To receive the report of the Director – Regeneration & Environment seeking approval of the revised Licensing Policy Statement, which the Council has a statutory duty, under the Licensing Act 2003, to determine and publish every five years.  (Report No.155)

Members are asked to note that the Policy Statement was considered and approved for recommendation to Council by Licensing Committee on 19 November 2014.

Councillor Bond moved and Councillor Laban seconded a report from the Director of Regeneration and Environment (No. 155) seeking approval to the revised Licensing Policy Statement, which the Council had a statutory duty, under the Licensing Act 20003 to determine and publish every 5 years.

NOTED

1.      The Policy Statement had been considered and approved for recommendation to Council by the Licensing Committee on 19 November 2014

2.      The revised Policy Statement included retention of the cumulative impact policy and four cumulative impact policy areas. The main changes had been as follows:

a.      removal of Section 15 (Olympic & Paralympics) as the section was now historical and was no longer required; and

b.      the extension of the terminal hours for pubs/bars, off licences and music and/or dancing within the cumulative impact policy areas from 11pm to midnight.

The recommendation in the report was then put to the vote and agreed, without a vote.

AGREED to approve the new edition of the licensing policy statement attached as Appendix A to the report.