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To consider a report by the Head of Administration on Alcohol Disorder Zones.

The Committee received and noted a report by the Head of Administration on the new powers to designate Alcohol Disorder Zones (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book).  It was explained that the use of such measures was intended to be a last resort when problems relating to alcohol consumption were unable to be attributed to an individual licensed premises and could not be dealt with by other means. It was explained that as ADZs could not be applied to problems such as late night food outlets or litter, and would therefore be inappropriate in the context of the concern shown by Members of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Service Delivery) over the cases of excess litter in St Ives on Sunday mornings. 

Chairman

To consider a report by the Head of Administration regarding Alcohol Disorder Zones.

Noted the position with regard to the new powers to designate alcohol disorder zones

Further to Minute No. 08/59 the Cabinet considered a report by the Head of Administration (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) on the use of Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs). 

Members were reminded that the paper had been requested by the Cabinet following a proposal by the Overview and Scrutiny (Service Delivery) proposing an enhanced cleansing service on Sundays in the market towns. Members were advised that ADZs were short term, last resort measures intended only to address high levels of alcohol related nuisance and disorder, circumstances not applicable in the District.  As such they were not appropriate to deal with the problem of litter and the additional cleaning costs. Whereupon, it was

RESOLVED

  that the position with regard to the new powers to designate Alcohol Disorder Zones be noted.

To consider a report by the Head of Administration on Alcohol Disorder Zones.

15 Minutes.

Pursuant to the Panel’s study on Enhanced Cleansing Services (Minute No. 38 ante refers), the Panel received and noted a report by the Head of Administration (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) on Alcohol Disorder Zones. Having noted that the introduction of Zones could only be used to address nuisance and annoyance to members of the public in relation to alcohol consumption and could, therefore, not be applied to other problems associated with late night entertainment such as hot food outlets and litter, the Panel decided that it would not be appropriate to pursue this in the context of the present study.

RESOLVED

  that the position with regard to the power to designate Alcohol Disorder Zones be noted.