The Appeals Committee hears and
determines the following appeals:
·
against decisions which relate to any licensing or
registration function. Note this
precludes decisions taken in respect of refusal of applications for
Sex Shops Licences. (Minute No.
184/09/03 refers).
·
under the Council’s Grievance, Disciplinary
and Managing Redundancy procedures from all categories of employees
(save in the case of dismissal of the Head of Paid Service,
Monitoring Officer and Chief Finance Officer (Section 151) which is
subject to a separate procedure under the 2001
Regulations.
·
made against a decision:-
(i)
pursuant to Part VII of the Housing Act 1996
(Homelessness) where the Act provides for a right to a review of
that decision;
(ii)
that the applicant had intentionally worsened their
housing circumstances and were not being awarded housing need
points;
(iii)
to take possession proceedings (Minute No.
197/9/08);
(iv)
in respect of any decision taken regarding a housing
application provided the applicant has undergone a Stage 1 Review
(Minute No. 299/12/08);
(v)
in respect of Officer decisions to refuse disabled
adaptation works to Council homes (Minute No.
273/12/14).
·
against the non-allocation of National Non-Domestic
Rate relief.
·
against a decision relating to the award of
Discretionary Rate Relief.
·
To hear and determine any appeal against decisions
made pursuant to the Discretionary Housing Payments policy
framework, including determination of disputes which arise from
decisions to recover amounts considered to have been
overpaid.
·
To exclude any appeal in relation to rejection of
Expressions of Interest (EOI) (Minute No. 392 (xv)/04/14
refers).
·
Where the Health, Parking and Community Safety
Manager or Assistant Manager proposes to refuse the application or
revoke or vary the licence and the applicant or licensee has asked
(within any deadline given) for the determination to be made by the
Appeals Committee:
(a)
to determine applications under the Scrap Metal
Dealers Act 2013
(ii) to revoke or
vary a licence under section 4