Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the remainder of the Municipal Year.

Councillor H Addison was elected Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the remainder of the Municipal Year.

To appoint a Vice-Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the remainder of the Municipal Year.

Councillor I Eastwood was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the remainder of the Municipal Year.

To approve the minutes of the meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee A held on 17 February 2016 as published.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the Sub-Committee held on 17 February 2016 be approved and signed as a true and correct record.

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary and other interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

There were no Declarations of Interest.

To consider any business that the Chairman rules may be dealt with under Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act 1972.

There were no items of Urgent Business.

“That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of item 7 in view of the nature of the proceedings that, if members of the press and public were present during this item, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, to the Local Government Act 1972.

Paragraph 1 – Information relating to any individual.”

PART II – PRESS AND PUBLIC EXCLUDED

RESOLVED

That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of item 7 in view of the nature of the proceedings that, if members of the press and public were present during this item, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A, to the Local Government Act 1972.

Reporting Person – Matthew Cobb

The Sub-Committee received a report which advised that a Personal Licence Holder had contacted the Licensing Authority, as was required, to state that a conviction for drink driving had been received, which the Authority was required to consider under Schedule 4 of the Licensing Act 2013.  The Licence Holder was present at the meeting and a Hearing was held.

At the end of the Hearing, the Chairman reported that in making its decision the Sub-Committee had taken into account written representations it, oral statements, the Council’s Licensing Policy and national guidance.  The Chairman advised that the matter under question was a serious offence which should not be treated lightly, and therefore it had been decided that the Personal Licence Holder’s licence should be suspended for a period of three months in line with Section 132A(3) of the Licensing Act 2013.  The Licence Holder would have the Right of Appeal to the Magistrate’s Court within 21 days.

RESOLVED

That the Personal Licence Holder’s licence be suspended for a period of three months in line with Section 132A(3) of the Licensing Act 2003.