Agenda and draft minutes

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Items
No. Item

29.

Appointment of Chair

To appoint a Chair for the meeting.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Holland was appointed as Chair for this meeting.

 

30.

Declarations of Interest

Councillors are reminded of the need to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests that relate to business on the agenda and which have not already been included in the register of interests, before any discussion takes place on the item. Unless the interest is sensitive, you must also disclose the nature of the interest. In accordance with the Council's Code of Conduct, you must then leave the room and must not participate in any further discussion of the item.  Councillors requiring clarification should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer prior to the day of the meeting.

 

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were made by Members.

 

 

31.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) ACT 1985 EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

RECOMMENDED that, under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for items 4 and 5 on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED that, under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of the following items on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph’s 1 and 2 of Part I, Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

 

32.

Final Determination - Review of a Personal Licence following conviction of a relevant offence

To consider the report of the Service Lead - Environmental Health & Community Safety.

 

Minutes:

The Licensing Sub Committee received the report to make a final determination for the Personal Licence holder, following the hearing of the Licensing Sub Committee held on 14 October 2021. At that meeting, the Licensing Sub-committee proposed in principle to not revoke or suspend the Personal Licence.

 

A notice was sent to the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police on the 22nd October 2021, requesting any objections or representations to be provided within 14 days. A response was received on the 26th October 2021 indicating that there were no representations or objections from the police.

 

The Principal Licensing Officer stated that he had notified the Licence Holder of the hearing and confirmed that the Licence Holder had also spoken with the Police in relation to their response.

 

Members considered the evidence and the decision made in principle at the hearing on 14 October 2021 and that there were no objections or representations received from the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police. Members unanimously supported the decision to not revoke or suspend the Personal Licence and for the Licensing Authority to give notice of the decision to the licence holder and Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police.

 

RESOLVED that the Licensing Sub-committee not revoke or suspend the Personal Licence and that the Licensing Authority give notice of the decision to the licence holder and Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police.

 

33.

Final Determination - Review of a Personal Licence following conviction of a relevant offence

To consider the report of the Service Lead - Environmental Health & Community Safety.

 

Minutes:

The Licensing Sub Committee received the report to make a final determination for the Personal Licence holder, following the hearing of the Licensing Sub Committee on 14 October 2021. At that meeting, the Licensing Sub-committee proposed in principle not to revoke or suspend the Personal Licence.

 

A notice was sent to the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police on the 22nd October 2021, requesting any objections or representations to be provided within 14 days. No response was received from the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, nor any representations or objections.

 

The Principal Licensing Officer confirmed that he had notified the Licence Holder of the hearing.

 

Members considered the evidence and the decision made in principle at the hearing on 14 October 2021 and that there were no objections or representations received from the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police. Members unanimously supported the decision to not revoke or suspend the Personal Licence and for the Licensing Authority to give notice of the decision to the licence holder and Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police.

 

RESOLVED that the Licensing Sub-committee not revoke or suspend the Personal Licence and that the Licensing Authority give notice of the decision to the licence holder and Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police.