To consider a report of the Head of Public Protection.

The Head of Public Protection submitted a report requesting Members to consider the outcome of the veterinary inspector’s report following the application for a Zoo licence at Sea Life Manchester.  Mr. N. Smith, Public Protection Manager (Environmental Health) provided an overview of the application and Mr. R Wick, Regional Curator UK & Ireland and Ms L. Handel, on site Curator, attended from Merlin Entertainments Limited to answer questions from Committee Members.

              RESOLVED –

(1)             That the report be noted

(2)             That the Inspector’s report be noted

(3)             That the grant of the Zoo licence be approved with the licence conditions as set out in appendix 2 of the report.

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.

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 on the agenda item or report relating to each such item respectively.

To consider a report of the Head of Public Protection.

The Licensing Manager explained to Members that the Solicitor on behalf of the driver Mr. A. I. O. was unable to attend the meeting and has requested that this item be deferred to the next available meeting of the Public Protection Sub-Committee.

RESOLVED: That Mr. A. I. O’s driving licence, in the interim, be extended and this item be deferred to the next meeting of the Public Protection Sub-Committee on 20^th June 2013.

To consider a report of the Head of Public Protection.

The Licensing Manager requested that consideration of this application be deferred to the next available meeting to allow Licensing Officers to provide additional information.

RESOLVED: That this item be deferred to the next available meeting of the Public Protection Sub-Committee and in the interim an extension of Mr. P. M. P’s current licence be granted.

To consider a report of the Head of Public Protection.

The Head of Public Protection submitted a report requesting Members to consider an appeal against the awarding of penalty points.  The driver was not in attendance at the meeting.

RESOLVED: That the penalty points remain on Mr. S. J.’s Private Hire driver’s licence.

To consider a report of the Head of Public Protection.

This item was withdrawn from the agenda as the driver had submitted a satisfactory medical certificate prior to the meeting.