Basingstoke & Dean Borough Council Licensing Committee Meeting

Councillor Edwards was replaced by Councillor Mummalaneni.

Apologies received from Councillor Durrant and Jeans.

There were no declarations of interest.

Councillor Jeans was appointed as Vice-Chair of the Licensing Committee for the 2022/23 municipal year.

There were no urgent matters.

The minutes of the meeting held on the 28 March and 4 May 2022 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

The Licensing Team Leader introduced the report which presented the Committee with the Shared Licensing Service Statement of Licensing Policy 2003 following Consultation for approval.

The Committee discussed the report and made the following comments:

·         Requested a report covering the context around the shared service and the performance against KPIs.

·         Questioned the process and sought clarification on the issues that would be referred to Council

·         Suggested that the reference to “public” transport be removed from the policy.

·         Questioned the Challenge 21 policy and the steps taken to prevent the use of fake IDs within the Borough.

·         Requested that the policy be amended to contain references to the “shared licensing service” to ensure consistency of the wording across the polices.

·         Requested that a glossary of terms also be included in the policy.

Resolved:  The Committee;

·         approves the statement policy and refers it to Council for adoption.

·         authorises the Head of Environmental and Community Services to

           make minor administrative amendments to the policy.

The Licensing Team Leader introduced the report which provided the Committee with the Shared Service Charity Street Collection Policy for comment before consultation.

The Committee discussed the report and made the following comments:

·         Suggested that a further reason for refusal be included titled “any other reasonable cause”.

·         Requested a report detailing the number of charity collections and complaints received. The Cabinet Member for Resident Services suggested that a report be produced to highlight the general issues across the service.

·         Sought clarification on the application process.

Resolved: The Committee;

·         approves the revised Shared Service Charity Street Collection Policy for consultation.

·         authorises the Head of Environmental and Community Services to make minor administrative amendments to the policy.

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The Licensing Team Leader gave an overview of the items that would be timetabled for future committee meetings following recent changes to legislation.