Members of the Committee were asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non pecuniary interests in connection with any application on the agenda and state the nature of the interest.

No such declarations were made.

To approve the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting held on 25 March 2015.

Resolved – That the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting held on 25 March 2015 be approved.

The Committee is invited to appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing municipal year.

The Committee was invited to appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing municipal year.

It was moved by Councillor J Salter and seconded by Councillor A Hodson that Councillor S Niblock be appointed Vice-Chair of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee until such time as a new Licensing Act 2003 Committee is appointed.

Resolved - That Councillor Steve Niblock be appointed Vice Chair of the Licensing Act 2003 Committee until such time as a new Licensing Act 2003 Committee is appointed.

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

In 2014/15, 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 Committee was requested to appoint the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee with the term of membership to be continued until amended or otherwise changed by the Committee and until such time as a new Licensing Sub-Committee is appointed.

For the benefit of new Members of the Committee, the Chair explained that in 2014/15, each Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee was comprised of three Members and one reserve Member drawn from the pool of fifteen Committee Members with the Chair being appointed on the day of each meeting.

Resolved -

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

Councillors Bill Davies, Steve Niblock, George Davies, Brian Kenny, Chris Meaden, Tony Norbury, Denise Realey, Denise Roberts, John Salter, Mike Sullivan, Eddie Boult, David Burgess-Joyce, Gerry Ellis, Andrew Hodson and Pat Williams.

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

The Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment reported upon a decision made by Members of the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee to classify a film to be shown at Light Cinema, Marine Point, Kings Parade, New Brighton.

Members were also requested to note the previous decisions made by Members of the Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee when films had been classified in accordance with the British Board of Film Classification Guidelines.  The details of these films were set out within the report together with a list of categories and descriptions devised by the BBFC.

Resolved – That the recommendations made by the Sub-Committee in relation to the films outlined within the report be noted.