Agenda and decisions

Licensing Committee - Wednesday 17 October 2018 7.00 pm

Venue: Room 102, Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, London E8 1EA. View directions

Contact: Gareth Sykes, Governance Services Officer Tel: 020 8356 1266 Email: jessica.feeney@hackney.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence
2.	Declarations of Interest - Members to declare as appropriate
3.	Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 107 KB Decision: 7. Any Other Business: Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement presentation and Licensing Sub-Committees update RESOLVED The Metropolitan Police Service’ s (MPS’)Central Licensing Team would give a WAVE presentation at the next Licensing Committee meeting on the 16th January 2019. Test purchasing would be discussed with the MPS during this part of the meeting. RESOLVEDLicensing Committee memberswould give an update at the 16^th January 2018 Licensing Committee meeting on the current status and work of the Licensing Sub-Committees.
4.	Licensing Service Annual Report PDF 90 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Licensing Service Annual report 2017-18 , item 4. PDF 181 KB Decision: RESOLVED The Licensing Committed noted the Licensing Service’s 2017/18 Annual Report, subject to the following amendments: Under section 2. Licensing Act 2003, the Premises licenses granted chart was to include total number of premises licenses granted Section 3. Gambling Act 2005, the text at the bottom of the chart was to be updated to include the total number of betting licences prior to Hackney Council taking over responsibility of gambling licensing in 2007 Appendix, Licensing Service – Summary Table, the figures and percentages for 13/14 to 17/18 were to be updated as it was thought there were discrepancies in the final figures and percentages quoted in the tables · The Review applications table was to include a glossary of the codes included in the 2013/14 column
5.	Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Principles PDF 90 KB Additional documents: Appendix 1 - Draft Gambling Statement of Principles 2019-2022 , item 5. PDF 3 MB Appendix 2 - Gambling Statement of Principles Consultation Summary Report , item 5. PDF 597 KB Decision: Resolved The Licensing Committee note the content of the report, proposed policy at Appendix 1 and commended the proposed policy to Cabinet for recommendation to Full Council for approval subject to following: the maps contained in the report being updated one small amendment to the content of the consultation summary report. Resolved The Licensing Committee noted the report on the consultation at Appendix 2. Resolved The Licensing Committeeauthorised the Group Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing to make any non-substantive changes to the proposed Policy as appropriate.
6.	Proposed Pre-Application Advice Service - Pilot Scheme PDF 95 KB Decision: Resolved Licensing Committee noted the contents of the report (subject to amendments to paragraphs 7.3 and 7.4 of the report). Resolved Council Officers would work with the Hackney Council’s Communications team to produce some form of email communication on the Pre-Application Advice Pilot Scheme, to be circulated to the Licensing Committee for comments prior to its publication.
7.	Any Other Business