Issue - meetings

To review the Terms of Reference for the Licensing Committee for the 2025/26 municipal year.

The Service Delivery Manager: Registrars, Public Protection, Legal & Democracy presented the Term of Reference for the Licensing Committee for the 2025/26 municipal year.

The Constitution required that Full Council agree at its Annual Meeting, the Terms of Reference for each of its committees to enable the Council to efficiently conduct its business.

At the Annual Meeting on 15 May 2025, Full Council delegated authority to each committee to review its own Terms of Reference.

During the debate, it was asked if there had been any changes to the Terms of Reference from the previous municipal year.

The Service Delivery Manager: Registrars, Public Protection, Legal & Democracy replied that, at Full Council on 15 May 2025, the Licensing Committee had been split into two Committees to have the effect that (1) the Licensing Committee would consider business as this related to the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005, and (2) the Regulatory Committee would consider business as this related to other legislation to include, but not limited to, that relating to taxis, street trading and animal boarding.  There were no other changes to the Terms of Reference.

Upon being put to the vote it was, unanimously:

RESOLVED – that the Terms of Reference for the 2025/26 Municipal Year be approved.