Agenda item

4.1

The Chief Licensing Officer submitted a report to consider an application by South Yorkshire Police, under section 53A of the Licensing Act 2003, for the summary review of the premises known as DTour, 192 Shoreham Street, Sheffield, S1 4SQ (Ref No. 114/22).

4.2

Present at the meeting were Lavinia Johnson (Designated Premises Supervisor) and Loraine Johnson (Manager), representing the premises, Catherine Jarvis (South Yorkshire Police), Emily Pryor (South Yorkshire Police), Maureen Hannify and Julie Hague (Sheffield Children’s Safeguarding Partnership), Daniel Parlett (Licensing Enforcement Officer) and Jayne Gough (Licensing Strategy and Policy Officer) (Licensing Service), Samantha Bond (Legal Adviser) and Jay Bell (Democratic Services Officer).

4.3

Samantha Bond 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 the Sheffield Children’s Safeguarding Partnership, the Licensing Service and the Home Office (comments only), and were attached at Appendix “D” to the report.

4.5

Emily Pryor presented the application submitted by South Yorkshire Police.

4.6

Emily Pryor responded to questions raised by Members of, and the legal adviser to, the Sub-Committee.

4.7

Julie Hague reported on the representations made by the Sheffield Safeguarding Children’s Partnership, in support of the application.

4.8

Daniel Parlett reported on the representations made by the Licensing Service, in support of the application.

4.9

Catherine Jarvis and Julie Hague responded to questions raised by Lavinia Johnson.

4.10

Lavinia and Loraine Johnson presented the case on behalf of the premises

4.11

Lavinia and Loraine Johnson responded to questions raised by Members of, and the legal adviser to, the Sub-Committee, Emily Prior, Julie Hague, Maureen Hannify and Daniel Parlett.

4.12

All parties present summarised their cases.

4.13

Jayne Gough presented the options available to the Sub-Committee.

4.14

RESOLVED: That the public and press and 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.

4.15

Samantha Bond reported orally, giving legal advice on various aspects of the application.

4.16

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

4.17

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 Licensing Sub-Committee determined (a) to revokethe premises licence on the grounds that the premises were, and had consistently been, undermining the four core licensing objectives, in particular the prevention of crime and disorder; and

(b) in accordance with Section 53D of the Licensing Act 2003, that the interim steps imposed at the hearing on 15th July 2022 - the suspension of the premises licence - remain in place pending the final review decision coming into force.