Licensing Committee

Democratic Services Privacy Notice   This committee undertakes the discharge of the Council’s functions under the Licensing Act 2003 as follows:  

1. To recommend a Licensing Policy Statement, and any subsequent revisions, to Council for approval.   This committee undertakes the discharge of the Councils’ functions in respect of the following:  
2. To set or vary the standard conditions and fees applicable to hackney carriage vehicle and private hire vehicle licences, driver licences and operator licences.  
3. To approve applications for hackney carriage fare increases.  
4. To determine the standard conditions and fees applicable to street trading consents and licences and all aspects of trading on the highway, including advertising, advice and information centres.  
5. To determine the standard conditions and fees applicable to sex shop licences under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.  
6. To determine the fees applicable to track betting licences.  
7. To determine any other matter of licensing policy referred to it by the Head of Service – Environment and Waste