Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Cabinet Member for Public Protection, Waste & Recycling introduced the report which provided details of the new legislation and sought approval for the delegation of powers and the setting of fees.

The Act would require Scrap Metal Dealers to be assessed for suitability before licenses were granted or renewed.  It would also give Local Authorities the power to impose conditions on licenses and to revoke licenses, and would allow them and the Police to close down unauthorised sites.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Council’s powers under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act be delegated to the Community Protection Manager;

(b)       That authority to set the fee level be delegated to the Director of Envrionment in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Protection, Waste & Recycling; and

(c)        That responsibility for hearing representations where a finding of unsuitability to hold a licence has been made be delegated to the Licensing Sub-Committee