LICENSING COMMITTEE AGENDA - Hartlepool Borough Council

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Licensing Committ ee – 7 June 2006 4.1 Report of: Assistant C hief E xec uti ve Subject: LICENSING COMMITTEE SUB COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS 1. PURP OS E OF REPORT 1.1 To re-appoint and fill v acanc ies in the Lic ens ing Act Sub Committees and Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Sub Committees. 2. BACKGROUND 2.1 Follow ing the recent elec tions and c hanges to the me mbership of the Lic ensing Co mmittee some amendments to the sub c ommittee memberships are required. 2.2 There are fiv e Lic ens ing Act Sub Co mmittees eac h consisting of three me mbers and three Hac kney Carriage and Private Hire Sub Committees each of five members. 2.3 Follow ing the elections and the annual meeting the current s ub c ommittee me mbers hips are as follow s: Lic ensing Act Sub Co mmittee 1 – Councillors Lilley (Ch.), Worthy and Vacancy Lic ensing Act Sub Committee 2 – Counc illors R. Cook (Ch.), Rayner and Vacancy Lic ensing Act Sub Co mmittee 3 – Counc illors Griffin (Ch.), Jac kson and Vacancy Lic ensing Act Sub Committee 4 – Counc i lors Tumilty (Ch.), Hall and Kais er Lic ensing Act Sub Committee 5 – Councillors Morris Vac ancy, and Vacancy While it is acc epted that politic al balanc e is difficult to maintain on sub committees of three, there should at leas t be tw o parties represented on each sub committee. Licensing - 06.06. 07 - AC E - Licensing Commit tee Sub Committee Memberships 1 HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL
Licensing Committ ee – 7 June 2006 4.1 Hac kney Carriage and Priv ate Hire Licensing Sub Committee 1 – Councillors Kais er (Ch.), Hall, Jac ks on, V ac ancy, Vacancy Hac kney Carriage and Priv ate Hire Licensing Sub Committee 2 – Councillors Morris (Ch.), Griffin, Tumilty, Vac ancy, V acancy Hac kney Carriage and Priv ate Hire Licensing Sub Committee 3 – Councillors R. Cook (Ch.), Lilley, Ray ner, W orthy, Vac ancy 2.4 There are four new ly appointed members to the Licens ing Co mmittee, Councillors Bras h, Johns on, S. Cook and S. A llison. There is als o one vacancy on the c ommittee me mbers hip w hich reflects the fact that there are tw o vacancies on the Council as a w hole. 3. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS 3.1 As new members to the Licensing Committee, Councillors Bras h, Johns on, S. Cook and S. A llis on w ill be requir ed to under go appropriate training before they can be involved in the Lic ens ing Act Sub Committees. This tr aining w ill be arranged as s oon as practicable. 4. RECOMM ENDATION The Committee is requested to nominate Councillors form the overall Committee membership to fill the exis ting vacanc ies in the s ub c ommittee me mb ers hips. 5. REASONS FOR RECOMM ENDATIONS Without the vac ancies being filled the Licens ing Sub Committees cannot operate properly as three members need to be present for a Licensing Act hearing to proc eed. The situation is similar for Hac kney Carriage Sub Committees w here a quorum of three is required. 6. BACKGROUND PAPERS Lic ensing Act Committee Minutes 7 January 2005 Lic ensing Act Committee Minutes 27 July 2005 Lic ensing Committee Minutes 15 March 2006 7. CONT ACT OFFI CER Dav id Cos grove, Princ ipal De mocratic Serv ices Officer 01429 52 3019 dav id.c osgrov e@ hartlepool.gov.uk Licensing - 06.06. 07 - AC E - Licensing Commit tee Sub Committee Memberships 2 HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL
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LICENSING COMMITTEE AGENDA - Hartlepool Borough Council

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