All local authorities have to review their existing Statement of Licensing Policy every five years; the Council must adopt a new policy by October 2018, as one of the responsibilities that they have to administer licences under the Licensing Act 2003.

The purpose of the policy statement is to define how the responsibilities under the Act are going to be exercised and administered.

The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Question and Response were noted.

DECISION

1.    To agree the forward programme for consulting on the proposed Statement of Licensing Policy.

2.    To agree, that the consultation should be based on the proposed changes detailed in Appendix Two to the report.

3.    To delegate to the Corporate Director, Place authority to make any pre consultation amendments to the policy deemed necessary following consultation with the Corporate Director Governance.

4.    To consult whether to retain the current Cumulative Impact Zone in the Brick Lane area at Appendices 1 and 3 to the report.

5.    To consider whether to consult on a further Cumulative Impact Zone for Bethnal Green Road/ Cambridge Health Road to Old Bethnal Green Road that forms part of the Licensing Policy.

Action by:

ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE)

(Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards (D. Tolley)