Agenda

To receive any apologies and details of any substitutions.

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 16 September 2024 (copy attached).

To receive any announcements from the Chairman.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, please register to do so at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. Please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda for any further clarification.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on Monday 10 March 2025 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on Wednesday 12 March 2025. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

To receive an update on any appeals lodged against Licensing Sub Committee decisions.

To receive and sign the minutes of the following Licensing Sub Committees:

Western Area Licensing Sub Committee

25 September 2024           Application for a Premises Licence - Fig, 5 The                                    Shambles, Bradford on Avon

19 November 2024            Application for a Premises Licence - Thoulstone                                  Park, Chapmanslade, Westbury

Stephen Melville (Safer Streets Co-Ordinator) from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner will be attending the meeting to give an update on the Safer Streets Fund initiative.  Details received from the Home Office on the Government’s plans regarding Safer Streets project funding is attached.

Richard Tottle and Alistair Day (Police Licensing Officers) prepared updates as at November 2024 and these were shared with Committee members via email in the absence of the December meeting). Further updates have now been received and they are all attached for the committee’s information.

Jason Beattie (SEND and Passenger Assistant Manager) has prepared the attached Education Transport Statistics which were shared with Committee members via email in absence of the December 2024 meeting and will give an overview at the meeting.

Tom Ince (Principal Compliance Officer) has prepared the attached Taxi Licensing Team updates as at October 2024 (that was shared with Committee members via email in the absence of the December meeting) and January 2025 and will give an overview of the most recent update at the meeting.

Tom Ince (Principal Compliance Officer) was requested to provide members with the information on the possibility of school only taxi licenses following a request from the Committee on 16 September 2024 and this is attached for members information.

Claire Francis (Head of Public Protection) has prepared the attached Public Protection Licensing updates as at November 2024 (that was shared with Committee members via email in the absence of the December meeting) and March 2025 and will give an overview of the most recent update at the meeting.

Members are asked to note the future meetings of the Licensing Committee, all to commence at 10.30am:

16 June 2025

15 September 2025

8 December 2025

16 March 2026.