Agenda item

To consider a change to the process by which applications for the use of the Great Hall are reported.

POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE

(Catherine McGuinness, Deputy)

6 July 2017

Applications for the Use of Guildhall

The arrangements for approving applications for the use of Guildhall had last been considered by the Court of Common Council on 21 June 2001. At that time, the Court had agreed to delegate the approval of such applications to the then City Lands and Bridge House Estates Committee. This Committee was no longer in existence and responsibility for the approval of applications had since transferred to the Policy and Resources Committee, via its Hospitality Working Party.

Notwithstanding this, it had been customary to submit the details of applications for the use of Guildhall to the Court for information. However, in the interests of efficiency, the Policy and Resources Committee and its Hospitality Working Party now considered the practice of sending details of those applications for the use of Guildhall which were not felt to be significant should be discontinued. This was supported on the basis that no such application had been the subject of any questioning in at least the past ten years.

It was therefore recommended that, going forward, details of only the more significant applications for the use of Guildhall be reported to the Court.

Resolved – That only details of the more significant applications for the use of Guildhall be reported to the Court henceforth.