Agenda item

The licensing team leader presented their report.  Members had questions for the licensing team leader.

There was a discussion and members suggested some changes to the proposals in the report.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the licensing committee considered the draft amendments of the Southwark statement of licensing policy 2021-2026 provided at Appendix A to this report and gave approval for officers to undertake public consultation subject to some typographical amendments being made to section 2 ‘All About Southwark’.

2.  That the arrangements for public consultation on the draft revision of the policy document, as set out within this report, including the basis for the public consultation questionnaire be agreed subject to changing the consultation period to eight weeks.

3.  That the consultation on closing times for Sunday to Thursday and Friday to Saturday be phrased as open questions and to include the opportunity for the consultees to say why they feel that their response is appropriate.

4.  That the retention of cumulative impact areas and areas under monitor remain unchanged.

5.  That members contact the licensing team leader with potential additional local centres to be added to the statement of licensing policy.