Agenda and minutes

Councillor Donnelly proposed and Councillor Cattell seconded a motion to propose Councillor Budzynski as Chairman for the duration of the meeting.  Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

Resolved:

That Councillor Budzynski be appointed as Chairman for the duration of the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest.

Councillor Donnelly proposed and Councillor Cattell seconded a motion to exclude the public.  Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

Resolved:

That pursuant to Regulation 4 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 and also Regulation 14 of The Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005, the public be excluded from the meeting for the consideration of reports on the following matters on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the following Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, indicated below. The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information for the reason given below:

Review of a Premises Licence  Paragraphs 1, 2 & 7

It is considered that the report contains exempt information within the meaning of paragraphs 1, 2 & 7 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.  It is further considered that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information because the information relates to a named individual, could reveal the identity of an individual and relates to action taken in connection with the prevention, investigation, or prosecution of crime.

This report is confidential

The Licensing Manager presented the report to consider an the review of the  Premises Licence in respect of the Premier Stores a.k.a. Charlton Village Convenience Store, 29a Charlton, Andover, SP10 4AJ.

The application was by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary requesting a review of the existing Premises Licence on the basis that the Police considered the licensing objectives of the prevention of crime and disorder and the protection of children from harm were being breached and there was no realistic prospect of this being prevented all the while the Licence remained extant.

The applicant was invited to address the Sub-Committee. Members were given the opportunity to ask questions of the applicants.

The Licence holder was invited to address the Sub-Committee. Members were given the opportunity to ask questions.

All parties were given the opportunity to ask questions of each other.

The Chairman adjourned the meeting to enable the Sub-Committee to consider the matter.

On its return, the Sub Committee were minded to accept the conditions negotiated between the police and the licence holder in their entirety and propose an additional condition in that Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are carried out on all staff working in the shop (both paid and unpaid) and comprehensive records are kept of those checks. The Sub Committee also felt that due to the seriousness of the offences committed they proposed a one month suspension of the licence which will take effect from 1 October 2023.

Resolved:

Due to the seriousness of the offences committed the Sub-Committee proposed a one month suspension of the licence which will take effect from 1 October 2023 and that the following conditions are met;

1.  Age Verification

·  The premises licence holder shall ensure that a system is in place to ensure that every individual who appears to be under 25 years of age seeking to purchase or be supplied with an age restricted product from the premises, shall produce acceptable means of identification and age confirmation.

·  Acceptable identification shall be a passport, photo driving licence or PASS accredited photo ID.

·  If the person seeking an age restricted product is unable to produce acceptable means of identification, no sale or supply of the age restricted product shall be made to or for that person.  

·  All refusals and challenges shall be recorded in the refusals log. 

2.  Closed-circuit Television (CCTV)

·  A colour recording CCTV system that captures images from the main public areas shall be fully operational whilst licensable activities are taking place.  

·  The system shall be able to cope with all levels of illumination. 

·  The recording equipment shall be stored and operated in a secure environment with limited access, to avoid damage, theft, unauthorised viewing and maintain the integrity of the system. 

·  The system shall be serviced at twelve monthly intervals and maintained to a standard that is acceptable to the police licensing department responsible for the area. 

·  The system clock shall be checked regularly for accuracy taking account of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and British Summer (BST).  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.