Agenda and minutes

Minutes of meeting held on 29 May 2014 (previously circulated). 

The Minutes of the meeting held on 29^th May 2014 were signed by the Chairman as a correct record.

There were no items of urgent business.

To receive declarations by Members of interests in respect of items on this Agenda. 

Members are reminded that, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011, they are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which have not already been declared in the Council’s Register of Interests. (It is a criminal offence not to declare a disclosable pecuniary interest either in the Register or at the meeting.)

Whilst not a legal requirement, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 and in the interests of clarity and transparency, Members should declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which they have already declared in the Register, at this point in the meeting. 

In accordance with Part B, Section 2, of the Code of Conduct, Members are required to declare the existence and nature of any other interests as defined in paragraphs 8(1) or 9(2) of the Code of Conduct. 

There were no declarations of interest.

Councillor Caroline Jackson arrived at this point.

Report of the Monitoring Officer

The Committee received the report of the Monitoring Officer to enable the Committee to consider a draft Protocol on Licensing Procedure for inclusion in the Council’s Constitution.

It was reported that, in reviewing the Constitution, the Monitoring Officer had felt that it would be helpful to Members to have a Protocol to deal with licensing matters falling within the terms of reference of both the Licensing Act Committee and the Licensing Regulatory Committee, similar to the Protocol on Planning Procedure contained in Part 7 of the Council’s Constitution.

A draft Protocol on Licensing Procedure had therefore been prepared and was appended to the report.  It was intended that the draft Protocol would be referred to the Standards Committee as the body responsible for advising the Council on local protocols regarding the conduct of Members.

It was proposed by Councillor Margaret Pattison and seconded by Councillor Greenall:

“That the recommendation set out in the report be approved.”

Upon being put to the vote, Members voted unanimously in favour of the proposition, whereupon the Chairman declared the proposal to be clearly carried.

Resolved:

That the draft Protocol on Licensing Procedure appended to the report be referred to the Standards Committee, as the body responsible for advising the Council on local protocols regarding the conduct of Members.