Agenda item

4.1

The Chief Licensing Officer submitted a report to consider an application, made by Sheffield City Council Trading Standards, under Section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003, for a review of a premises licence (Ref No. 115/19).

4.2

Present at the meeting were Bill Masini, Neil Bates and Lisa Marsden (Trading Standards, Applicants), Julie Hague (Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership), Sarah Hepworth and Amanda Pickard (Sheffield Public Health), Cheryl Topham (South Yorkshire Police Licensing Officer), Jayne Gough (Licensing Strategy and Policy Officer), Marie-Claire Frankie (Solicitor to the Sub-Committee) and John Turner (Democratic Services).  The Premises Licence Holder was invited to the hearing, but was not in attendance.

4.3

Marie-Claire Frankie outlined the procedure which would be followed during the hearing.

4.4

Jayne Gough presented the report to the Sub-Committee, and it was noted that representations had been received from South Yorkshire Police, Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership, Licensing Authority and Sheffield Public Health, and were attached at Appendix ‘C’ to the report.

4.5

Bill Masini reported on the grounds as to why the application had been made by Trading Standards.

4.6

Bill Masini and representatives of the other responsible authorities in attendance responded to questions from Members of the Sub-Committee.

4.7

Sarah Hepworth made representations on behalf of Sheffield Public Health.

4.8

Julie Hague made representations on behalf of Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership.

4.9

Cheryl Topham made representations on behalf of South Yorkshire Police.

4.10

Bill Masini summarised the case on behalf of Trading Standards.

4.11

Jayne Gough outlined the options open to the Sub-Committee.

4.12

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.

4.13

Marie-Claire Frankie reported orally, giving legal advice on various aspects of the application.

4.14

At this stage in the proceedings, the meeting was re-opened to the attendees.

4.15

RESOLVED: That, in the light of the information contained in the report now submitted, and the representations now made, the premises licence in respect of the premises now mentioned (Ref No. 115/19) be revoked.

(The full reasons for the Sub-Committee’s decision will be included in the written Notice of Determination.)