The Licensing and General Purposes Committee consists of 12 Members of the Council and undertakes the Council’s functions under the Licensing Act 2003 and gambling legislation, which are as follows:

·        Licensing

·        Health and safety at work act

·        Appeals against any decision made by or on behalf of the authority

·        Determination of applications for benefits and discretionary rate relief

·        Elections and Electoral Registration

·        Parish and Town Council matters

·        Standing Orders

·        Control of pollution, contaminated land and air quality

The Licensing and General Purposes Committee usually delegates its licensing responsibilities to a smaller sub-committee of Members, who consider and make decisions on individual applications.  The Committee meets three scheduled times a year.  The meetings are usually held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Bexhill-on-Sea and are normally open to the public.

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