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. 44/20).

4.2

Present at the meeting were Bill Masini (Trading Standards, Applicants), Julie Hague (Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership), Catherine Jarvis (South Yorkshire Police), Jayne Gough (Licensing Policy and Strategy Officer) and Emma Rhodes-Evans (Licensing Enforcement and Technical Officer) (Licensing Service), Marie-Claire Frankie (Solicitor to the Sub-Committee) and John Turner (Democratic Services).  The premises licence holder had been 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 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

Emma Rhodes-Evans reported on the representations made by the Licensing Service.

4.7

Catherine Jarvis reported on the representations made by South Yorkshire Police.

4.8

Julie Hague reported on the representations made by the Sheffield Safeguarding Children Partnership.

4.9

Bill Masini, Emma Rhodes-Evans, Catherine Jarvis and Julie Hague responded to questions raised by Members of the Sub-Committee.

4.10

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.

4.11

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

4.12

RESOLVED:  That in the light of the information contained in the report now submitted, the representations now made and the responses to the questions raised, the premises licence in respect of the premises now mentioned be revoked (Ref No. 44/20).

(The Sub-Committee’s decision will be relayed to all interested parties following the meeting, and the full reasons for the decision will be included in the written Notice of Determination.)