Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Hicks.

Decision

That the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 6 June 2013 be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

There were no items of urgent business which the Chairman considered should be dealt with as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

Decision

(i)         The discharge of the Council’s functions in relation to the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 be delegated to the Head of Environment, Streetscene, Facilities, ITC, with the exception of the setting of fees and the dealing with refusals, revocations and variations where representations have been received.

(ii)       The fees were set at the following levels:

            Application     Site £300

                                    Collector £160

            Renewal         Site £300

                                    Collector £160

            Fees for variations

            Variation of name and address           £40

            Variation from site licence to collectors licence         £40

            Variation from collectors licence to site licence         £140

            Variation of site manager        £100

            Variation to change site          £100

            Copy of licence £26

(iii)       Where applications were recommended for refusal, revocation or variation, and representations have been received they should be referred to the Licensing Sub Committee for decision and the Constitution be amended accordingly.

Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.

Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest.  This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.

There were no declarations of interest.

Decision

Members supported the draft revision of the Council’s Licensing Policy for consultation.

There being no items of urgent business, the meeting closed at 8:35 pm.