Agenda item - Review of Statement of Licensing Policy – interim report

Report of the Director of Public Health (copy attached)

            RESOLVED - (1) Officers continue to carry out work to review the SoLP to incorporate emerging policy issues such as Sensible on Strength and off licences and advice from the Director of Public Health England and the Local Government Association; and

            (2) Officers to report back to the scheduled June 2015 meeting of the Committee with an updated draft SoLP for statutory and public consultation.

28.1    The Committee considered a report of the Director of Public Health giving an interim update on the current Statement of Licensing Policy.

28.2    It was explained that the Council, as Licensing Authority had a statutory duty to review its Statement of Licensing Policy (SoLP) every five years. The previous review had been adopted on 15 December 2011 by Full Council and the revised Statement of Licensing Policy had come into effect on 20 December 2011. The revised statement of licensing policy had included an expanded cumulative impact zone (CIZ) and a new larger special stress area (SSA). In addition, a matrix approach to licensing decision making had been adopted. At its meeting on 20 November 2014 the Committee had considered a report in relation to the proposed revision of the current Statement of Licensing Policy and it had been agreed that officers would report back to the  March 2015 meeting of the Committee with an updated draft SoLP for statutory and public consultation.

28.3    RESOLVED - (1) Officers continue to carry out work to review the SoLP to incorporate emerging policy issues such as Sensible on Strength and off licences and advice from the Director of Public Health England and the Local Government Association; and

            (2) Officers to report back to the scheduled June 2015 meeting of the Committee with an updated draft SoLP for statutory and public consultation.