The Chair, Councillor A J Richards welcomed all to the meeting.

There were none.

Resolved:

The Sub-Committee Resolved that in determining the review:

1. the current Designated Premises Supervisor was removed from the Premises Licence; and
2. the conditions of the Premises Licence should be Modified, pursuant to s52(4)(a) of the Licensing Act 2003, with additional conditions in support of the licensing objectives. 

Condition[s]

To be removed

1. The following condition[s] to be removed from the Premises Licence, namely:

a.    Ensure that all windows and doors are kept closed whilst amplified music is being played.

To be attached

2. The following condition[s] will be added to the Premises Licence, namely:

a.    No customers carrying open/sealed bottles or glasses will be admitted to the Premises at any time.

b.    No customers will be permitted to take open/sealed bottles or glasses out of the Premises.

c.    There shall be no admittance or re-admittance to the Premises from 45 minutes before the last permitted hours.

a.    A ‘Challenge 25’ policy will apply and Proof of Age will be required from any person who appears to be under the age of 25 years who attempts to purchase or consume alcohol. The means of verification should be a form of identification which bears: their photograph; date of birth; and a holographic mark, and should be restricted to:

                                      i.        P.A.S.S Accredited Proof of Age Schemes e.g. Citizen Card;

                                    ii.        Proof GB;

                                   iii.        Photo card, driving licence or passport.

b.    Signage shall be displayed in a prominent position within the Premises, informing of the ‘Challenge 25’ policy;

c.    A Digital CCTV system shall be installed, or existing system maintained, at the Premises, which will be operational at all times when the Premises is open to the public, and capable of providing pictures/photographs of evidential quality in all lighting conditions, particularly facial identification. The CCTV recordings must be correctly times and date stamped, and retained for a period of 31 days, and made available for viewing by the Police and/or authorised officer(s) of the Council, on request.

The system must provide coverage of the following areas:

                                      i.        The exterior perimeter of the Premises;

                                    ii.        The entrance(s) and exit(s) to the Premises; and

                                   iii.        The interior public areas of the Premises.

d.    A staff member from the Premises, who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be on the Premises at all times when the Premises is open to the public. This staff member must be able to provide the Police and/or authorised officer(s) of the Council copies of CCTV recordings (including footage, images and/or data) in a recordable format either to a USB and/or on-line evidence facility and/or a disk.

e.    Any and all CCTV recordings shall be made available immediately for viewing on request from the Police and/or authorised officer(s) of the Council, and a copy must be supplied within 120 hours or 5 days, following a lawful request.

d.    An anti-drugs policy agreed with the Police must be implemented and in operation at all times whilst the Premises is open to the public. The Premises Licence Holder and/or nominated person  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.

Any urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section 100BA(6)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

There were no urgent items.

That pursuant to Section 100A (4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the above Act and pursuant to regulation 14 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearing) regulations 2005.

Resolved:

Not for publication pursuant to Section 100BA (2) & (7) of the Local Government Act 1972 and the undermentioned Exempt Paragraph 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act. In all the circumstances of the case, pursuant to Regulation 14 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearing) Regulations 2005, the public interest in maintaining the exemption, is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information. 

Resolved:

Appendix 8 to this report only: Not for publication pursuant to Section 100BA (2) & (7) of the Local Government Act 1972 and the undermentioned Exempt Paragraph 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act. In all the circumstances of the case, pursuant to Regulation 14 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearing) Regulations 2005, the public interest in maintaining the exemption, is considered to outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information.