RESOLVED: That the Committee:
(1) Considered the responses to the public consultation.
(2) Supported the proposed Statement of Licensing Policy attached as Appendix C, with an amendment to remove the final sentence from paragraph D11.10.
RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL: That the Statement of Licensing Policy, as amended, be adopted.
REASONS FOR REFERRAL:
(1) Licensing authorities are required to publish a policy every five years by virtue of section 5 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).
(2) A new policy must be published by 7 January 2026 to comply with this statutory requirement.
(3) The proposed policy builds on the success of the previous and existing versions of the policy, whilst reflecting legislative changes and the Council’s priorities.
(4) Responses to the public consultation were limited and raised no significant opposition to any of the proposals.