Agenda and minutes

NOTED that there were no declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda.

Application for a summary review of a premises licence.

RECEIVED the report of the Principal Licensing Officer and the representations relating to the Metropolitan Police application for the summary review of the premises licence held by Mr Ediz Hastunc at the premises known as and situated at the Golden Palace C38-C42, 35 Harbet Road, Edmonton, London, N18 3HR. 

NOTED

1.               The opening statement of Mark Galvayne, Principal Licensing Officer, including the following points:

a.     This was a summary review which had been bought forward by the Metropolitan Police, supported by the Licensing Authority.

b.     It was for the Licensing Sub Committee, having heard all the representations to take such steps it considers appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives. 

c.     No conditions had been agreed or discussed with the license holder at this point. 

2.               The opening statement of James Rankin, barrister for the Metropolitan Police, including the following points: 

a.     There had been real concerns about the operation of these premises, which have been closed since the incident of 12 July 2014. 

b.     At the Interim Steps Meeting (17 July 2014) it had been decided that the license should not be suspended at that stage, due to insufficient evidence, but that evidence would be explored in detail by the Licensing Sub Committee at a full expedited summary review.  An expedited summary review was a process deemed appropriate because of the premises association with such a serious crime. 

c.     Responding to the questions raised in the Interim Steps Review Decision Notice, PC Martin Fisher had provided the following information. 

·       A female called Lisa had hired out the venue on behalf of a friend, the event had been advertised by flyers and it was possible to gain admission on the door.

·       The person who drove the victim to hospital saw the argument, but provided no information on who was involved or why the incident took place.

·       There was no CCTV footage of the incident itself.  The premises license holder, Mr Hastunc, had failed to comply with condition 5 of his licence that CCTV should be in operation. When they attended the incident, he had told the police that the CCTV was not working.

·       It is not known whether the incident took place inside or outside the premises.  Two shell casings were found outside the building.  The Police arrived at 6.20am, 50 minutes after the incident was alleged to have taken place and staff were bleaching and cleaning the floor.  It is possible that the stabbing took place in the building. 

d.     The police had received intelligence that the premises were attracting a certain type of person, a gang style culture and men of violence.  They had not acted on this intelligence, as they had no concrete evidence that this was so.  On one occasion Mr Hastunc had been warned that trouble might be expected and cancelled the event. 

e.     Because of police concerns a meeting had taken place between PC Fisher, Mr Hastunc and his business partner Mr Trevor Francis on 15 April 2014 and a number of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 84.

To receive and agree the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 9 July 2014.

RECEIVED the minutes of the meeting held on 9 July 2014.

AGREED that the minutes of the meeting held on 9 July 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.