The Assistant Director of Law and Governance reported that Standing Order 33(1) required that Committees should keep the need for panels under review and, in particular, the position must be reviewed at the first meeting of a Committee in each municipal year.

He set out the terms of reference of the Licensing Panel and indicated that if it was to be retained in 2017/18 with seven members, the allocation of those places would be 4 Labour, 2 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat.

He reported that only named deputies may attend panel meetings in place of a permanent member. Standing Order 25(6)(a) permits appointment of up to a maximum of eight deputies for each political group and deputies would normally be called to serve in the order in which they are nominated.

Unless appointed as full members, the Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the three largest political groups represented on the Council are entitled to attend  meetings of all Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels, with the right to speak at the Chair’s invitation, but not to vote (Standing Order 25(5) refers).

Resolved –

(1)  That the Licensing Panel be re-appointed for 2017/2018 with the  terms of reference identified until amended or otherwise changed by the  Committee and until such time as a new Panel is appointed.

(2)  That the following members be appointed to serve on the Licensing Panel in 2017/2018:-

Members   Deputies

4 Labour  Bill Davies (Chair)  George Davies

Councillors  Ron Abbey  Adrian Jones

  Chris Meaden  Julie McManus

  Paul Stuart  Christina Muspratt

  Anita Leech

  Jean Stapleton

  Irene Williams

  Mike Sullivan

2 Conservative  Andrew Hodson (s)  Steve Williams

Councillors  David Burgess-Joyce  Les Rowlands

  David Elderton

  Gerry Ellis

  John Hale

  Cherry Povall

  Eddie Boult

  Geoffrey Watt

1 Liberal Democrat  Dave Mitchell (s)  Alan Brighouse

Councillor  Phil Gilchrist

  Christopher Carubia

  Stuart Kelly

The Head of Legal and Member Services reported that Standing Order 33(1) required that Committees should keep the need for panels under review and, in particular, the position must be reviewed at the first meeting of a Committee in each municipal year.

He set out the terms of reference of the Licensing Panel and indicated that if it was to be retained in 2016/17 with seven members, the allocation of those places would be 4 Labour, 2 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat.

He reported that only named deputies may attend panel meetings in place of a permanent member. Standing Order 25(6)(a) permits appointment of up to a maximum of eight deputies for each political group and deputies would normally be called to serve in the order in which they are nominated.

Unless appointed as full members, the Leaders and Deputy Leaders of the three largest political groups represented on the Council are entitled to attend meetings of all Committees, Sub-Committees and Panels, with the right to speak at the Chair’s invitation, but not to vote (Standing Order 25(5) refers).

Resolved -

(1)  That the Licensing Panel be re-appointed for 2016/2017 with the terms of reference identified until amended or otherwise changed by the Committee and until such time as a new Panel is appointed.

(2)  That the following members be appointed to serve on the Licensing Panel in 2016/2017:-