Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of interest.

To agree the minutes of the Committee meeting held on 14 November 2017.

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 November 2017 were signed as a true record.

In respect of minute 37 (Non-compliance with Food Hygiene Improvement Notice), it was reported that the test sample results had failed in 5 out of the 6 tests conducted, therefore no further report would be submitted to Committee and legal proceedings would now be instigated.

RESOLVED that, under Section 1004(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the item of business indicated below on the grounds that those items involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Schedule 12A of that Act, in particular those paragraphs of Part 1 of the Schedule as indicated:

There were no outstanding issues.

There were no other items of public business.

RESOLVED that, having considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), the Council Solicitor be authorised to institute legal proceedings under the Trade Marks Act 1994 and the Video Recordings Act 1984 against the appropriate person in respect of the alleged sale of counterfeit DVDs by an individual at 137 Arundel Road, Coventry.

In addition, it was agreed to delegate powers to the Director of Streetscene and Regulatory Services to authorise legal proceedings for any further offences which may come to light before the case under consideration has been resolved in court.

RESOLVED that, having considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (Place), the Council Solicitor be authorised to institute legal proceedings under the Fraud Act 2006, Trade Marks Act 1994, The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016, Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, against the appropriate person in respect of the large quantity of illicit tobacco products found at 21 Cleveland Road, Coventry.

In addition, it was agreed to delegate powers to the Director of Streetscene and Regulatory Services to authorise legal proceedings for any further offences which may come to light before the case under consideration has been resolved in court.

There were no other items of private business.