Issue - meetings

To consider and approve the recommendations from the meeting of the Constitution Committee held on 27 January 2011.

The Constitution Committee, at its meeting on 27 January 2011, considered recommendations from the Licensing Committee in relation to the amendment of the licensing delegations, which referred to the need to clarify those functions which stand referred to the General Licensing Sub-Committee and those which stand referred to the Licensing Act Sub-Committee.

The Constitution Committee had also considered a the recommendation from the Licensing Committee in relation to the licensing of ‘sexual entertainment venues.’ and recommended that, subject to the decision of Council on the principle of adoption of the relevant legislation, the necessary amendments to the Constitution be approved.

RESOLVED

1.      That the following amendments to the Constitution in relation to licensing delegations be approved:

(a)   references to the Licensing Sub-Committee within paragraph 25.3 of the Officer Management Arrangements within Part III of the Constitution be amended to “the General Licensing Sub-Committee”;

(b)   references to the Licensing Sub-Committee within paragraph 25.4 of the Officer Management Arrangements within Part III of the Constitution be amended to “the Licensing Act Sub-Committee”;

(c)   references to the Licensing Sub-Committee within sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii), (v) and (vi) in relation to the General Licensing Functions at pages 160 and 161 of the Constitution be amended to “the General Licensing Sub-Committee”;

(d)   references to the Licensing Sub-Committee within sub-paragraphs (ii) to (xi) in relation to licensing functions under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 at page 161 of the Constitution be amended to “the Licensing Act Sub-Committee”; and

2.      in relation to the adoption of the amendments to Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, made by section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, the amendments to the Constitution in relation to the Licensing Committee’s terms of reference and officer delegations, as set out within parts 1B and 2B of Appendix A to the Constitution Committee report (relating to the exercise of functions in relation to the licensing of sexual entertainment venues) be approved.