Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

No meeting have been held.

To disclose any pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interests as set out in the adopted Code of Conduct. In making their disclosure councillors are asked to state the agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose to take as part of their declaration. If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

Representatives of town or parish councils and members of the public

who live, work, or represent an organisation within the Dorset Council

area are welcome to submit either 1 question or 1 statement for each

meeting.  You are welcome to attend the meeting in person or via MS

Teams to read out your question and to receive the response.   If you

submit a statement for the committee this will be circulated to all

members of the committee in advance of the meeting as a supplement

to the agenda and appended to the minutes for the formal record but

will not be read out at the meeting.

The first 8 questions and the first 8 statements received from members of the public or organisations for each meeting will be accepted on a first come first served basis in accordance with the deadline set out below.

 Further information read Public Participation - Dorset Council

All submissions must be emailed in full

to Megan.Rochester@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk by 8.30am on 18th October 2024.

When submitting your question or statement please note that: 

• You can submit 1 question or 1 statement.

• a question may include a short pre-amble to set the context.

• It must be a single question and any sub-divided questions will

not be permitted.

• Each question will consist of no more than 450 words, and you

will be given up to 3 minutes to present your question.

• when submitting a question please indicate who the question is

for (e.g., the name of the committee or Portfolio Holder) 

• Include your name, address, and contact details.  Only your name

will be published but we may need your other details to contact

you about your question or statement in advance of the meeting. 

• questions and statements received in line with the council’s rules

for public participation will be published as a supplement to the

agenda. 

• all questions, statements and responses will be published in full

within the minutes of the meeting. 

This report sets out the details of a proposal to regularise the adoption of the provisions of Part III and Schedule 4 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (‘the 1982 Act’) for the whole of the Dorset Council administrative area.  Schedule 4 of the 1982 Act contains provisions relating to street trading and the designation of Prohibited, Licensed, and Consent Streets, the setting of fees, the administration of licences and consents, and enforcement in the event of non-compliance.

To present the General Licensing Committee with a report to consider a new
Street Trading Policy for public consultation.

To authorise the statutory public consultation on the proposed Hackney Carriage tariff increase in the Dorset area, excluding the Weymouth and Portland zone.

To consider any items of business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes.

To move the exclusion of the press and the public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered.

No exempt business scheduled for this meeting.