Agenda and minutes
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Apologies Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillor Eales and Councillor Choudary. |
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(Copy herewith) Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on the 6th January were agreed and signed by the Chair. |
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Deputations / Public Addresses Minutes:
Mr Robert Prentice addressed the Committee on item 7 |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: The Chair declared a personal non pecuniary interest in item 7 as the Ward Councillor for Upton. |
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Matters of Urgency which by reason of special circumstances the chair is of the opinion should be considered Minutes: None. |
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Statement of Gambling Principles 2016- 2019 (Copy herewith) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Senior Licensing Officer presented the report and elaborated thereon. The Committee were advised that the purpose of this report is to enable the Licensing Committee to consider the Council’s Statement of Principles in relation to the Gambling Act 2005.
It was reported that section 349 of The Gambling Act 2005 requires all licensing authorities to prepare and publish a statement of principles that they propose to apply in exercising their functions under the Act, and in particular the following three licensing objectives:
• Keeping gambling crime free • Making sure that gambling is fair and open • Protecting children and vulnerable adults
The statutory period for the statement is three years. The last statement was approved by the Council on 25th February 2013 and came into effect on 1st March 2013. A new statement must be prepared and published with a view to it coming into effect on 1st March 2016.
The Senior Licensing Officer referred the Committee to a summary of the changes attached at Appendix B of the report
The new statement was attached as Appendix C of the report.
The Committee were advised that their options are;
· To adopt the reviewed statement that incorporates the most recent guidance issued by the Gambling Commission.
· To reject the reviewed statement and maintain the existing document which does not reflect the updated guidance issued by the Gambling Commission.
In response to questions from the Committee the Senior Licensing Officer explained an adult gaming centre is a venue where you have to be 18 or over to enter, it is a B3 category and contains fruit machines, poker games etc. He advised that he could not comment if police check records of staff managing these venues. He stated that Licensing dept. have the authority to say where these machines are situated in premises. He noted that Licensing Dept have very restrictive access to clubs such as working men’s clubs. They cannot be entered on routine basis. He advised that people attending these venues should be identified by staff if underage and ID should be requested. He also advised that the licensing dept have not received any complaints or had any issues with casinos or betting shops in Northampton. The Senior Licensing Officer upon request by the Committee stated that he can look into Child sexual exploitation training for owners and managers of these adult gaming centres.
RESOLVED
The Committee AGREED to adopt the reviewed statement that incorporates the most recent guidance issued by the Gambling Commission prior to approval at full Council on 22nd February 2016
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Review of Car Boot Sale Frequency and number of events (Copy herewith) Additional documents: Minutes:
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Exclusion of Public and Press The Chair to Move: “that the public and press be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that there is likely to be disclosure to them of such categories of exempt information as defined by section 100(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 as listed against such items of business by reference to the appropriate paragraph of Schedule 12a to such act.” Minutes: The Chair moved that the Public and Press be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that there was likely to be disclosure to them of such categories of exempt information as defined by Section 100(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 as listed against such items of business by reference to the appropriate paragraph of Schedule 12A to such Act.
The Motion was Carried. |
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Review of Private Hire Driver's Licence (Copy herewith) Minutes: The Licensing Enforcement Officer outlined the circumstances as set out in the report.
The Committee heard the representations made and reached a decision with regard to any further action to be taken.
RESOLVED:
The Committee decided to revoke the Driver’s licence
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Private Hire Driver - New Application (Copy herewith) Minutes: The Licensing Enforcement Officer outlined the circumstances as set out in the report.
The Committee heard the representations made and reached a decision with regard to any further action to be taken.
RESOLVED:
The committee decided unanimously that on a balance of probability the Applicant was a fit and proper person to be licensed as a private hire driver and he was therefore granted his licence.
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Review of Combined Driver's Licence (Copy herewith) Minutes: The Senior Licensing Officer outlined the circumstances set out in the report
The Committee heard the representations made and reached a decision with regard to any further action to be taken.
RESOLVED:
The committee decided unanimously that the Driver was not on a balance of probability a fit and proper person to be licensed and decided by a majority to suspend his driver’s licence for 3 months
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