licensing board report
Renfrewshire Council · 19 May 2022
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Page 1 of 2 To: Council On: 19 May 2022 __________________________________________________________________ Report by: Director of Finance and Resources __________________________________________________________________ Heading: Licensing Board Election of Members __________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1 In terms of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”) every Council shall elect members for the Licensing Board for its area at the first meeting of the Council held after the election of the Council, i.e. at its statutory meeting. 1.2 In terms of the Act, the Licensing Board shall consist of not fewer than 5 and not more than 10 members as may be determined by the Council. All members of the new Board will require to undertake a course of training accredited by the Scottish Ministers within three months of their appointment to the Licensing Board, whether or not they have been Licensing Board members before. Assessment of training shall be undertaken under exam conditions. The date for the training is 26 May 2022. 1.3 The Licensing Board currently has ten elected members, being five administration members, three Labour Group members and two Conservative group members. ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Recommendation 2.1 That a Licensing Board be elected consisting of not less than 5 and not more than 10 members of Renfrewshire Council __________________________________________________________________ Implications of this report 1. Financial Implications – none 2. HR and Organisational Development Implications – none
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Page 2 of 2 3. Community Plan/Council Plan Implications – none 4. Legal Implications – as detailed in the report. 5. Property/Assets Implications – none 6. Information Technology Implications – none 7. Equality and Human Rights Implications (a) The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report because for example it is for noting only. If required following implementation, the actual impact of the recommendations and the mitigating actions will be reviewed and monitored, and the results of the assessment will be published on the Council’s website. 8. Health and Safety Implications – none 9. Procurement Implications – none 10. Risk Implications – none 11. Privacy Impact – none 12. CoSLA Policy Position - none 13. Climate Risk – none List of Background Papers – (a) none __________________________________________________________________ Author: Lilian Belshaw, Democratic Services Manager, 0141 618 7112