Issue - meetings

Report of the Service Manager, Public Protection.

Consideration was given to a report of the Service Manager, Public Protection, seeking approval to delegate taxi licensing enforcement powers to other authorities across Nottinghamshire and approval of delegations to the Director of Health and Community Wellbeing to appoint authorised Officers to undertaken enforcement activity on behalf of other authorities as set out in the report and appendices.

RESOLVED to:

1. Approve the delegation of taxi-licensing enforcement functions under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) 1976, as set out to those licensing authorities listed, subject to those authorities accepting the delegation;
2. Accept reciprocal delegations as set out from those licensing authorities listed once those delegations have been given;

3.    Authorise the Director of Health and Community Wellbeing to appoint   authorised officers to carry out enforcement functions under the Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1976, transferred to this authority by the authorities listed subject to those authorities delegating those functions to Gedling Borough Council;

4.    Authorise the Director of Health and Community Wellbeing in consultation with the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services to finalise and sign the Protocol; and

5.    Authorise the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services to make the necessary changes to the Constitution to reflect the approved delegations.