General
Licensing Committee is responsible for determining issues relating
to licensing and registration.
It is
responsible for the licensing policy for hackney carriage and
private hire vehicles. A three-member sub-committee considers
individual cases under the council’s taxi licensing
policy.
It is
also responsible for policies on contaminated land, air quality,
health and safety, street trading consents, street
naming.
It does
not deal with licensing under the Licensing Act 2003 or the
Gambling Act 2005. The Licensing Acts committee deals with these
licences.
Attending a meeting
You can speak or ask questions
about items on the agenda. To be allowed to speak, you must
register with democratic services by 5pm on the last working day
before the meeting. Please contact democratic services for more
information before registering.
You can observe most business
at public meetings. On occasion, the
committee may consider items on the agenda without the public
present. When this happens you cannot
watch the business taking place. The
agenda for the meeting will indicate if and when the public cannot
observe the business.
Constitution
Information on all of the
council's committees and procedures are contained in the
Constitution.