Friday, 14 May 2021

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Council and Democracy

Information about Swindon Borough Councillors and Meetings

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices. View directions

Contact: Shaun Banks (Telephone: 01793 463606)  Email: sbanks@swindon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Declarations of Interest

Members are reminded that at the start of the meeting they should declare any known interests in any matter to be considered, and also during the meeting if it becomes apparent that they have an interest in the matters being discussed.

Minutes:

The Chair reminded Members of the need to declare any known interests in any matters to be considered at the meeting.  No declarations were made.

2.

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To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 16th March 2015.

Minutes:

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 16th March 2015, be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

3.

Public Question Time

See explanatory note below.  Please phone the Committee Officer whose name and number appears at the top of this agenda if you need further guidance.

Minutes:

            No public questions were received during the meeting.

4.

Local Government Act 1989 - Section 15: Political Balance Arrangements

“That Committees be reminded of their duty to carry out a review under Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and recommended that, having carried out the review, they continue to apply the political balance provisions.”  (Recommendation to the meeting of Swindon Borough Council on 22nd May 2015.)

(See report of Director of Law and Democratic Services to Annual Meeting of the Borough Council for details of the political balance arrangements.)

 

Minutes:

          Resolved – That, further to Minute 13(2) of the Council, and having carried out a review under Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 this Committee continue to apply political balance arrangements under the Act.

5.

Appointment of Sub-Committees and Panel

(a) Ad Hoc Licensing Sub-Committee.  (Recommended Membership - 7 Members on a basis of four Conservative Group Members and three Labour Group Members.)

 

(b) Private Hire/Hackney Carriage Licensing Sub-Committee.(Recommended Membership - 7 Members on a basis of four Conservative Group Members and three Labour Group Members.)

 

(c) Licensing Panel. (Recommended Membership - 3 Members to be drawn from the Membership of this Committee.)

 

Minutes:

                    Resolved – (1) That an Ad Hoc Licensing Sub-Committee be appointed having the functions set out in the document “Swindon Council Constitution 2015/16” and comprising Councillors Abdul Amin, John Ballman, Alan Bishop, Mick Bray, Fay Howard, Eric Shaw, Vera Tomlinson.

 

(All Councillors serving on the Licensing Committee be appointed as substitutes to their respective political group.)

 

          (2) That a Licensing Panel be appointed having the functions set out in the document “Swindon Council Constitution 2015/16” and comprising three Councillors to be drawn from Members of this Committee.

 

          (3) That a Private Hire/Hackney Carriage Licensing Sub-Committee be appointed having the functions set out in the document “Swindon Council Constitution 2015/16” and comprising Councillors Junab Ali,  Oliver Donachie, John Haines, Derique Montaut, Caryl Sydney-Smith, Vera Tomlinson and Peter Watts.

 

(All Councillors serving on the Licensing Committee be appointed as substitutes to their respective political group.

 

 

 

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