Report of the Chief Licensing Officer
*(NOTE: The report at item 5 in the above agenda is not available to the public and press because it contains exempt information described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended))
Minutes:
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The Chief Licensing Officer submitted a report to consider an application made by Trading Standards, under Section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003, for a review of a premises licence (Case No.49/17). |
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Present at the meeting were John Maher (Trading Standards, Applicant), Neal Bates (Trading Standards), Julie Hague (Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board), Clive Stephenson (Licensing Strategy and Policy Officer), Marie-Claire Frankie (Solicitor to the Sub-Committee) and Jennie Skiba (Democratic Services). The Premises Licence Holder had been invited to attend but was not present. |
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Marie-Claire Frankie outlined the procedure which would be followed during the hearing. |
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Clive Stephenson presented the report to the Sub-Committee and it was noted that representations had been received from the Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board and South Yorkshire Police, and were attached at Appendix ‘B’ to the report. South Yorkshire Police had been invited to attend but was not present. |
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John Maher reported on the grounds, and circulated additional information, as to why the application had been made by Trading Standards, referring to the receipt of information regarding the storage and sale of smuggled and counterfeit tobacco products at the premises. |
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Julie Hague made representations on behalf of the Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board. |
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RESOLVED: That the attendees involved in the application be excluded from the meeting before further discussion takes place on the grounds that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, if those persons were present, there would be a disclosure to them of exempt information as described in paragraph 5 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended. |
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Marie-Claire Frankie reported orally, giving legal advice on various aspects of the application. |
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At this stage in the proceedings, the meeting was re-opened to the attendees. |
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RESOLVED: That, in the light of the information contained in the report now submitted, the additional information now circulated and the representations now made, the premises licence be revoked (Case No.49/17). |
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(The full reasons for the Sub-Committee’s decision will be included in the written Notice of Determination.) |