Members are asked to consider whether they have personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any item(s) on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what they are.

Members were asked to consider whether they had personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any items on the agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what they were.

No such declarations were made.

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 25 May, 2011.

The Committee were requested to receive the minutes of the meeting held on 25 May, 2011.

Resolved - That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 May, 2011 be approved as a correct record.

The Committee was invited to appoint a Vice-Chair for 2012/13.

It was moved by Councillor Denise Roberts and seconded by Councillor Harry Smith that Councillor Steve Niblock be appointed Vice-Chair of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee for 2012/13.

Resolved - That Councillor Steve Niblock be appointed Vice Chair of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee for 2012/13.

The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management requested that the Committee appoint the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee for 2012/13.

Resolved -

(1)  That each Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee meeting be comprised of three members and one reserve member to be drawn from the pool of fifteen Committee Members as follows:

Councillors Bill Davies, George Davies, Robert Gregson, Anita Leech, Steve Niblock, Denise Roberts, John Salter, Harry Smith, Andrew Hodson, Mike Hornby, Don McCubbin, Cherry Povall, Adam Sykes, Dave Mitchell and Pat Williams.

(2)  That the Chairs of the Sub-Committees be appointed on the day of each meeting.

Verbal presentation on the Licensing Act 2003 and subsequent amendments.

The Licensing Manager delivered a presentation to Members on the Amendments to the Licensing Act 2003 and responded to questions raised by Members.

Resolved - That the contents of the presentation be noted.

The Chair wished to place on record his thanks to Members and Officers who had served on the Licensing Act 2003 Committee in the previous municipal year.