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 any personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any item(s) on the agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what they were. No declarations were made.

To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September, 2008.

The Committee was requested to receive the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September, 2008.

With regard to minute 5, the Licensing Manager updated the Committee on the appeal in respect of the premises, Red Cat, Greasby.

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 29 September, 2008, be approved as a correct record.

The Committee is requested to appoint the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee for the ensuing year.

In 2008/09, each Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee was comprised of three members and one reserve member, drawn from the pool of fifteen Committee members. The Chair was appointed on the day of each meeting.

The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management, requested that the Committee appoint the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee for 2009/10.

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 SL Clarke, IO Coates, WJ Davies, WA Duffey, DS Kirwan, D Knowles, S Niblock, Cherry Povall, JJ Salter, H Smith, A Taylor, Sue Taylor, C Teggin, R Wilkins and 1 vacancy (Liberal Democrat) [subsequently notified as D Mitchell]

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