Agenda and draft minutes
Venue: Committee Room C1, 1st Floor, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London, E14 2BG
Contact: Simmi Yesmin, Democratic Services Tel: 020 7364 4120, E-mail: simmi.yesmin@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST PDF 64 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Monitoring Officer.
Minutes: There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests.
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING(S) PDF 73 KB To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 15th July 2014 as an accurate record of the proceedings.
Minutes: RESOLVED
That the minutes of the Licensing Committee meeting held on 15th July 2014 were confirmed and agreed as a correct record.
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Additional documents: Minutes: Mr David Tolley, Head of Consumer and Business Regulations introduced the report which detailed the review which took place with regards to licence fees that could be set locally. It was noted that the fees under consideration were those for Massage, Special Treatments and Performing Animals Registration.
Mr Tolley explained the rationale behind the proposed licence fee increases and explained that fee increases were set at values that would enable the Council to recover the administrative and enforcement cost associated with the relevant licences.
In response to questions from Members the following was noted;
- That where a business operated a selection of beauty treatments and intense pulse light laser treatment, only the higher fee of the two would be payable. - That neighbouring local authorities licence fees were taken into consideration when setting the fees. - The breakdown of the hours worked by Officers in order to determine an application was noted. - The detailed procedures that are followed through to ensure animal welfare were noted. - That the provision for sun bed treatments was covered under Intense Pulse Light Laser treatment.
Members questioned the basis for using RPI to determine the increased fee. It was AGREED that Mr Tolley would update Members on what the rationale was for using RPI when setting the fees and seek clarification on whether this would be used again when setting fees in the future.
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1. That the fee for Massage and Special Treatment licences, including Intense Pulse Light laser treatment, be increased by RPI 2.5% raising Massage and Special Treatment Licences from £311 to £319 and Intense Pulse Light laser treatment licences (including sun beds) from £500 to £513. 2. That where a business operates a selection of beauty treatments and Intense Pulse Light laser treatment, that only the higher fee is payable. 3. That the fee for Performing Animals registration is raised from £188 to £360, based on the calculations in Appendix One. 4. That a fee for a Variation of a Performing Animals registration be set at £269based on the calculations in Appendix One.
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Cumulative Impact Zone Report PDF 90 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Mr David Tolley, Head of Consumer and Business Regulations introduced the report and explained that at the Licensing Committee on 15th July 2014, Members had requested for an update on the licences issued within the Cumulative Impact Zone (CIZ) to enable Members to consider the impact of the CIZ.
It was noted that on 1st November 2013, the CIZ for the Brick Lane area came into effect after the adoption of the Statement of Licensing Policy at Full Council. It was further noted that this Policy was subject to a review in 2018 (every 5 years). Mr Tolley gave a brief background on the CIZ, its consultation process, summary of all the decisions made by the Licensing Sub Committees with regards to applications and variations within the CIZ and highlighted the comments from Responsible Authorities on the current impact on the CIZ.
After much discussion the following points were noted;
Members welcomed the report and AGREED the following;
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE CHAIR CONSIDERS URGENT Minutes: Members requested that a briefing and Members Training on Sexual Entertainment Venues is to be scheduled for the next Licensing Committee meeting in December 2014, In order for Members to get a better understanding of the Policy, its remits and the challenges likely to be faced.
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