DAY/DATE:               TUESDAY, 1^ST AUGUST 2006

 

TIME:                         2.30PM

                                     

VENUE:                      EAST COMMITTEE ROOM

                                 MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS

                                 EARLE STREET

                                 CREWE

 

Despatch date:             24^th July 2006

Enquiries to:                 Tel: 01270 537598

Carol Jones                   Fax: 01270  537605

                                    e-mail : agendas@crewe-nantwich.gov.uk

                      

To:       Members of the Licensing and Regulatory Sub-Committee No. 6

(Councillors T E Ankers, J A Beech, W S Davies (Chair) R E Dodd,  B Evans, M Roberts, R Salmon, W T Beard) (FOR ATTENDANCE)

 

Other Members of the Licensing & Regulatory Committee

(Councillors D N Bebbington, A Crawford, J Lewis, R Stafford, C Waling and L T Wood) (FOR INFORMATION)

Chief Executive, Executive Directors, Assistant Chief Executives

 

 

MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS MEETING

 

The full Licensing and Regulatory Committee consists of 15 elected Members.  Councillor Stan Davies is the Chair.  This Committee has 7 Sub-Committees.  There are 2 x 8-Member Sub-Committees which deal with Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licensing and personnel matters and there are 5 x 3-Member Sub-Committees which deal with matters under the Licensing Act 2003.
 

The Borough Council welcomes and encourages members of the public to attend its Committee, Board and Council meetings.

 

If you plan to attend, please report to the Reception Desk in the Municipal Buildings, where you will be provided with a Visitor's Pass.

 

Car parking is not available at the Municipal Buildings, but there are several town centre car parks.  There is a disabled access to the rear of the Municipal Buildings, and this can be accessed through the side door on Vernon Way.  Please press the button for attention, and someone will meet you and escort you through to the main reception area.

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You are asked to remain quiet whilst the meeting is taking place, and to enter and leave the meeting room, or public gallery of the Council Chamber, as quietly as possible.  Please ensure that if you have a mobile phone or pager, it is switched off for the duration of the meeting.

 

You are not allowed to have drinks or food in the meeting rooms, nor in the Public Gallery.  A "No Smoking" policy operates in the Municipal Buildings.

 

 

If the fire alarm rings, you should make your way to the nearest exit with your belongings, as quickly as possible, and leave the building.  Please follow any instructions from staff about evacuation routes.

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Copies of the agenda will be available if you attend. Agendas are also made available on the Internet and can be accessed via the Council's website see front page for details.

 

On occasions, members of the press and public will be excluded from the meetings when the business to be transacted is of a confidential nature, for example, dealing with individual people, contracts and financial affairs of other parties.

 

If you require any further information, please contact Carol Jones the Committee Officer (details on front page).

 

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1          Declaration of Interests

 

Any Member present (including non-Sub-Committee Members) to declare any personal or prejudicial interest, and the nature of the interest, which they have in any item of business on the agenda and, if necessary, to leave the meeting prior to discussion of that item.

 

Members who also serve as County, Town or Parish Councillors are reminded of the need to make declarations in respect of any item which directly concerns the business of the appropriate authority.

 

Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide.  Whilst Officers will advise on the Code of Conduct and its interpretation, the decision to declare, or not, is the responsibility of the Member, based on the particular circumstances.

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At a meeting on 28^th November 2005, a Licensing Sub-Committee determined a licence application by Nantwich Cricket Club.  The licence was granted, subject to a number of conditions, one of which was

           

 

The applicant appealed to the Magistrates Court, specifically against Condition 6 on the basis that it was unreasonable to expect the Club to employ door supervisors on each occasion.  The report of the Assistant Solicitor, outlining the case, is attached. (2) 

 

In the normal course of events, this would be reported to the full Committee;  however, as there are no plans for the Committee to meet again in the current Municipal Year, it is considered expedient to report this to the first available Sub-Committee.

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The report of the Director of Environment and Development (3) gives details of the holder of a licence to drive Hackney Carriage and Private Hire vehicles who now has convictions for offences of theft.

 

The Sub-Committee is asked to determine whether the licence-holder is a fit and proper person to continue to hold the licence.

 

Attached to the report is the Council's Statement of Policy about Relevant Convictions and a copy of the procedure to be followed at the meeting.