The Licensing Committee deals with all of the
council’s responsibilities under the Licensing Act 2003 and
Gambling Act 2005 and any other associated matters that naturally
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee where legislation
permits.
The Licensing Committee has the power to
appoint such sub-committees as may from time to time be necessary
to discharge duties under the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling
Act 2005.
Each sub-committee will comprise three members
drawn from the Licensing Committee and appointed by the head of
democratic services having regard to the following:
• Availability of
councillors
• Councillors selected are not
representatives for the area in which the premises subject to the
hearing or review is situated
• Councillors do not have a
personal or prejudicial interest in the matter to be determined
• Cross-party representation on
all sub-committees is achieved where at all possible.