The Licensing and Protection
Committee is one of the Council’s Regulatory Committes, which are bodies which have decision
making powers and report to full Council, Membership is decided at
Annual Council.
The Committee is responsible
for all functions that are the responsibility of the District
Council relating to licensing and registration, in addition to,
taxi, food and miscellaneous licensing, street trading,
environmental health, anti-social behaviour, and community
safety.
It is also responsible for
functions relating to Health and Safety under any "relevant
statutory provisions" within the meaning of Part I of the Health
and Safety at Work Act 1974, to the extent that those functions are
discharged otherwise than in the Council's capacity as employer.
and the approval of the Food Safety
Service Plan.