Agenda and minutes

The meeting was called at short notice under the provisions of paragraph 4.1 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules in order to hold a Special Meeting of the Committee to deal with one item of business.

To identify items which have been admitted to the agenda by the Chair for consideration

(The special circumstances shall be specified in the minutes)

There were no late items.

To declare any personal/prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members Code of Conduct

There were no declarations of interest.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Dobson, Mrs R Feldman, R D Feldman, Grayshon, G Hussain, G Hyde, Selby, Townsley and Wilkinson.

To consider the report of the Head of Licensing and Registration seeking urgent consideration of proposed changes to the delegations to officers required to address staffing changes. This meeting has been called at short notice in order to maintain good corporate governance arrangements and aid the efficient administration of the business of the Licensing Authority

(Report attached)

The Head of Licensing and Registration submitted a report on proposed revisions to the officer delegation scheme associated with the work of the Licensing Committee required in order to address staffing changes due to take effect from 31 March 2011. A revised copy of the delegation scheme was included at Appendix 2 of the report.

RESOLVED – That the proposals to delegate the licensing functions to the Director of Resources with effect from 1 April 2011 (as set out in appendix 2 of the submitted report) be approved

(This item was considered at short notice in order to maintain good corporate governance arrangements and continue the efficient administration of the business of the Licensing Authority )