Issue - meetings

The Assistant Director, Planning and Public Protection, to present a report which invites Executive formally to adopt a new Licensing Policy relating to animal welfare licensing, as approved by the Gambling, Licensing and Regulatory Committee on 6 March 2018.

Resolved:  That Option 1 be approved and a new Licensing Policy relating to animal welfare licensing (incorporating standard conditions) be adopted, and that any amendments made to the Licensing Policy following the introduction of new regulations be delegated to an Officer decision in consultation with the Executive Members for Culture, Leisure & Tourism and Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods.

Reason:     To allow the council to implement a robust Licensing Policy and conditions relating to animal welfare licensing.

The Corporate Director of Economy and Place presented a report which invited Executive formally to adopt a new Licensing Policy relating to animal welfare licensing, as approved by the Gambling, Licensing and Regulatory Committee on 6 March 2018.

There was no statutory requirement for local authorities to set policies in relation to animal welfare licensing, but it was considered good practice to do so. The proposed policy was attached as Annex 1 to the report, with a list of consultees and their responses at Annexes 2 and 3. The policy would need to be amended in line with new government regulations on animal welfare licensing.  It had recently been announced that these would come into effect on 1 October 2018. 

Members were invited to adopt the proposed policy (Option 1) or make further minor amendments before its adoption (Option 2).

Resolved:  That Option 1 be approved and a new Licensing Policy relating to animal welfare licensing (incorporating standard conditions) be adopted, and that any amendments made to the Licensing Policy following the introduction of new regulations be delegated to an Officer decision in consultation with the Executive Members for Culture, Leisure & Tourism and Housing and Safer Neighbourhoods.

Reason:     To allow the council to implement a robust Licensing Policy and conditions relating to animal welfare licensing.