Extraordinary Regulatory Services Committee - 15 October 2018

EXTRAORDINARY REGULATORY SERVICES COMMITTEE

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, at the conclusion of the Extraordinary Licensing Meeting on Monday 15 October 2018.

Members of the Regulatory Services Committee:-

Councillors:-      Steve Drury (Chairman)

Valerie Coltman

Heather Kenison

Stephen King

Joy Mann

Keith Martin

Martin Trevett (Vice Chairman)

Ralph Sangster

Roger Seabourne

Alex Turner

Alison Wall

Steven Halls, Chief Executive

5 October 2018

The Regulatory Services Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Please note that, in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Regulatory Services Committee. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

In accordance with The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 any matters considered under Part I business only of the meeting may be filmed, recorded, photographed, broadcast or reported via social media by any person.

Recording and reporting the Council’s meetings is subject to the law and it is the responsibility of those doing the recording and reporting to ensure compliance. This will include the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Legislation and the laws of libel and defamation.

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

1. CHANGES TO ANIMAL LICENSING LEGISLATION (DCES)

This purpose of this report is to advise Members of the reforms made in relation to the licensing of various animal-related establishments as a result of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.

To recommend to Council changes to the constitution and the scheme of delegation to reflect the legislative changes to animal welfare licensing.

1. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If any confidential business is approved, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s) and a resolution to be passed in the following terms:

“that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under the relevant paragraph of part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.” It has been decided by the Council that in all circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

1.  OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above

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