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84/22

Appointment of Chair

To appoint a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

Minutes:

Councillor Nina Degrads nominated Councillor Karen Jewitt as Chair and Councillor Margaret Bird seconded the motion.

 

The Sub-Committee RESOLVED to appoint Councillor Karen Jewitt as Chair for the duration of the meeting of the Sub Committee.

 

85/22

Disclosure of Interests

Members and co-opted Members of the Council are reminded that, in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct and the statutory provisions of the Localism Act, they are required to consider in advance of each meeting whether they have a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI), an other registrable interest (ORI) or a non-registrable interest (NRI) in relation to any matter on the agenda. If advice is needed, Members should contact the Monitoring Officer in good time before the meeting.

 

If any Member or co-opted Member of the Council identifies a DPI or ORI which they have not already registered on the Council’s register of interests or which requires updating, they should complete the disclosure form which can be obtained from Democratic Services at any time, copies of which will be available at the meeting for return to the Monitoring Officer.

 

Members and co-opted Members are required to disclose any DPIs and ORIs at the meeting.

 

·         Where the matter relates to a DPI they may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not stay in the meeting unless granted a dispensation.

·         Where the matter relates to an ORI they may not vote on the matter unless granted a dispensation.

·         Where a Member or co-opted Member has an NRI which directly relates to their financial interest or wellbeing, or that of a relative or close associate, they must disclose the interest at the meeting, may not take part in any discussion or vote on the matter and must not stay in the meeting unless granted a dispensation. Where a matter affects the NRI of a Member or co-opted Member, section 9 of Appendix B of the Code of Conduct sets out the test which must be applied by the Member to decide whether disclosure is required.

 

The Chair will invite Members to make their disclosure orally at the commencement of Agenda item 3, to be recorded in the minutes.

Minutes:

There were none.

 

86/22

Urgent Business (if any)

To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

 

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

 

87/22

GAMBLING ACT 2005 - Application for a Bingo Premises Licence at 1432-1434 London Road, Norbury, SW16 4BZ pdf icon PDF 138 KB

The Sub-Committee is asked to determine whether to grant the application for a Bingo Premises Licence at 1432-1434 London Road, Norbury, SW16 4BZ.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Licensing Sub-Committee considered the Application for a Bingo Premises Licence at 1432-1434 London Road Norbury SW16 5BZ under Section 159 of the Gambling Act 2005 (“the Act”) and the representations received as contained in the report of the Corporate Director, Sustainable Communities, Regeneration & Economic Recovery. The Sub-Committee also considered the additional representations made by the Applicant and by interested parties which were circulated to the Sub-Committee and the Parties prior to the hearing. This included the additional written representations from an objector who had planned to attend the hearing but was subsequently unable to do so.

 

The Sub-Committee also considered the representations made by the Applicant’s representative, a Ward Councillor on behalf of an objector and another objector during the hearing. The Sub-Committee noted that although some of the objectors were not present at the hearing or did not wish to speak at the hearing, they had the benefit of the written representations and have had regard to these.

 

The Sub-Committee, having reference to the relevant code of practice under s.24 of the Act, the relevant guidance issued by the Gambling Commission under s.25 of the Act, the licensing objectives under the Act and the Council’s statement of principles under the Act, RESOLVED to GRANT the application on the basis that it satisfied the duty in section 153 of the Act. 

 

The reasons of the Sub-Committee were as follows:

 

  1. S.153 provides that licensing authorities shall aim to permit the use of premises for gambling in so far as they think it is:

a. in accordance with any relevant code of practice under s.24

b. in accordance with any relevant guidance issued by the Commission under s.25

c. reasonably consistent with the licensing objectives (subject to a and b above),

d. in accordance with the licensing authority’s statement of licensing policy (policy statement) (subject to a to c above).

  1. In exercising their functions under the Act, particularly in relation to premises licences, temporary use notices and some permits, licensing authorities must have regard to the licensing objectives set out in s.1 of the Act, namely:

-        preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime

-        ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way

-        protecting children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed or exploited by gambling.

 

  1. In determining applications for premises licences, the Act explicitly sets out two principles that licensing authorities should not have regard to:

-        s.153 makes it clear that in deciding whether or not to grant a licence, a licensing authority must not have regard to the expected demand for gambling premises that are the subject of the application

-        s.210 (1) of the Act states that ‘in making a decision in respect of an application...a licensing authority should not have regard to whether or not a proposal by the applicant is likely to be permitted in accordance with law relating to planning or building’.

 

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88/22

Exclusion of the Press and Public

The following motion is to be moved and seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of a meeting:

 

“That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.”

 

Minutes:

This item was not required.