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 18 October 2017.

Resolved – That the accuracy of the minutes of the meeting held on 18 October 2017 be approved.

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

In 2017/18, 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 this Committee and until such time as a new Licensing Sub-Committee is appointed.

The Chair explained that each Licensing Act 2003 Sub-Committee is to be comprised of three Members 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 following pool of fifteen Committee Members:

Councillors Paul Stuart, Tony Norbury, Ron Abbey, George Davies, Adrian Jones, Chris Meaden, Christine Spriggs, Mike Sullivan, Joe Walsh, Irene Williams, Andrew Hodson, Paul Hayes, Les Rowlands, Adam Sykes and Dave Mitchell.

(2)  That the term of membership be continued until amended or otherwise changed by this Committee and until such time as a new Licensing Sub-Committee is appointed.

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