The Service Director Culture, Housing and Regulatory Services will update the Board on the current position with regard to the audit of licensing services undertaken recently.
Minutes:
The Service Director Governance and Member Support informed the Board that following an Internal Audit of the Licensing Service in the light of the corporate inspection of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and the publication of the Casey Report, a recommendation had been made that the Board review its Terms of Reference to ensure that Members role and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding was explicitly identified.
The review of the Terms of Reference was currently being undertaken and a report recommending amendments to those Terms of Reference would be submitted to the next meeting to be held on the 24th February, 2016 with a recommendation to Council on the 31st March, 2016.
The opportunity would also be taken at the same time to review the Terms of Reference of the Statutory Licensing Regulatory Board and a similar report would be submitted to that Board at a meeting to be held on the 24th February, 2016.
RESOLVED that the report be received