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Massage and Special Treatment

Meeting: 09/04/2018 - Place Scrutiny Committee (Item 888)

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Minute 825 (Agenda Item No. 16 refers)

Called in by Councillors McDonald and Ware-Lane

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Minutes:

The Committee considered Minute 825 of Cabinet held on 13th March 2018, which had been called-in for scrutiny, together with the report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) updating the standard conditions used to grant and renew the licences for persons carrying on establishments for massage or special treatments under the Essex Act 1987 and proposing the adoption of best practice Codes of Practice specific to the different treatments being offered.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the following recommendations of Cabinet be noted:

 

“1. That the Council specifies in each Massage or Special Treatment Licence the updated Conditions and the Codes of Practice relevant to each type of operation.  In doing so, the Council is thereby approving the appropriate Code of Practice for each type of licence.

 

2. That the Codes of Practice continue to be updated in line with best practice and emerging new treatments.”

 

Note: This is a Council function

Executive Councillor: Cox


Meeting: 13/03/2018 - Cabinet (Item 825)

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Report of Deputy Chief Executive (Place) attached

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Decision:

The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) updating the standard conditions used to grant and renew the licences for persons carrying on establishments for massage or special treatments under the Essex Act 1987 and proposing the adoption of best practice Codes of Practice specific to the different treatments being offered.

 

Recommended:

 

1. That the Council specifies in each Massage or Special Treatment Licence the updated Conditions and the Codes of Practice relevant to each type of operation.  In doing so, the Council is thereby approving the appropriate Code of Practice for each type of licence.

 

2. That the Codes of Practice continue to be updated in line with best practice and emerging new treatments.

 

Reasons for decisions:

 

To continue to maintain best practice and keep pace with the development of new treatments which are licensable under the Essex Act 1987 for massage or special treatment.

 

Other options:

 

To continue with the existing conditions in these establishments.

 

Note: This is a Council Function.

Eligible for call-in to: Place Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor: Cllr Cox

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) updating the standard conditions used to grant and renew the licences for persons carrying on establishments for massage or special treatments under the Essex Act 1987 and proposing the adoption of best practice Codes of Practice specific to the different treatments being offered.

 

Recommended:

 

1. That the Council specifies in each Massage or Special Treatment Licence the updated Conditions and the Codes of Practice relevant to each type of operation.  In doing so, the Council is thereby approving the appropriate Code of Practice for each type of licence.

 

2. That the Codes of Practice continue to be updated in line with best practice and emerging new treatments.

 

Reasons for decisions:

 

To continue to maintain best practice and keep pace with the development of new treatments which are licensable under the Essex Act 1987 for massage or special treatment.

 

Other options:

 

To continue with the existing conditions in these establishments.

 

Note: This is a Council Function.

Eligible for call-in to: Place Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor: Cllr Cox

*Called-in to:- Place Scrutiny Committee

 


 

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