Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive from Members, declarations of the existence of any disclosable pecuniary, or nonpecuniary, interests and the nature of those interests in relation to any agenda item. Please see Agenda Notes.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on the 11th June, 2023.

The opportunity is given to members of the public to put questions to the Chair provided that questions do not contravene the provisions set out Council Procedure Rule 10.01.

To ask a question at this meeting, please submit it to democratic.services@gloucester.gov.uk by 12 noon on Thursday 5 September or telephone 01452 396203 for support.

Questions and responses will be published at least 24 hours before the meeting. Supplementary questions may be put and answered during the meeting, subject to the relevant time limit.

The opportunity is given to members of the public to present a petition or deputation provided that any such petition or deputation does not contravene the provisions set out Council 2 Procedure Rule 11.01.

To present a petition or deputation at this meeting, please provide the subject matter to democratic.services@gloucester.gov.uk.

To receive the report of the Director of Communities. The purpose of the report

is to ask the Licensing and Enforcement  Committee to recommend to Council

that the revised Statement of Principles for 2025-2028 be formally approved

and adopted.

To present to members, the report of the Director of Communities. The purpose of the report is to outline to members a proposal submitted by Gloucester Hackney Carriage Association (GHCA) for an increase to the current Hackney Carriage tariff.

To receive the report of the Director of Communities. The purpose of the report is to seek the Licensing and Enforcement Committee’s approval of the draft Street Trading Policy for the next twelve months.

To receive the report of the Director of Communities. The purpose of the report is to outline to Members, details of key Licensing Activities carried out from 1 June 2024 to 31 August 2024, including applications and service requests received, details of any enforcement work, progress updates of the work plan and any changes in Licensing Law and to seek suggestions from members as ways to improve the format and content of this report.

To consider the following resolution should members wish to discuss the exempt minutes of the Licensing and Enforcement Sub-Committee meetings.

“That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the following item of business on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of proceeding, that if members of the press or public are present during consideration of this item there will be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 & 7 of Part 1 of Schedule12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended.”

To receive the exempt minutes of the following meetings of the Licensing and Enforcement Sub-Committee, if members decide they wish to discuss them:

-       25^th June (x2)

Tuesday, December 10 at 6.30 p.m.