Purpose

Crawley Borough Council is obliged to provide
a Licensing Policy, under the Licensing Act 2003, for liquor, late
night refreshment and regulated entertainment. The legislation
requires the policy to be updated every 5 years

Content

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet reviews the responses received as part of and
following the consultation, and confirmed it had no further
comments to be added to the proposed revised Statement of Licensing
Policy 2024-2029, as detailed in Appendix B to report

HCS/073, made under the
Licensing Act 2003.

That Full Council be recommendation to approves and adopts the
proposed revised Statement of Licensing Policy 2024 -2029, as
detailed in Appendix B toreport
HCS/073, made under the
Licensing Act 2003 with a view to implementation on 1st March
2024.

Reasons for the Recommendations
 
It
is a legal requirement that the Council publish a Statement of
Licensing Policy under the Licensing Act 2003, with the Policy
providing the decision-making framework for all matters under the
Act. Consideration of the proposed revised Statement of Licensing
Policy 2024–- 2029 following inclusion of consultation
feedback as appropriate, is sought from Members, and following
this, that the matter proceeds to Overview and Scrutiny Commission
as a Policy Framework Document , thereafter Cabinet as a key
decision and Full Council, with a view to adoption and
implementation from 1st March 2024.