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Agenda, decisions and minutes

Licensing Committee - Wednesday, 1st June, 2022 10.00 am

Venue: Committee Room 3 - City Hall, Bradford. View directions

Contact: Jill Bell/Jane Lythgow/Farzana Mughal

Items
No.	Item
1.	DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST (Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution) To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest. An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting. Notes: (1) Members may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct. Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner. (2) Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them. A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. (3) Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity. (4) Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44. Minutes: No disclosures of interest in matters under consideration were received
2.	MINUTES Recommended – (1) That the minutes of the Committee held on 31 January 2022 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated). (2) That the minutes of the Bradford District Licensing Panels held on the following dates be signed as correct records (previously circulated): 2 February 2022 3 February 2022 24 February 2022 2 March 2022 8 March 2022 29 March 2022 at 1000 29 March 2022 at 1300 31 March 2022 12 April 2022 at 1000 12 April 2022 at 1130 29 April 2022 at 1000 29 April 2022 at 1130 (Jane Lythgow – 01274 43245270) Minutes: Resolved - 1) That the minutes of the Committee held on 31 January 2022 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated). (2) That the minutes of the Bradford District Licensing Panels held on the following dates be signed as correct records: 2 February 2022 3 February 2022 24 February 2022 2 March 2022 8 March 2022 29 March 2022 at 1000 29 March 2022 at 1300 31 March 2022 12 April 2022 at 1000 12 April 2022 at 1130 29 April 2022 at 1000 29 April 2022 at 1130 ACTION: City Solicitor
3.	INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS (Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution) Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item. Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. (Jane Lythgow - 01274 432270) Minutes: There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents
4.	APPOINTMENT OF SUB COMMITTEE Previous Reference: Council Minute 63 (2004/05) and Minute 10 (2013/14) At the meeting of Council on 19 October 2004 the membership and terms of reference for the Licensing Committee were approved and subsequently amended at the Annual General Meeting of Council on 21 May 2013. The Licensing Committee is formally required to appoint its sub-committee as set out in the terms of reference for the 2022/23 Municipal Year. Recommended – (1) That the Bradford District Licensing Panel (sub-committee) be appointed, with the functions as indicated in the terms of reference approved by Council on 9 October 2004 and amended on 21 May 2013. (2) That the Bradford District Licensing Panel shall comprise three members. (3) That the Bradford District Licensing Panel shall include the Chair of the Licensing Committee (or Deputy Chair when the Chair is unavailable) who shall chair the Panel and two other members of the Licensing Committee drawn on a rota basis. (4) That the quorum of the Bradford District Licensing Panel shall be three members. (Jane Lythgow – 01274 432270) Minutes: Previous Reference: Council Minute 63 (2004/05) and Minute 10 (2013/14) Members were advised that at the meeting of Council on 19 October 2004 the membership and terms of reference for the Licensing Committee were approved and subsequently amended at the Annual General Meeting of Council on 21 May 2013. The Licensing Committee was formally required to appoint its sub-committee as set out in the terms of reference for the 2022/23 Municipal Year. Resolved – (1) That the Bradford District Licensing Panel (sub-committee) be appointed, with the functions as indicated in the terms of reference approved by Council on 9 October 2004 and amended on 21 May 2013. (2) That the Bradford District Licensing Panel shall comprise three members. (3) That the Bradford District Licensing Panel shall include the Chair of the Licensing Committee (or Deputy Chair when the Chair is unavailable) who shall chair the Panel and two other members of the Licensing Committee drawn on a rota basis. (4) That the quorum of the Bradford District Licensing Panel shall be three members. Action: City Solicitor

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