Agenda and minutes

Venue: Virtual Meeting

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 submitted.

2.

Declarations of interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

3.

Exclusion of press and public

To pass the following resolution: That, in accordance with section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within paragraph 7 of Schedule 12A to the Act relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.

Minutes:

Resolved:

That, in accordance with section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within paragraph 7 of Schedule 12A to the Act relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.

4.

Licensing Act 2003 - Application for a Review of a Premises Licence in respect of Casino 36, Temple Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 4AQ

Minutes:

An application for a review of a premises licence in respect of Casino 36, Temple Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 4AQ had been received from West Midlands Police (WMP), following an expedited review on 17 November 2021.

 

The Chair welcomed all parties to the hearing and invited all those present to introduce themselves. All parties did so. He outlined the procedure to be followed and all parties confirmed they understood the procedure.

 

After discussion, it became apparent that not all parties had seen the representations from Public Health as they were missing from their agenda pack.  It was therefore agreed that the meeting be adjourned for ten minutes, allowing all parties time to consider the representations.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 10.11 hours.

 

The meeting reconvened at 10.21 hours.

 

Debra Craner, Licensing Section Leader, provided an outline of the application. Sophie Clement, WMP, confirmed that the summary was accurate.

 

The Chair invited the Applicant to present the application. Ben Reader did so, as per the written evidence included in the Supplementary Agenda Pack. He stated the following:

 

1.       On Sunday 14 November 2021 at around 02.00 hours, an incident occurred within the premises during a 25th birthday party, whereby a disorder had taken place which resulted in two males being stabbed.

2.       There was an on-going police investigation and two males had so far been charged with offences relating to this incident.

3.       Staff at the Casino had supported WMP with their enquiries and the overall response from the premises in terms of engagement had been pleasing.

4.       WMP were satisfied that this was an isolated incident and that the premises was not a problematic one.

5.       Eleven conditions had been submitted by WMP. These would be attached to the licence to ensure that the Licensing Objectives were upheld and both WMP and the premises had agreed to them.

 

The Chair invited the Responsible Authorities to make representations. Greg Bickerdike, Licensing Authority, did so. He noted that the Licensing Authority supported the application made by WMP and confirmed the conditions submitted were sufficient.

 

Michelle Smith, Public Health, also supported the application made by WMP and confirmed that the conditions were sufficient.

 

The eleven conditions were distributed to Sarah Hardwick, Senior Solicitor.

 

The Chair invited the Premises Licence Holder to make representations. Leo Charalambides, legal representative for Casino 36, did so. He stated the following:

 

1.       The premises dealt with the incident quickly and took appropriate measures to secure and evacuate patrons.

2.       CCTV of the incident was submitted to the police to assist in their investigation. The Head of Compliance provided a minute-by-minute account breakdown of the CCTV and cooperated with police on the night of the incident and at the hearing related to the interim steps.

3.       The premises had replaced their security team and had agreed to the eleven conditions proposed by WMP.

 

He read out the eleven conditions in full to all those present at the meeting.

 

Responding to questions, he stated that the premises would employ a system  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.