Agenda and draft minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of interest made.

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.

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.

An application for an expedited summary review of a Premises Licence in respect of The Winning Post, 346 Glentworth Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV6 0SN, had been received from West Midlands Police.

The Chair welcomed all parties to the hearing and invited all those present to introduce themselves. All parties did so. She 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 and Compliance provided an outline of the report. Kayley Nixon, West Midlands Police, (Applicant), confirmed that the summary was accurate.

The Chair invited West Midlands Police to present their application.

Kayley Nixon, West Midlands Police, outlined the application as per Appendix 3 of the restricted report and requested that the premises licence be suspended pending a full review hearing.

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question West Midlands Police in relation to their submission. Kayley Nixon responded to questions asked.

The Chair invited the Premises Licence Holder (PLH) to make representations.

Ms Rebecca Farley, Licensing Paralegal for Admiral Taverns did so as per the restricted supplementary papers. She stated the following:

1. Admiral Taverns accepted that there had been failings and breaches of licence conditions, and these would be addressed immediately.
2. It had not yet been established where the incident had taken place.
3. Door staff had been present during the incident but were stood back.

The Chair afforded all parties present the opportunity to question the Premises Licence Holder in relation to their submission. Ms Farley and Mr Singh, Designated Premises Supervisor, responded to questions asked. Ms Farley assured members that failings at the premises would be addressed and requested that the licence not be suspended but to consider a reduction in trading hours pending the full review hearing.

The Chair invited all parties to make their final address.

No final statements were made.

All interested parties, with the exception of the Solicitor and the Democratic Services Officer, withdrew from the meeting to enable the Sub-Committee to determine the matter.

The Sub-Committee adjourned at 10.55 hours.

The Hearing reconvened at 11.55 hours.

All parties returned to the meeting, and the Chair confirmed the decision of the Sub-Committee.

The decision was summarised by the Solicitor and the full Decision Notice would be sent out to all parties within 5 working days.

Resolved:

An application was received from the Chief Officer of Police for West Midlands on 29 January 2025 for an expedited summary review of the premises licence in respect of the Winning Post, 346 Glentworth Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV6 0SN. The review was brought in support of the Prevention of Crime and Disorder licensing objective.

At the hearing on 31 January 2025 members of the Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee considered all written evidence and listened carefully to the representations made on behalf of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.