Agenda item

To agree the public minutes of the meeting held on 21 October 2015.

The public minutes of the meeting held on 21 October 2016 were considered and approved as a correct record.

MATTERS ARISING

Delegated Decisions of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection Pertaining to Premises Licences (page 2) – In response to a question, the Comptroller and City Solicitor reported that the peanut seller referred to within the last set of minutes had now been prosecuted for a second time and had received a fine of £750. His cart had also been seized once again.

In response to a further question regarding raves taking place inside derelict buildings in the City, the City of London Police were pleased to inform he Committee that no further incidents had occurred since October 2015. Members were informed that the Police were very pro-active in terms of evicting squatters from premises.

Safety Thirst Update (page 3) – The Assistant Director Environmental Health & Public Protection reported that invitations to premises to sign up for the Safety Thirst Scheme were likely to go out after Easter. At this stage, Members would also be sent information as to those premises within their Ward who had not signed up for the Scheme so that they could assist in contacting these premises and outlining the benefits of the Scheme.

Gambling Act 2005: Review of Statement of Licensing Principles (page 4) – The Assistant Director Environmental Health & Public Protection informed the Committee that the Statement had been approved by the Court of Common Council in January 2016. He reminded Members that this was a holding report and that a further review would be prepared for approval by the end of the year.