Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 5, Ground Floor, Civic Centre

Contact: Donna Cope, Democratic Services Officer  Tel: 01902 554452 Email:  donna.cope@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

 

2.

Declarations of interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

3.

Licensing Act 2003 - Temporary Event Notice in respect of Blossoms Fold, Wolverhampton City Centre, WV1 1RD & North Street, Wolverhampton City Centre, WV1 1RE pdf icon PDF 160 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

An Objection Notice for a Temporary Event Notice in respect of Blossoms Fold, Wolverhampton City Centre, WV1 1RD & North Street, Wolverhampton City Centre, WV1 1RE had been received from West Midlands Police.

 

The Chair led round-table introductions and outlined the procedure to be followed. He reported that prior to the Hearing, West Midlands Police had submitted a request asking for the Hearing to be adjourned to a future date. The Chair outlined the reasons for the request and sought legal advice on the matter.

 

Robert Marshall, Solicitor and legal advisor to the Sub-

Committee stated that Regulation 11 of the Licensing Act (Hearings) Regulations 2005 provided that an authority could extend a time period for a specified period where it considered it to be necessary in the public interest.

 

The Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee considered the Police’s request to adjourn the Hearing and decided that it would be in the public interest to grant the request.

 

Resolved:

That the Hearing be adjourned, and the Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee would re-convene on Wednesday 26 February 2020 at 10am.