Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Licensing & Enforcement Manager.

The report referred to the City Councils responsibility for processing and issuing licences for a wide range of activities, setting out the fees and charges for licences and associated items, which it is proposed should be made with effect from 1^st April 2015. The approved charges would be submitted to full Council to note on 26^th February 2015.

Mr Wratten advised the Committee that Cambridge City Licensed Taxis were in agreement with the fees

In response to member’s questions the Licensing & Enforcement Manager confirmed the following:

     i.        The increase in charges for Skin Piercing – Practitioners, reflected the fact that Officers spent more time undertaking diligent checks.

    ii.        The Disclosure and Barring Service check was a set price.

   iii.        The fees were linked on how much time an inspection and administration process took.

  iv.        Profits of the businesses were not a consideration when setting fees.

The Committee:

Resolved (unanimously) to:

Approved the level of fees and charges with effect from the 1^st April 2015, as set out in Appendix A of the Officer’s report, and to request officers to communicate the charges to the trade and public.