The Licensing and Appeals
Committee discharges the duties of the Council in relation to a
range of licensing and registration functions.
In general, decisions are made
by the Committee under powers delegated to it under the Council
Constitution and will not require to be referred to the Council for
approval. Meetings are controlled by the chair, who is responsible
for seeing that the business on the agenda is dealt with
properly.
The Committee has previously
agreed detailed procedures for dealing with certain types of
applications. The role of officers at meetings is to present
reports and to give procedural or legal guidance to the
Committee
Copies of the agenda are
available beforehand from the reception area at the main entrance
of the Town Hall in Albert Square. Some additional copies are
available at the meeting from the Governance Support
Officer.
The Council is concerned to
ensure that its meetings are as open as possible and confidential
business is kept to the strict minimum. When confidential items are
involved these are considered at the end of the meeting at which
point members of the public are asked to leave.