Agenda item

Report of the Director of Markets & Consumer Protection (copy attached).

A report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection highlighting that the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (PRSRA) had introduced the power for licensing authorities to impose a late night levy on the whole of the City and, separately, toimpose Early Morning Restriction Orders on part or all of the City, as a means of changing the balance of the night time economy in favour of the general community, was considered.

The Committee indicated that the late night levy was something that they foresaw as being necessary and the Corporation would therefore put forward a further report on this, subsequent to detailed guidance being issued by Government, which would include the outlines of the likely consultation for agreement by the Grand Committee.

Members went on to discuss EMROs but considered these were problematic in terms of clearly defining a suitable area and the potential impact on well-run as well as poorly-run establishments and that it may be better to apply the Code of Practice to target individual premises for enforcement activity.

RESOLVED – That a further report be submitted to the Committee in light of the comments made by the Committee after the final central Government guidance had been issued.