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Review of Statement of Licensing Policy

Meeting: 08/11/2022 - Cabinet (Item 412)

412 West Suffolk Statement of Licensing Policy (Report number: CAB/WS/22/060) pdf icon PDF 191 KB

Report number:     CAB/WS/22/060

Portfolio holder: Councillor Andy Drummond

Lead officer: Jen Eves

Additional documents:

Decision:

Recommended to Council (13 December 2022):

 

That the revised West Suffolk Statement of Licensing Policy 2022 to 2027, as contained in Appendix B to Report number: CAB/WS/22/060, be adopted.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered this report, which was recommending to Council, approval of a revised West Suffolk Statement of Licensing Policy to cover the period 2022 to 2027.

 

The Licensing Act 2003 required a licensing authority to prepare and publish a statement of its licensing policy at least every five years. The policy must be kept under review during the five-year period and the licensing authority may make any revisions as it considered appropriate, such as those relating to feedback from the local community on whether the licensing objectives were being met, so it continued to be relevant and fit for purpose throughout the relevant time period.

 

As set out in section 2 of the report, the proposed substantive changes to the Statement were minimal and they were primarily dictated by changes in guidance and legislation.

 

Members noted that there was a statutory duty to undertake a consultation to gauge impact and opinion among key stakeholders. This was held between 21 June and 22 July 2022. Further details of the consultation and the three responses received were set out in section 4 and 5, and Appendix A attached to the report. No comments received resulted in necessary changes to the Statement of Licensing Policy.

 

Councillor Andy Drummond, Portfolio Holder for Regulatory and Environment, drew relevant issues to the attention of Cabinet, including placing his thanks on record to the officers involved in producing the revised Statement of Licensing Policy.

 

Having noted the outcomes of the consultation on the proposed revised policy, the Cabinet considered it acceptable to recommend adoption of the document to Council.

 

Recommended to Council (13 December 2022):

 

That the revised West Suffolk Statement of Licensing Policy 2022 to 2027, as contained in Appendix B to Report number: CAB/WS/22/060, be adopted.


 

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