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17.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 121 KB

To receive and if so determined, to approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 20th September 2018.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Public Protection Sub-Committee meeting held on 20th September be approved as a correct record and sign by the Chair.

18.

AMENDMENTS TO THE ANIMAL LICENSING FEES pdf icon PDF 147 KB

To consider a report of the Head of Regulatory Services.

Minutes:

The Head of Regulatory Services submitted a report requesting Members approve the proposed fees for licences relating to activities involving animals.

 

The Sub-Committee were informed that new legislation under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 had come into force on 1st October 2018.  This new law replaces previous licensing regimes and also introduces a national licensing scheme whereby all licences are issued under the same conditions with a mandatory rating and risk rating methodology.

 

The Sub-Committee were also informed that the existing licences will remain in force until they expire on 31st December 2018.  The existing licence holders have been written to in order to explain the changes and the Council’s website has been amended to provide information on the new licensing arrangements.

 

The proposed fees are set on a cost recovery basis having taken into account all relevant guidance.

 

RESOLVED: That the proposed fees set out below be approved.

 

Animal Licensing Fees (excluding vet costs)

Effective 1st October 2018

Home Boarding of Dogs

Application Fee

 

£186

Grant Fee

1 year

£105

 

2 year

£125

 

3 year

£145

 

 

 

Variation Fee

 

£50 per hour of officer time

Dog Breeding Licence

Application Fee

Residential

£236

 

Commercial

£286

 

 

 

Grant Fee

Residential

 

 

1 year

£130

 

2 year

£150

 

3 year

£170

 

Commercial

 

 

1 year

£155

 

2 year

£175

 

3 year

£195

 

 

 

Variation Fee

 

£50 per hour of officer time

 

 

 

Boarding of Cats or Dogs

Application Fee

Business <10 animals

£236

 

Business 10-29

£261

 

Business >30

£286

 

Business >60 animals

£311

 

 

 

Grant Fee (One year)

Business <10 animals

£130

 

Business 10-29

£143

 

Business >30

£155

 

Business >60 animals

£168

 

 

 

Grant Fee (Two year)

Business <10 animals

£150

 

Business 10-29

£163

 

Business >30

£175

 

Business >60 animals

£188

 

 

 

Grant Fee (Three year)

Business <10 animals

£170

 

Business 10-29

£183

 

Business >30

£195

 

Business >60 animals

£208

 

 

 

Variation Fee

 

£50 per hour of officer time

Boarding of Cats and Dogs

Application Fee

Business <10 animals

£286

 

Business 10-29

£311

 

Business >30

£336

 

Business >60

£361

 

 

 

Grant Fee (One year)

Business <10 animals

£155

 

Business 10-29

£168

 

Business >30

£180

 

Business >60

£193

 

 

 

Grant Fee (Two year)

Business <10 animals

£175

 

Business 10-29

£188

 

Business >30

£200

 

Business >60

£213

 

 

 

Grant Fee (Three year)

Business <10 animals

£195

 

Business 10-29

£208

 

Business >30

£220

 

Business >60

£233

 

 

 

Variation Fee

 

£50 per hour of officer time

 

 

 

Providing Day Care for Dogs (Crèche)

Application Fee

 

£236

Grant Fee

1 year

£130

 

2 year

£150

 

3 year

£170

Variation Fee

 

£50 per hour of officer time

 

 

 

Keeping of Animals for Exhibition

Application Fee

 

£236

Grant Fee

3 year licence

£70

Variation Fee

 

£50 per hour of officer time

 

 

 

Hiring out Horses

Application Fee

<10 Horses

£236

 

<49 Horses

£336

 

>50 Horses

£436

 

 

 

Grant Fee

1 year

£30

 

 

 

 

2 year

 

 

<10 Horses

£130

 

<49 Horses

£180

 

>50 Horses

£230

 

 

 

 

3 year

 

 

<10 Horses

£250

 

<49 Horses

£350

 

>50 Horses

£450

Variation Fee

 

£50 per hour of officer time

 

 

 

Selling animals as pets

Application Fee  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

19.

EXCLUSION RESOLUTION (REMAINING ITEMS)

Motion (Which may be amended as Members think fit):

 

That the public be excluded from this meeting during consideration of the remaining items on the agenda, because of the likelihood of disclosure of “exempt information” which falls within one or more descriptive category or categories of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, as amended by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006, and specified on the agenda item or report relating to each such item respectively.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the public be excluded from this meeting during consideration of the following items on the agenda because of the likelihood of disclosure of “exempt information” which falls within one or more descriptive category or categories of the Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, as specified.

20.

APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER'S LICENCE - CONVICTION WHICH EXCEEDS THE SCHEME OF DELEGATION

To consider a report of the Head of Regulatory Services.

Minutes:

The Head of Regulatory Services submitted a report requesting Members to consider an application for the grant of a Private Hire driver’s licence.

 

The applicant attended the meeting to enable Members to give the matter their full consideration.

 

The applicant provided the Sub-Committee with an outline of what he said were the circumstances of the offence and answered questions from Sub-Committee Members.

 

The Sub-Committee carefully considered the report and the information given by the applicant at the meeting.

 

The Sub-Committee concluded that he was a fit and proper person to hold a Private Hire driver’s licence and it was appropriate to depart from the Council’s policy.

 

RESOLVED: That Mr. Y. A’s application for a Private Hire driver’s licence be granted.