Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies were received from Councillors D Higgon and M E Thacker MBE JP.

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or other interests, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.

None.

To approve as a correct record and the Chair to sign the Minutes of the meeting of the General Licensing Committee held on 15 September 2023.

RESOLVED - That the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 September 2023 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Environmental Health Team Manager (Licensing)

The Environmental Health Team Manager (Licensing) delivered an update on the progress of the CCTV Policy which had made it mandatory for vehicles licensed by the Council to include a CCTV camera inside.

The Committee was informed that the policy was now fully implemented, and 5 exemptions to the policy had been granted with 4 waiting to be considered.

The Committee agreed that the policy and its implementation had now been completed, so would not require any further progress updates from the Environmental Health Team Manager (Licensing).

The Chair asked how many licensed vehicles the Council had in 2020, with the intention of comparing the amounts before and after the policy was introduced. Environmental Health Team Manager (Licensing) stated that she would circulate the specific number to Members after the meeting.

RESOLVED – That the update was noted.

To consider any other matter which the Chair of the Committee is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

None.