The Head of Legal Services introduced the report of the Director of Law and Corporate Services. The report was submitted to Committee for comment and agreement that the draft Council Members’ Licensing Code of Good Practice be presented to Council for inclusion in the Constitution.

Members praised the Code of Good Practice as a valued addition to the constitution and noted that it mirrored the Planning Code of Good Practice.

On a motion by the Chair, seconded by Councillor Tony Murphy, it was,

Resolved – That the committee,

1. Recommends to Council that the Draft Licensing Code of Good Practice appended to this report be approved by Council and be included within the Council’s Constitution, subject to the views of the Regulatory and General Purposes Committee and the Licensing Act Committee.

Agrees that the Draft Licensing Code of Good Practice and the recommendation of the Constitution and Standards Committee be referred to the Regulatory and General Purpose Committee and Licensing Act Committee for their consideration.