Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from the Licensing and Enforcement Manager regarding Licensing Authority powers to revoke or suspend personal licences.

The report advised members of changes to the Licensing Act 2003 which came into force on 6th April 2017 and to introduce new procedures relating to these changes.

The Committee made the following comments in response to the report:

     i.        Sought clarification regarding what a personal licence covered.

    ii.        Expressed concern that issues such as immigration status were included in the procedure.

In response to Members’ questions the Licensing and Enforcement Manager stated that all evidence of convictions would be covered and those would include immigration offences.

The Legal representative confirmed that external verification of offences would be obtained pre-committee.

The Committee:

Resolved (by 10 vote to 0 and 1 abstention) to

     i.        Note the content of the report and the legislative changes.

    ii.        Approve the general procedure in regards to revoking or suspending a Personal Licence as set out in Appendix A of the Officer’s report.

   iii.        Approve the Sub-Committee Hearing procedure in regards to revoking or suspending a Personal Licence as set out in Appendix B of the Officer’s report.