Issue - meetings

The Head of Community Safety and Health Services submitted a report providing an update on processing licences, enforcement activity and the implementation of the Service Plan for Quarter 4 of 2015.

The Licensing Enforcement and Community Safety Manager advised that, due to the closure of an old computer system and the introduction of a new system, data on processing and enforcement and the involvement of the Licensing Sub–Committee was very limited on this occasion.

Members were provided with an example of the type of data analysis that was possible with the new system.  The Manager explained that no actual East Herts data had been used to produce the premises graph.

Members were advised that there had not been a large number of complaints and those that had been received related to noise which had been addressed by Environmental Health.  The Manager advised that a number of taxi drivers had been interviewed by Officers and had been sent letters regarding their conduct.

Members were advised that a joint night time operation involving Licensing Officers and Hertfordshire Constabulary had been arranged for Saturday 19 March 2016 aimed at addressing parking concerns Officers had been made aware of regarding taxi drivers in Ware and Herford.

Councillor G Cutting commented that a Saturday night was not perhaps the best night to address the issue of taxi drivers parking on double yellow lines and pavements as a majority of taxi drivers would be out earning.  He stated that a Tuesday night would have been better as it would have been less busy.

The Committee received the report.

RESOLVED – that the report be received.