Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Rita Potter.

 

2.

Declarations of interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3.

Licensing Act 2003 – Application for a Review of a Premises Licence in respect of Society, Townwell Fold, Wolverhampton WV1 4LD pdf icon PDF 253 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

An application for a Review of a Premises Licence in respect of Society, Townwell Fold, Wolverhampton WV1 4LD, had been received from West Midlands Police.

 

The Chair led round-table introductions and outlined the procedure to be followed. All parties confirmed that they understood the procedure.

 

Elizabeth Gregg, Senior Licensing Officer, provided an outline of the application. She reported that since the agenda had been published, supplementary information had been received from West Midlands Police and Jake Flanagan, Licensing Consultant representing the Premises Licence Holder.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the report content.

 

James Rankin, Barrister representing West Midlands Police, queried the supplementary information that had been submitted by Mr Flanagan as it had not been seen by West Midlands Police.

 

Mr Flanagan confirmed that the additional documents submitted on behalf of his client were photographs of the outside of the premises and a google map print out.

 

The Chair asked all parties if they agreed to accept the supplementary documents. All parties agreed.

 

James Rankin, Barrister representing West Midlands Police, stated that the supplementary information that had been submitted by his client was a list of proposed licence conditions. He advised that the conditions had since been amended and asked the Sub-Committee to accept the updated document.

 

The Sub-Committee agreed to the request and copies of all supplementary documents were distributed to all parties by Donna Cope, Democratic Services Officer. 

 

The Chair invited West Midlands Police to present their application.

 

James Rankin, Barrister representing West Midlands Police, questioned correspondence that had been received from Mr Flanagan prior to the Hearing, alleging that the paperwork for the expedited review had not been served correctly by West Midlands Police.

 

In response to this, Mr Flanagan confirmed that he wished to withdraw the allegation and continue with the Hearing.

 

The Chair again invited West Midlands Police to present their application.

 

Mr Rankin stated the grounds for review as per Appendix 2 of the report. He advised the Sub-Committee that prior to the Hearing a number of proposed licence conditions had been presented to Mr Flanagan and his client and that West Midlands Police were satisfied that the additional conditions would promote the four licensing objectives.

 

Mr Rankin outlined the proposed conditions and stated that the Licensing Consultant and his client had agreed to all of them, except for a condition that would allow the Police to veto future events.

 

The Chair sought legal clarification on this, and a discussion took place regarding whether adding the condition to the licence would be proportionate to the Licensing Objectives.

 

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the West Midlands Police in relation to its representation.

 

Mr Rankin and Sgt Steph Reynolds provided responses to questions asked.

 

The Chair invited the Premises Licence Holder to make representations. Jake Flanagan, Licensing Consultant representing the Premises Licence Holder, stated the following:

 

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