Agenda item

5.1

The Chief Licensing Officer submitted a report to consider the imposition of interim steps following the receipt of an application from South Yorkshire Police, for a summary licence review made under Section 53A of the Licensing Act 2003, in respect of the Premises Licence now mentioned (Ref No. 127/17).

5.2

Present at the meeting were Craig Harper (Licensing Strategy and Policy Officer), Samantha Bond (Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee) and John Turner (Democratic Services).

5.3

Craig Harper presented the report to the Sub-Committee, and it was noted that the application for the review had been made by Superintendent Una Jennings as, in her opinion, the premises were associated with serious crime and/or disorder.

5.4

Samantha Bond provided advice in terms of how the Sub-Committee should proceed, indicating that it would have to consider the nature of the serious crime and/or disorder at the premises, and then look to see if imposing any interim conditions to the Premises Licence, pending the formal review of the Licence, would immediately address the concerns of such serious crime and/or disorder reoccurring.  Ms Bond advised that if any representations were made from the Premises Licence Holder in terms of any interim steps made at this informal meeting, arrangements would have to be made for a further hearing to take place within 48 hours from the receipt of the representations, to allow such representations to be considered.

5.5

Following consideration of the report, and the receipt of the legal advice provided, it was agreed that the following interim steps be applied, in the form of additional/amended conditions to the Premises Licence (Ref No. 127/17):-

(a)      SIA-registered door staff to be on duty during opening hours on days of all Sheffield Wednesday Football Club home games;

(b)      polycarbonates to be used and all liquids from glass bottles to be decanted into polycarbonates on days of all Sheffield Wednesday Football Club home games; and

(c)      the Designated Premises Supervisor be removed from the Premises Licence.