Agenda and decisions
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Members are required to notify any substitutions by midday on the day of the meeting.
Late substitutions will not be accepted and Members attending as a substitute without having given the due notice will not be able to take part in the meeting. Decision: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Sean Prendergast, Steven Patmore, Lisa Nash and Elizabeth Dennis.
Councillor David Barnard was absent.
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MINUTES - 13 OCTOBER 2025 To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 13 October 2025. Decision: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 13 October 2025 be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chair. |
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CHAIR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Members are reminded that any declarations of interest in respect to any business set out in the agenda, should be declared as either a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest or a Declarable Interest and are required to notify the Chair of the nature of any interest declared at the commencement of the relevant item on the agenda. Members declaring a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest must withdraw from the meeting for the duration of the item.
Members declaring a Declarable Interest, wishing to exercise a ‘Councillor Speaking Right’, must declare this at the same time as the interest, move to the public area before speaking to the item and then must leave the room before the debate and vote. Decision: (1) The Chair advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be recorded.
(2) The Chair drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.
(3) The Chair advised for purposes of clarification that 4.8.23(a) of the constitution did apply to this meeting and Members were required to be present for the entirety of an Item to vote. |
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NOTIFICATION OF OTHER BUSINESS Members should notify the Chair of other business which they wish to be discussed at the end of either Part I or Part II business set out in the agenda. They must state the circumstances which they consider justify the business being considered as a matter of urgency. The Chair will decide whether any item(s) raised will be considered. Decision: There was no other business notified. |
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION To receive petitions, comments, and questions from the public. Decision: There was no public participation. |
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ANNUAL LICENSING REPORT 2025/2026 REPORT OF THE LICENSING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY MANAGER
The purpose of this report is to provide the Licensing and Regulation Committee with a summary of the work undertaken by the licensing service over the previous twelve months, an update on existing projects and an overview of future proposals. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED: That the Committee:
(1) Reviewed the Annual Report and its content.
(2) Noted the Annual Report.
REASON FOR DECISIONS: Section 8.2.3 of the Council Constitution requires the Full Committee to meet at least once per civic year, and section 8.2.3 (d) requires the Committee to receive an annual report on licensing activities including performance information. |