Agenda and draft minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest.

It was confirmed that all items of business were marked Part II and would be considered in private.

None.

The Licensing Sub-Committee heard an application for a review of a Premises Licence for Greenland which was considered in private. In reviewing the premises licence, the Licensing Sub-Committee had regard to all the documentation and submissions made by the attending parties including representatives of Trading Standards.

RESOLVED: That the Sub-Committee decided to:

•              Suspend the licence for a period not exceeding two months.

•              Impose 15 conditions on the operating schedule to be attached to Annex 3 of the Premises Licence.

•              Remove the condition shown at Paragraph 7 within Annex 2 of the premises licence.

Additional Conditions to be added to Annex 3 of the Licence:

1. All goods, including those subject to UK duty payments i.e. alcohol and tobacco products shall be bought from cash and carries only and, invoices shall be made available to council enforcement officers on request.

2. No alcoholic drinks or tobacco (including e-cigarettes) shall be purchased by the premises from unannounced sellers calling at the premises.

3. A rolling 3 months’ worth of invoices and receipts for alcohol, tobacco products and vapes shall be kept on the premises and made available to an authorised council officer on request.

4. The premises shall install and maintain a comprehensive CCTV system. All entry and exit points must be covered enabling frontal identification of every person entering in any light condition. The CCTV system shall continually record whilst the premises are open. All recordings shall be stored for a minimum period of 31 days with date and time stamping. Replacing the condition shown at Paragraph 7 of the premises licence – ‘Images from the CCTV system shall be retained for 30 days and be made available to Police on request or as soon as practicable.’

5. A staff member from the premises who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be in the premises at all times when the premises is open. This staff member must be able to provide the Police or authorised council officer copies of recent CCTV images or data with the absolute minimum of delay when requested and within a maximum of 24 hours of the initial request.

6. Notices shall be prominently displayed within the premises stating that CCTV is in operation.

7. CCTV cameras shall monitor all areas of the premises used by customers and the area immediately outside the premises to monitor numbers and prevent crime and disorder.

8. An incident log shall be kept at the premises and made available on request to an authorised council officer or the Police. It will record the following:

all crimes reported to the venue

any complaints received concerning crime and disorder

any incidents of disorder

any faults in the CCTV system

any refusal of the sale of alcohol

any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service.

9. Prominent signage indicating the permitted hours for the sale of alcohol shall be displayed as to be visible before entering the premises, where alcohol is on public display and at the point of sale.

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