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Sharon Garner of the Licensing Service attended the Sub-Committee to present her report.  The applicant was represented by his solicitor, Mr Dadds.  Sergeant Meens of the Metropolitan Police Service made representations to the Sub-Committee as did Sue Politt on behalf of London Borough of Hillingdon’s Trading Standards Department. 

The Sub-Committee considered the application and taken into account evidence and submissions from all of the parties. In reaching its decision the Sub-Committee had taken into account the relevant provisions of the Licensing Act 2003, the Secretary of State’s Guidance issued under the Act and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.  The Sub-committee had also taken into account its overriding duty to promote the Licensing Objectives. 

The Sub-Committee, although not unanimously, decided on a balance of probabilities, to grant the application as applied for, subject to the following conditions:

1.  The premises licence holder shall exclude Mr Harcharan Singh and Mr Manmohan Singh from the premises of 75 Station Road, Hayes, UB3 4BG and all of its business and operational activities at all times.

2.  The premises licence holder shall not purchase any alcohol from door to door sellers.

3.  The premises licence holder shall ensure all receipts for goods brought include the following details :

The sellers name and address

The sellers company details, if applicable

The sellers VAT details

4.  The challenge 25 scheme shall operate on the premises at all times with all employees and other persons selling alcohol from the premises being fully trained in the requirements of the scheme.

5.  At least one staff member (in addition to the DPS) shall be trained in the operation of the CCTV.  At least one staff member who has been trained in the operation of the CCTV system shall be present on the premises at all times to operate the CCTV.  The trained staff member must be able to provide a police officer or authorised Council Officer recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay when requested and provide a copy of the footage immediately if so requested.

6.      The premises may not carry out any licensable activity when the CCTV is

not operational and/or not on the premises. 

7.       The premise should have a CCTV system fitted incorporating a minimum

of 6 cameras.

One camera to capture all transactions at the counter

One camera to capture the head and shoulders of persons entering or leaving the store

Two cameras to show the entrance door of the premises from the outside pointing in either direction

One camera to show the main area in the shop where alcohol is displayed

One camera to show the remaining area of the shop

8.  All images from the cameras should be able to be retained for a period of 30 days and must be available for the police and local authority without charge.  Persons on duty in the premises should have the ability and training to download at the time of request.

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