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  • Agenda and minutes

    Licensing Committee - Friday, 1st March, 2019 11.00 am

    • Attendance details
    • Agenda frontsheet PDF 77 KB
    • Agenda reports pack PDF 874 KB
    • Printed minutes PDF 55 KB

    Venue: Phoenix House, Tiverton

    Contact: Carole Oliphant  Member Services Officer

    Link: audiorecording

    Items
    No. Item

    9.

    APOLOGIES AND SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS (00.01.00)

    To receive any apologies for absence and notices of appointment of Substitute Members (if any).

    Minutes:

    Apologies were received from Cllrs Mrs E M Andrews; A J Bush, K I Busch, R J Chesterton and S G Flaws

    10.

    DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST UNDER THE CODE OF CONDUCT (00.01.26)

    Councillors are reminded of the requirement to declare any interest, including the type of interest, and reason for that interest, either at this stage of the meeting or as soon as they become aware of that interest.

    Minutes:

    There were no declarations made

    11.

    PUBLIC QUESTION TIME (00.01.38)

    To receive any questions relating to items on the agenda from members of the public and replies thereto.

    Minutes:

    There were no members of the public present

    12.

    MINUTES (00.01.45) pdf icon PDF 65 KB

    Members to consider whether to approve the minutes as a correct record of the meeting held on 9th October 2018.

    Minutes:

    The minutes of the meeting held on 9th October 2018 were agreed as a true record and duly signed by the Chairman

    13.

    CHAIRMANS ANNOUNCEMENTS (00.03.51)

    To receive any announcements that the Chairman may wish to make.

    Minutes:

    The Chairman had no announcement to make.

    14.

    OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE ENFORCEMENT POLICY (00.04.04) pdf icon PDF 113 KB

    To provide Members with the updated Operations Directorate Enforcement Policy PH/EP/01/19. This is policy was formerly the Public Health Services Enforcement Policy PH/EP/02/16 adopted in August 2016. The policy was due for review and has also been expanded to encompass the remaining enforcement functions in the Operations Directorate within Housing Services and Street Scene Services.  It continues to encompass the Licensing Authority functions of Public Health and Regulatory services.

    Additional documents:

    • Annex 1 Ops Directorate Enforcement Policy , item 14. pdf icon PDF 556 KB

    Minutes:

    Members were provided with the updated Operations Directorate Enforcement Policy* PH/EP/01/19. This is policy was formerly the Public Health Services Enforcement Policy PH/EP/02/16 adopted in August 2016. The policy was due for review and has also been expanded to encompass the remaining enforcement functions in the Operations Directorate within Housing Services and Street Scene Services.  It continues to encompass the Licensing Authority functions of Public Health and Regulatory services.

     

    The Group Manager for Public Health and Regulatory Services outlined the content of the Policy and explained that the Council was required by law to have an Enforcement Policy.

     

    He explained that the Policy was very much a reference guide for officers and decision makers and the appendices contained the details of how each area across the Directorate would comply with relevant information.

     

    He explained that recent changes to Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) were reflected in the policy along with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements and the Policy could be reviewed at any time due to further changes in legislation.

     

    He explained that the Policy ensured that the Council was transparent, fair and equitable.

     

    It was RESOLVED that the Operations Directorate Enforcement Policy was adopted for the Licensing statutory functions within the Directorate.

     

    (Proposed by Cllr G Doe and seconded by Cllr T G Hughes)

     

    Note *Policy previously circulated and attached to the minutes