Agenda and minutes

Members AGREED that Cllr Savva would Chair the meeting.

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies for absence were received from Cllr Dogan, who was substituted by Cllr Savva.

Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary, other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests relating to items on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest received regarding any item on the agenda.

If necessary, to consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 excluding the press and public from the meeting for any items of business moved to part 2 of the agenda on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in those paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006). (Members are asked to refer to the part 2 agenda).

AGREED in accordance with the principles of Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

Expedited review of a premises licence

(This item contains exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7 (information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime) of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended).

NOTED:

That the discussion regarding this item were undertaken in Part 2.

The Licensing Sub-Committee RESOLVED it appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives:

(a) to modify the conditions of the licence as below;

(b) to remove the designated premises supervisor; and

(c) to continue the interim steps taken on 12th July 2024 to suspend the licence for a further period of 21 days from today until 28th August 2024.

It is resolved that the following Conditions are amended:

15: “the written search/refusal/entry policy should always be reviewed and implemented”.

16: Say “search wands and a search arch”.

17: Add last line in condition 41.

24: “The management shall provide to the Police Licensing Officer the name, stage name, address and date of birth of all disc jockeys (DJs) employed at the premises within 7 days of appointment”.

27: Keep and add “save for smokers who have temporarily left the premises to smoke and who wish to re-enter.

38: Keep.

40(4): “A minimum of 5 door supervisors will be employed in the main dance

floor area from 1am”.

40(8 & 9): amended to 1 new 40(8) Change to 15 SIA per 250 and increase to 30.

51: Amend to say 12 trading days a year.

The following conditions be removed: 41, 42, 43, 47 and 54.

The following new Conditions are added:

·       The 3 conditions proposed by the License holder at Annex 15 are agreed.

·       All drinking vessels shall be made of toughened glass or plastic and shall be designed not to have a sharp edge when broken.

·       Employ a CCTV operator to monitor the SIA staff.  

The Chair thanked everyone for their time and contributions and the meeting ended at 14:09.