The Committee is asked to confirm the delegated powers of the Licensing and Safety Sub- Committee for the municipal year 2016 to 2017 (see minute 10 of the meeting held on 8th June 2011) and to appoint its membership. Members will be aware that this Sub-Committee’s powers are used mainly for dealing with matters concerning hackney carriage and private hire vehicles and drivers.

The Committee were asked to confirm the delegated powers to the Licensing and Safety Sub-Committee for the municipal year 2016 to 2017 (see minute 10 of the meeting held on 8th June 2011) and to appoint its membership.  Members were reminded that this Sub-Committee’s powers were mainly used for dealing with matters concerning hackney carriage and private hire vehicles and drivers.

RESOLVED:

1.      That, a standing Licensing and Safety Sub-Committee be established comprising 5 members of the Strategic Licensing Committee and with full delegated powers to discharge the Council’s Licensing and Safety functions as set out in Annex A of the report to the Strategic Licensing Committee, see Minute 10 of the meeting held on 8th June 2011.

2.      That the rules of the Licensing and Safety Sub-Committee be those that were set out in Annex B of the report to the Strategic Licensing Committee, see Minute 10 of the meeting held on 8th June 2011.

3.      That Councillors Joyce Barrow, Vernon Bushell, Andrew Davies, Nic Laurens and Viv Parry, be appointed to serve on the Sub-Committee with Councillors Steve Davenport, Roger Hughes, Jon Tandy and Nigel Hartin (1 Conservative Vacancy) appointed as substitute Members.