Agenda and minutes

The Chair welcomed all those present and explained the order of the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence.

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

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

Application to review a premises licence.

RECEIVED the application made by the Licensing Authority for the review of the Premises Licence held by Mr Baris Salman and Mr Ibrahim Korkmaz at the premises known as and situated at Ordnance Supermarket, 115 Ordnance Road, Enfield, EN3.

NOTED

1.         The opening statement of Ellie Green, Principal Trading Standards Officer, on behalf of the Principal Licensing Officer, including the following points:

a.  This was an application to review the Premises Licence of Ordnance Supermarket.

b.  The review was requested by the Licensing Authority, supported by the Metropolitan Police.

c.  The Licensing Authority considers that it is appropriate to revoke the Premises Licence, in order to support the prevention of crime and disorder licensing objective.

d.  Representations had been received from residents. No residents were present at this meeting, but consideration should be given to the written representations.

2.         The opening statement of Charlotte Palmer, Licensing Enforcement Officer, on behalf of the Licensing Authority, including the following points:

a.  The Licensing Authority were requesting revocation of the Premises Licence of Ordnance Supermarket.

b.  Representations received from the Police included details of relevant intelligence reports from July and August 2014 regarding sale of illegal cigarettes and tobacco.

c.  The premises was visited as part of a joint HMRC and Trading Standards operation to check for counterfeit / non duty paid alcohol and tobacco on 15/10/14. HMRC seized 21 bottles of wine and 39 bottles of spirit. Trading Standards also seized three bottles of vodka.

d.  Selling of these items undermined the licensing objective of the prevention of crime and disorder.

e.  The Secretary of State believes that the sale of smuggled alcohol should be treated particularly seriously and that where licence reviews are submitted and the licensing authority determines that the crime prevention objective is being undermined revocation of the licence, even in the first instance should be seriously considered.

f.  This was not the first instance at this premises. In 2011 an application for a minor variation was granted following a visit by Enfield Trading Standards when some counterfeit wine was discovered for sale, and a letter was sent as a warning to their future conduct. Conditions had been added to strengthen the licence as a result of that discovery.

g.  In May 2014 a letter in respect of new mandatory conditions attached to the licence was sent to the premises from the Licensing Team.

h.  On 24/10/14 a full licence inspection was carried out. Breaches of four licensing conditions were recorded and four more bottles of spirit were on display of the same type as those previously seized by HMRC.

The licence holders had therefore been warned twice, the last time only ten days previously, yet had more of the same alcohol on display.

i.   The Licensing Authority had no confidence in those running this premises and they had no choice but the apply for the licence to be revoked.

3.         The statement by PC Martyn Fisher, on behalf of Metropolitan Police Service, including the following points:

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To receive and agree the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 15 October 2014.

RECEIVED the minutes of the meeting held on 15 October 2014.

AGREED that the minutes of the meeting held on 15 October 2014 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.