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328.

MINUTES

To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Act Committee held on 18 November 2014.

Minutes:

RESOLVED

 

That the minutes of the Licensing Act Committee held on 18 November 2014 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

329.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

In accordance with the Regulations, Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in respect of items on this Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

Minutes:

Members were invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they might have in respect of items on the Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act applied to them.

 

No declarations of interest were received.

330.

PETITIONS, DEPUTATIONS AND QUESTIONS

To receive any petitions, deputations and questions from Members of the Public in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rules.

 

The total time allowed for this item shall be 30 minutes.  Petitions, deputations and questions shall be dealt with in the order in which they are received.  Questions may also be submitted at short notice by giving a written copy to the Committee Administrator 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.

 

The total time allowed for questions at short notice is 15 minutes out of the total time of 30 minutes.  Any petitions, deputations and questions that have been submitted with prior formal notice will take precedence over questions submitted at short notice.  Any questions that are not considered within the time limit shall receive a written response after the meeting and be the subject of a report to the next meeting.

Minutes:

No petitions, deputations and questions had been received.

331.

QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE FROM MEMBERS

To consider any questions with notice from Members received in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule No. 95 and 95A.

Minutes:

No questions with notice from Members in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule No. 219 had been received.

332.

NOTICES OF MOTION FROM MEMBERS

To consider any Notices of Motion from Members submitted in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule No. 97.

Minutes:

No notices of motion from Members in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule No. 220 had been submitted.

333.

GAMBLING ACT 2005 - STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To receive Report No. 190/2015 from the Director for Places (Environment, Planning and Transport)

 

Minutes:

Report No. 190/2015 from the Director for Places (Environment, Planning and Transport) was received.  The purpose of the report was to make Members aware of the comments received during the consultation process and to seek approval of the draft Statement of Principles and to seek recommendation to Council for adoption.

 

During the discussion the following points were noted:

 

i)             That was a statutory requirement for each council to produce and adopt a policy.

ii)            That the policy drafted followed the Standard National Model.

iii)           That the Gambling Commission was responsible for the issuing of operating and personal licences.

iv)           That the Licensing Authority was responsible for the issuing of premise licences where gambling activities were to take place.

v)            That there were 26 premise permits issued in Rutland (1 Betting Premise, 23 Gaming Permits and 2 Club Permits).

vi)           That the two responses during the consultation had been incorporated into the report where appropriate.

vii)         That a primary objective when considering premise licensing was to protect children and vulnerable adults from gambling.  The Authority was within its rights to deem whether suitable on a case by case basis.

viii)        That any costs in relation to the production of the policy would be met by income from the gambling licensing fees.

ix)           That there was a requirement for a risk assessment to be undertaken in relation to a licence application.

x)            That the effective date for the policy would be January 2016; to be renewed every three years.

xi)           That the policy would be taken to Council in January 2016 for formal adoption.

 

RESOLVED

 

That the draft proposed Gambling Act 2005, Statement of Principles be APPROVED and that COUNCIL BE RECOMMENDED to formally adopt the proposed Gambling Act 2005, Statement of Principles for Rutland County Council.

 

 

334.

ANY URGENT BUSINESS

To consider any other urgent business approved in writing by the Chief Executive and Chairman of the Committee.

Minutes:

Update on Licensing Act 2003

 

Mr Gell, Head of Regulatory Services (Peterborough City Council) gave a verbal update on the Licensing Act 2003.

 

During the discussion the following points were noted:

 

i)             Option for Council to deregulate Late Night Refreshment.

ii)            If deregulated the Council would be unable to impose conditions on premises.

iii)           The Council may wish to continue to licence where there were concerns.

iv)           Businesses could formally approach the Local Authority to request delicensing.

v)            Members were advised that there were six premises in Rutland licensed from 11pm to 5am for hot food/drink.

vi)           There was a need for the Council to demonstrate that it had looked at deregulation or decided to delay.

vii)         The Council could have designated areas for deregulation.

viii)        The Council could maintain its present position to licence and if challenged take a paper to committee with a wider consultation being undertaken on the back of the challenge, with a decision being made at that point.

 

 

RESOLVED

 

That Committee would consider in 12 months’ time if no challenged received.