Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence received.

To be apprised of any changes to the membership of the Committee in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 4.

There were no changes to Membership of the Committee.

Note:  No other business is permitted unless, by reason of special circumstances, which shall be specified at the meeting, the Chairman is of the opinion that the item(s) should be considered as a matter of urgency.

There were no urgent items of business.

Party Whips are not to be used by this Committee in respect of functions concerning the determination of new License Applications, Revocations and Appeals.  When considering any other matter which relates to a decision of the Cabinet or the performance of any Member of the Cabinet, in accordance with Regulatory Procedure Rule 9, Members must declare the existence of any Party Whip and the nature of it, before the commencement of the Committee’s deliberations on the matter.

There were no declarations of Party Whip.

If a member requires advice on Declarations of Interest, he/she is advised to contact the Borough Solicitor in advance of the meeting.  (For the assistance of members a checklist for use in considering their position on any particular item is included at the end of this agenda sheet.)

There were no declarations of interest.

To note the Minutes of the meeting held on 21 September 2016.

RESOLVED:             That the Minutes of the meeting held on 21 September 2016 be noted.

The Chairman outlined the Licensing Hearing Procedure.

To consider the report of the Director of Leisure and Wellbeing.

Consideration was given to the report of the Director of Leisure and Wellbeing as contained on pages 139 to 164 of the Book of Reports in respect of an Application for a Premises Licence Variation in respect of Junk Bar, 12 Church Street, Ormskirk L39 3AN.

In considering this matter the Sub- Committee had regard to its Licensing Policy and the guidance issued under S.182 of the Licensing Act.  It considered the relevant Licensing Objectives on this occasion was ‘the prevention of crime and disorder’.

On hearing evidence from the Applicant and Lancashire Constabulary the Sub – Committee:-

RESOLVED:             A.      That the sale of alcohol shall be permitted between 10.00 hours and 01.00 hours Sunday to Thursday and 10.00 hours to 02.00 hours Friday and Saturday.

B.      That the premises shall be open to the public between 09.00 hours and 01.30 hours Sunday to Thursday and 09.00 hours to 02.30 hours Friday and Saturday.

C.       That the provision of films shall be permitted between 10.00 hours and 01.00 hours Monday to Sunday.

D.        That the provision of recorded music shall be permitted between 10.00 hours and 01.30 hours Sunday to Thursday and 10.00 hours and 02.00 hours Friday and Saturday.

Annex 3 will be amended as follows:-

E.     That the condition attached to Annex 3, stating that the operation of the premises be undertaken by a Dedicated Premises Supervisor with the minimum of 12 months experience in control of a Licensed Premises shall be removed. 

F.     That all staff shall be trained in relation to the licensing objectives and that this shall be documented, this document shall remain on the premises at all times and made available to any responsible authority upon request. 

G. That on a Friday and Saturday or any other time the premises provides licensable activity until 02.00 hours or later there will be a minimum of 2 door supervisors on duty from 12.00 Midnight until the premises is closed to the public.

H.  That on any other trading night the provision of door supervisors will be on a risk assessment basis taking into account the nature and type of operation being conducted on that night.  The risk assessment will be documented, retained on the premises and produced for inspection upon the request of any responsible authority.

The Sub – Committee added the following condition to Annex 3:-

I.   That the premises will operate an incident log, which shall be retained on the premises at all times and be made available for inspection to any responsible authority upon reasonable request.

All other conditions at Annex 3 shall remain.

The Applicant agreed to the addition of the following condition to Annex 2:-

J.    That the premises shall operate the radio link scheme whenever the premises are open to the public.