Agenda item

A report was submitted requesting members to consider and agree upon the consultation process for the Council’s Licensing Policy.

Under Section 5 of the Licensing act 2003, the Council had a statutory duty to review its Licensing Policy every five years, the current policy is due to expire in December 2015.

Resolved:

1.         That the Licensing Policy for Newcastle under Lyme be sent out for an eight week consultation period from 1st August 2015.

2.         That the attached document relating to Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking / Modern Slavery be sent out as part of the consultation process.

3.         That the Consultees for the Gambling Policy be agreed.

4.         That the documentation for the consultation be agreed.

5.         That the responses to the consultation be brought back to the meeting of the committee on 22nd October 2015.

7.         That the updated Policy be presented for approval to Full Council at its meeting on Wednesday 25th November 2015.