Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that as there was exempt information defined under Paragraph 7 (information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime) of Part of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, (as amended) any discussions relating to the exempt appendices would be held in private session.

There were no declarations made at the meeting.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Sub Committee held on Monday, 24th September, 2018 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

As the Licence Holder was not in attendance at the outset of the meeting, the

Committee decided to adjourn the proceedings at 9.45 am for a period of 15minutes to reconvene at 10.00 am, to allow telephone contact to be made with the Licence Holder to allow him the opportunity to attend the hearing.

RESOLVED that the meeting stand adjourned from 9.45 until 10.0am in order to allow Licensing Officers to contact the licence holder and ascertain if it was their wish to attend the hearing.

The meeting reconvened at 10.00 am.

The Sub-Committee considered an application for a review of an existing premises licence for Intake Booze, 71 Sandringham Road, Intake, Doncaster, DN2 5HY.

The review was brought before the Sub-Committee on the grounds of ‘the Prevention of Crime and Disorder’ and ‘Public Safety’ Licensing objectives.A summary of the application was attached as Appendix B to the report. 

The Sub-Committee noted that the Premises Licence Holder was not in the attendance at the meeting despite having had adequate notification of the hearing in the form of the initial application to review the licence, a notification outside the shop of the review, and the agenda papers. Furthermore, a phone call was also made at the meeting in order to try and determine the Premises Licence Holder’s whereabouts.  The Licence Holder indicated that he would not attend the meeting on this day and acknowledged he was aware of the issues surrounding the application for a review. The Committee were advised of all the options open to them, and decided that it was in the public interest to allow the hearing to go ahead as the individuals concerned had been given ample opportunity and notice to attend and the process had been clear and transparent throughout.

Representations from the Licensing Authority and South Yorkshire Police in support of the review were attached at Appendix E to the report.

The Sub-Committee Members, the Premises Licence Holder and the Responsible Authorities had received the agenda prior to the meeting.

At the commencement of the hearing, the Chair made introductions and outlined the procedure to be followed.

The Chair and Members noted that there were no Members of the Public or Press present at the meeting and therefore:-

It was RESOLVED that as there was exempt information defined under Paragraph 7 (information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime) of Part of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended) the meeting be held in private session.

Representatives from the Trading Standards Authority and the Licensing Authority addressed the Committee and answered questions.

All parties were then asked to leave the room whilst the Sub-Committee deliberated on the application and reached a decision.

RESOLVED that The Sub Committee considered the application for a Review of the Premises Licence for Intake Booze, 71 Sandringham Road, Intake, Doncaster and took into account the written representations made and the evidence presented, the steps that were appropriate to promote the Licensing Objectives, the Home Office Guidance and the Statement of Licensing Policy and decided to revoke the licence.

The Sub Committee made the decision for the following reasons:-

The Premises Licence holder (PLH) was not in attendance and when contacted did not offer any assurance that the licence was being, or would be operated, in accordance with the licensing objectives.

A test purchase was made on 10th September 2018 and Trading Standards say the cigarettes sold do not comply with relevant regulations and neither has appropriate  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.