Issue - meetings

To advise the Committee of a delegation of functions in relation to expedited reviews under the Licensing Act 2003 from the full Licensing Committee to the Licensing Sub-Committee and to seek approval for the resulting changes to the Constitution.

The Committee considered a report on the delegation of functions in relation to expedited reviews under the Licensing Act 2003 from the full Licensing Committee to the Licensing Sub-Committee. The report sought approval for the resulting changes to the Constitution.

The Licensing Committee at its meeting on 22 May 2009 had resolved to delegate certain functions in relation to ‘expedited’ review applications (i.e. applications for the urgent review of a premises licence or club premises certificate) to the Licensing Sub-Committee established under the Licensing Act 2003. Although the Licensing Committee had the authority to delegate its functions to a sub-committee, any consequential amendments to the Constitution had to be approved by Council on the recommendation of the Governance and Constitution Committee.

RESOLVED

That

(1)   the delegation of functions in relation to expedited reviews under sections 53A, 53B and 53C from the full Licensing Committee to the Licensing Sub-Committee be noted; and

(2)   Council be recommended to approve the consequential changes to the Constitution as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.