The licensing sub committee is a sub committee of the planning and regulatory committee and determines the following;

(a)       Applications for personal licences (if police objection);

(b)       Applications for personal licences with unspent convictions;

(c)       Applications for premises licences/club premises certificates (if relevant representation are made as specified in the Licensing Act 2003);

(d)       Applications for provisional statements (if relevant representation are made as specified in the Licensing Act 2003);

(e)       Applications to vary premises licences/club premises certificates (if relevant representation are made as specified in the Licensing Act 2003);

(f)        Applications to vary designated premises supervisor (if police objection);

(g)       Requests to be removed as a designated premises supervisor

(h)       Applications for transfer of premises licence (if police objection);

(i)         Applications for interim authorities (if police objection);

(j)         Applications to review premises licences/club premises certificate;

(k)       Deciding whether to object when the authority is a consultee and not the relevant authority considering an application;

(l)         Determination of objections to temporary event notices;

(m)     Determination of application to vary premises licence at community premises to include alternative licence condition (if police objection)

(n)       Revocations of licences where convictions come to light.

The sub committee consists of standing chairman as well as two other members selected through a rotation policy from the planning and regulatory committee.