Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest.

An application for a Premises Licence in respect of Bogart's, 22-23 Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TQ was considered following

representations received from the Licensing Authority, Environmental Health, West Midlands Police and, Public Health.

Jaswinder Kaur, Democratic Services Manager, welcomed all parties to the hearing and explained that the meeting would be conducted in line with The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020. She invited all parties to introduce themselves and all parties did so.

The Chair welcomed all parties to the hearing and outlined the procedure to be followed. All parties confirmed that they understood the procedure.

Debra Craner, Section Leader Licensing, provided an outline of the application. She advised that the premises had been situated within the CIZ. She advised that West Midlands Police had submitted additional mediation documents between themselves and the applicant. Copies of the mediation could be found within the supplementary agenda pack.

Mr Shaun Keasey, the applicant, confirmed that the summary provided was accurate.

The Chair invited the Applicant to present the application.

Mr Shaun Keasey did so as per Appendix 1 of the report. He advised the following:

1. Mediation had occurred between himself and West Midlands Police and they had managed to agree on some conditions that could be found in the supplementary agenda pack.
2. He asked that a condition requiring female door staff be worded to include ‘if practical’.
3. He had been an experienced operator.

The Chair invited all parties present the opportunity to question the applicant on their submission.

Shaun Keasey provided responses to the questions asked.

The Sub-Committee adjourned for a short break at 12:01 hours.

The Hearing reconvened at 12:15 hours.

The Chair invited West Midlands Police to make representations. Sgt Steph Reynolds did so as per appendix 4 of the report and the supplementary agenda pack. She confirmed that mediation had occurred between West Midlands Police and the applicant and some conditions had been agreed and could be found in the supplementary agenda pack.

The Chair invited all parties present the opportunity to question the West Midlands Police on their submission.

Sgt Steph Reynolds provided responses to the questions asked.

The Chair invited the Licensing Authority to make representations. Mrs Elaine Moreton did so as per Appendix 7.

The Chair invited all parties to question the Licensing Authority on their submission. No questions were asked.

The Chair invited Environmental Health to make representations. Emma Waites, Senior Officer - Food and Consumer Safety, did so as per appendix 6 of the report.

The Chair invited all parties to question Environmental Health on their submission.

Emma Waites provided to responses to all questions asked.

The chair invited Public Health to make representations. Michelle Marie-Smith, Principal Public Health Specialist, did so as per appendix 5 of the report.

The Chair invited all parties to question Public Health on their submission. Licensing Authority questioned Public Health in which Michelle Marie-Smith provided a response to.

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