Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Michelle Smith, Public Health.

There were no declarations of interest.

An application for a Review of a Premises Licence in respect of Roma Wines, 55 Pendeford Avenue, Claregate, Wolverhampton, WV6 9EH had been received from Trading Standards.

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 that they understood the procedure.

The Sub-Committee’s statutory duty was to consider the application and any representations, and to take such steps as contained in the Licensing Act 2003 as it considered appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives.

Debra Craner, Section Leader Licensing, provided an outline of the application. Dianne Slack, Tobacco Control Officer for Trading Standards (applicant), confirmed that the summary was accurate.

The Chair invited Trading Standards to present their application. Dianne Slack, Tobacco Control Officer, did so as per Appendix 3 of the report.

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the Applicant in relation to her submission. Dianne Slack, Tobacco Control Officer, provided responses to questions asked.

The Chair invited the Premises Licence Holder to make representations.

Mr Rob Edge, Agent for the Premises Licence Holder, stated the following:

• Mrs Roshy was sorry for her mistakes and the underage sale had taken place when her mother had been seriously ill.
• The breach of conditions referred to on page 18 of the agenda pack had not occurred under the management of Mrs Roshy, as she had not become Premises Licence Holder until 2017.

Further to this, Mr Edge proposed the following:

• That the current Designated Premises Supervisor be removed and replaced.
• That the shop be closed for one day a week, for the next seven weeks, to allow full staff training to be given.
• That no sales should take place until full training had been given to all staff.

Mrs Roshy, Premises Licence Holder, stated the following:

• She was sorry and deeply regretted the incident.
• Future underage sales would not happen, and the Premises would be well run.
• She had been stressed caring for her mother who was unwell and passed away a few months later, and she was also unwell herself, taking anti-biotics at the time.
• This was the first time that she had accidentally made an underage sale in the last five years.

• The person that she had served with alcohol had appeared to her to be over 25 years old which is why she did not request ID.
• She did not ask the person to remove her mask because of Covid health concerns.

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question Mr Edge and Mrs Roshy in relation to their submission.

Mrs Roshy stated that she had listened to the advice given and a Statutory Tobacco Notice had been displayed as required, the refusals book had been regularly completed and was in use, and Refresher Training had been organised for all employees.

The Chair invited the Licensing Authority to make representations. Amitabh Singh, Section Leader Licensing, did so as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.