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APOLOGIES To receive
any apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies were
received from Councillors Craig ab Iago, Annwen Hughes, Louise Hughes, Dilwyn
Lloyd and Peter Read. |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive
any declaration of personal interest. Minutes: No declarations of personal interest were received from
any members present |
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URGENT ITEMS To note any
items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for
consideration. Minutes: Nothing to
note |
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The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this Committee, held on 3.11.15 be signed as a true record. Minutes: The Chairman signed the minutes of the previous meeting of this committee, held on 3 November 2015, as a true record |
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OUTCOME OF THE CONSULTATION ON DRAFT STATEMENT OF LICENSING POLICY - LICENSING ACT 2003 PDF 146 KB To submit the report of the Head of
Regulatory Department Additional documents:
Minutes: A report was submitted by the Licensing Manager setting background
information for the public statutory consultation that was held between 4 and
24 November. Reference was made to a hand-out that summarised the details of
the consultation. It was noted that the Licensing Unit had received one response to the
consultation from the Senior Policy and Research Officer at Alcohol Concern Cymru, Cardiff. It was confirmed that the observations
received had been very useful and the Committee was asked to consider
them. The first observation was that there was an opportunity for the
authority to note that Public Health, although it was not one of the licensing
objectives, was important to the authority and it was suggested that the
wording of the policy should be modified in order to encourage applicants to
show in their operating schedule how they would contribute to the Council's aim
of promoting a healthier lifestyle. In response to the observation, the members intimated that highlighting
concerns like this was encouraging and the need to modify the wording of 2.14
of the policy was accepted. The second observation was including an appendix that listed the robust
conditions that could be set on licences in order to prevent irresponsible
alcohol promotions and displays. It was noted that the policy wording was
acceptable and in accordance with the Act, and that the Licensing Authority
should not utilise standard conditions. The third observation made was a request to include more statistics in
the policy, but it was highlighted that the relevant supplement had been
prepared jointly with other Local Councils across North Wales, and it was
decided not to modify the wording. It was confirmed that a response had been sent to Alcohol Concern Cymru acknowledging their observations, and a further response
of the decision would be sent by letter to the respondent. RESOLVED a)
ACCEPT MODIFICATION TO
PARAGRAPH 2.14 OF THE STATEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OBSERVATIONS RECEIVED b)
APPROVE THE STATEMENT OF LICENSING POLICY FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE
FULL COUNCIL ON 10 DECEMBER 2015. |
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AMENDMENT TO THE LICENSING ACT 2003 - THE LEGISLATIVE REFORM (ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING) ORDER 2014 To receive an update from the Licensing Manager Minutes: a) A verbal update from the Licensing Manager was received in the context
of changes to activities that were considered as regulated entertainment. At a
Central Licensing Committee meeting held on 9th March 2015, particular
attention was drawn to the amendment,
In response to that decision, it was noted that the Licensing Department
had mailed every school in Gwynedd and had received 10 responses to date. It
was confirmed that the Licensing Department would continue to remind others to
respond. b) At a Central Licensing Committee meeting held on 22 June 2015, it had
been highlighted that the Deregulation Act 2015 dealt with a wide variety of
measures and included measures that affected ‘alcohol, sport and entertainment'
and specifically the Licensing Act 2003. It was noted that the amendments would
be introduced gradually.
RESOLVED to accept the
information and a request was made for the Licensing Unit to give an update on
every revision / consultation as they come into force. |