declaration on the final page of the application form be included in the policy.

(4) that a reminder about the planning regime be included within the policy.

(5) that the second sentence in paragraph 4.1 be amended to read: “The following must be submitted with the completed application form in order to form a valid application:..”

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