Agenda

Licensing & Public Protection Committee - Tuesday, 17th March, 2026 7.00 pm

Venue: Astley Room - Castle

Contact: Geoff Durham 742222

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Items
No.	Item
	LICENSING COMMITTEE
1.	APOLOGIES
2.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN RELATION TO LICENSING MATTERS To receive declarations of interest from Members on items contained within the agenda
3.	MINUTES OF A PREVIOUS MEETING PDF 96 KB
4.	THE NATIONAL LICENSING POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR THE HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE SECTORS PDF 176 KB

	PUBLIC PROTECTION COMMITTEE
5.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN RELATION TO PUBLIC PROTECTION MATTERS To receive declarations of interest from Members on items contained within the agenda
6.	NEWCASTLE TOWN CENTRE PUBLIC SPACE PROTECTION ORDER RENEWAL PDF 398 KB Additional documents: a. Town Cente PSPO Newcastle Town Centre proposed order , item 6. PDF 1 MB
7.	GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON PROPOSALS TO MAKE TAXI LICENSING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES PDF 173 KB Additional documents: b. App A - LTA response 2026 , item 7. PDF 97 KB
8.	MINUTES OF PUBLIC PROTECTION SUB-COMMITTEE MEETINGS PDF 91 KB To consider the minutes of the Public Protection Sub-Committees which have met since the previous Licensing and Public Protection Committee. Additional documents: Minutes Public Pack, 27/01/2026 Public Protection Sub-Committee , item 8. PDF 90 KB Minutes Public Pack, 04/02/2026 Public Protection Sub-Committee , item 8. PDF 91 KB
	PART 2 - CLOSED AGENDA
9.	DISCLOSURE OF EXEMPT INFORMATION To resolve that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the attached report, because it is likely that there will be disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 2 and 7 in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
10.	URGENT BUSINESS To consider any business which is urgent within the meaning of Section 100B (4) of the Local Government Act 1972