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LEGAL SERVICES

Office at:  Municipal Buildings, Earle Street, Crewe CW1 2BJ
Fax Number:   01270 537759
E-mail:   legal.services@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk   
 
The Legal Services section deals with three main areas of work on behalf of the Council.  To learn more about any of the following topics contact the person mentioned below.  The Crewe telephone code is 01270.
 
Legal Section: Chris Henshall, Borough Solicitor Tel: 01270 537111
or Janet Steele, Office Supervisor Tel: 01270 537102
  • Conveyancing (transfer of land) for the Council
  • Planning agreements and conditions attached to planning permissions
  • Prosecutions, enforcement and Injunctions on behalf of the Council
  • Business leases/renewals/rent reviews of Council properties
  • Contracts and contract regulations (tendering and quotations for goods and services) for goods and services supplied to or by the Council
  • General legal advice to Council members and officials
  • Advising Councillors on new legislation affecting the Council:-
            e.g.     Freedom of Information Act
                       Race Relations Amendment Act
                       Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
 
Licensing Section Tony Lee, Principal Licensing Officer Tel: 01270 537121
or Carole Kerr, Administrative Assistant Tel: 01270 537124
 
The section licences, on behalf of the Council:-
  • 200 taxis and 300 taxi drivers
  • 150 lotteries a year
  • public entertainment for 100 premises 

    Contact this section for any licence enquiries.
For More detail about the work of this section select the link from the menu on the left of this page.

STATEMENT OF LICENSING POLICY (pdf)
LICENSING ENFORCEMENT HACKNEY CARRIAGES, PRIVATE HIRE, PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT AND OTHERS (pdf)
 
Monitoring Officer:   Alan Warburton, Assistant Chief Executive Tel: 01270 537560
The duties of the Monitoring Officer are to:-
  • alert the Council to acts or omissions which may give rise to a contravention of law;
  • advise on the Councillor's Code of Conduct and Interests of Councillors
  • provide legal interpretation on issues concerned with the Council Constitution
  • The Code of Conduct (issued under the Local Government Act 2000) sets out requirements for the conduct of councillors

    The Standards Committee of the Council promotes high ethical standards.
    The Standards Board for England is responsible for enforcing the Code.
    There are 38 parish councils in the Borough and parish councillors are subject to the same requirements as the Borough councillors.