Licensing Enforcement Officer

A role of Licensing Enforcement Officer has come up with North Yorkshire County Council for a 3 months of ongoing assignment.

Pay - £18.48/hr Umbrella

Address - County Hall Northallerton, DL7 8AD

JD below

Responsibilities:

• Takes a lead role for the provision of complex specified service areas. Deals with complex and non-routine enquiries.
• Responsible for developing and reviewing policy and procedures e.g. Taxi "Rulebook", Criminal Record, Enforcement, Licensing Act, Gambling Act, Street Trading, charity collections etc.
• Interview drivers for licences to drive Hackney Carriages and Private Hire vehicles. Decides on the fitness and suitability of applicant's, vehicles, premises and records to comply with the standards required under legislation before the issue of licences. Meets and deals with licence holders on problems they may have regarding the regulations etc.
• Delivers a risk based inspection programme of all licenced premises focussed on performance targets e.g. animal boarding, riding establishments, zoos, scrap metal, licenced premises, alcohol, gambling, caravan sites etc.
• Decides when a licence application has been properly submitted, and where relevant, decides what conditions should be attached to a licence. Decides on licence approval or refusal making reference to local procedures, council policy, legislation, government guidance and regulations to a greater or lesser degree depending on availability. Refers to a hearing when appropriate.
• Determines contested applications, reports to hearing and court at appeal
• Investigates complaints concerning licensed premises, vehicles and unlicensed activities.
• Works with partner agencies such as police and trading standards to ensure compliance with legislation.

Would this role be of interest to you, would you like me to put you forward? (please send me your up to date CV along with your date of birth and NI number)

Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.