Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest.

An application for a Review of a Premises Licence in respect of Threshers Wine Shop, 1E Clark Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9NW 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. Nicola Biddle, Senior Officer for Trading Standards (Applicant), confirmed that the summary was accurate.

The Chair invited Trading Standards to present their application. Nicola Biddle, Senior Officer for Trading Standards, did so as per Appendix 3 of the report. She stated that in order to promote the Licensing Objectives, the following eight conditions should be added to the premises licence and in order for the proposed conditions to be implemented, the licence should be suspended for a short period of time:

1.    All persons selling alcohol must be properly trained before they were allowed to sell any alcohol to the public. Records of training must be kept by the Designated Premises Supervisor or Premises Licence Holder. Persons selling alcohol must be authorised in writing by the Designated Premises Supervisor following successful completion of training. The records must be kept on the Premises during opening hours and must be made available on request to an Officer of a Responsible Authority.

2.    Refresher training must be carried out at regular intervals and records maintained. The records must be kept on the Premises during opening hours and must be made available on request to an Officer of a Responsible Authority.

3.    A 'Challenge 25' policy and 'No ID NO Sale' policy, which was supported with signage at all entrances and in the serving areas, must be implemented.

4.    Only documents which included a photograph of the purchaser should be used to prove that persons age, e.g. passport, new style driving licence, 'PASS' approved age card e.g. Validate, Card or Citizens card.

5.    A 'Refusals Log' must be maintained, which documents the date and time a refusal of sale was made, the reason for the refusal and the member of staff refusing the sale. The Premises Licence Holder or the Designated Premises Supervisor must monitor the Log on a regular basis and sign it to show it had been done. The Log must be kept on the Premises during opening hours and must be made available on request to an Officer of a Responsible Authority.

6.    A till prompt or a notice must be secured to the till at eye level to remind staff that they must ask for ID if a customer looks under 25.

7.    CCTV must be installed, and recordings kept at the Licensed Premises for a period of 30 days, whilst  ...  view the full minutes text for item 3.