Agenda and minutes

Members and officers must declare any disclosable pecuniary interests in relation to any business on the agenda.  Declarations should also be made at any stage such an interest becomes apparent during the meeting.

If in doubt contact the Legal or Democratic Services representative for this meeting.

There were no substitute Members present.

There were no declarations of interest.

So as to provide the best opportunity for the Committee to provide the public with the fullest answer, questions from the public should be submitted by midday on Wednesday 8 November 2023.

Where relevant notice of a question has not been given, the person presiding may either choose to give a response at the meeting or respond by undertaking to provide a written response within three working days.

Questions should be submitted to Democratic Services - democratic.services@adur-worthing.gov.uk

(Note: Public Question Time will last for a maximum of 30 minutes)

There were no questions from the public.

Pre-submitted Members questions are pursuant to rule 12 of the Council & Committee Procedure Rules.

Questions should be submitted by midday on Wednesday 8 November 2023 to  Democratic Services, democratic.services@adur-worthing.gov.uk

(Note: Member Question Time will operate for a maximum of 30 minutes.)

There were no questions from Members.

To approve the minutes of the Licensing Committee meeting held on 11 September 2023 which have been emailed to Members.

Resolved: that the minutes of the committee meeting of the 11 September 2023 be approved as the correct record.

To consider any items the Chair of the meeting considers to be urgent

There were no urgent items.

To consider a report by Director for Sustainability & Resources, attached as item 6.

The Officer presented the report explaining that a routine review of the service had brought to light that the original paperwork, proving the adoption of the Act, was incomplete. Due to this, it had been brought to committee to get Members agreement to re-adopt the policy.

A proposal was put forward to accept the Officers recommendation, and readopt the policy. This was seconded and voted in favour of, with a unanimous outcome.

Resolved: The Committee agreed to approve the passing of a resolution to adopt, to the extent they are not already in force, the provisions of Part II of the 1976 Act in relation to the whole borough, that the adoption of Part II of the 1976 Act should come into effect on 1 February 2024, this being a date not less than one-month after the day the resolution is passed and That notice of such intention be served upon all parish councils, and on the Chair of any parish meeting, affected by the resolution.

To consider a report by Director for Sustainability & Resources, attached as item 7.

The Officer presented the report explaining that there was an error on page 12, and that ‘January 2024’ should read ‘April 2024’. The Officer explained the rationale used to set the new fees and clarified for Members why some figures were surplus and some were deficit.

A proposal was put forward to accept the Officers recommendation and approve the scale of licensing fees proposed within Appendix 1 to apply from 1 April 2024.

This was seconded and voted in favour of, with a unanimous outcome.

Members also noted that should representations be received following the Council placing a notice in a local newspaper setting out the changes to the vehicle and operator fees and inviting representations on those changes within 28 days, then these would be considered by the Public Health and Regulation Manager in consultation with the Chair of the Licensing Committee.

Resolved: Members agreed to approve the scale of licensing fees proposed within Appendix 1 to apply from 1 April 2024.