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. 16/20).

4.2

Present at the meeting were Bill Masini, Neil Bates and Lisa Marsden (Trading Standards, Applicants), Julie Hague (Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership), John O’Malley and Cheryl Topham (South Yorkshire Police Licensing), the director of the premises, accompanied by his wife and a friend, Jayne Gough (Licensing Strategy and Policy Officer), Marie-Claire Frankie (Solicitor to the Sub-Committee) and John Turner (Democratic Services).

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 and the Licensing Authority, 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

Cheryl Topham made representations on behalf of South Yorkshire Police, and responded to a question from a Member of the Committee.

4.8

Julie Hague made representations on behalf of the Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership, and responded to questions from Members of the Committee and representatives of the other responsible authorities.

4.9

The director of the premises made representations, being assisted by  his wife and friend, and responded to questions from Members of, and the Solicitor to, the Sub-Committee, and representatives of the responsible authorities.

4.10

Bill Masini and the representatives of the other responsible authorities in attendance summarised their cases.

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 Sub-Committee, in respect of the premises now mentioned (Ref. No. 16/20):-

(a)      agrees that the premises licence be revoked;

(b)      rejects the application for a personal licence;

(c)      authorises the Chief Licensing Officer to reject the application for the transfer of a premises licence, as it considers it necessary for the promotion of the crime prevention objective; and

(d)      rejects the application to vary the Designated Premises Supervisor.

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