The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment) setting out the legal obligations on the Council, acting as the Licensing Authority, in respect of the Scrap Metal Licensing Policy.

Resolved:

1. That the revised Scrap Metal Dealers Licensing Policy, set out at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved.

2. That authority be delegated to the Executive Director (Neighbourhoods and Environment), in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Protection, to make any future amendments to the Scrap Metal Licensing Policy.

Reasons for decision:

To update and improve the Policy.

Other options:

None.

Note: This is an Executive Function

Eligible for call-in to: Place Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Member: Cllr Terry