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The Chair welcomed everyone to the Sub Committee.

There were none.

The Senior Licensing Officer explained that the Licensing team had received a new premises licence application, which had been submitted by the Licensing Institution on behalf of Mr Hedi Meena. There had been two representations against the granting of a premises licence from the Police and Public Health.

APPLICANT

The applicant’s representative Mr Paul Byatt from the Licensing Institution addressed Members on the merits of Mr Hedi Meena’s application. He explained that the previous owner of Riga had obtained a licence to sell alcohol, but had voluntarily surrendered this prior to Mr Meena purchasing the leasehold of the premises.

He commented that on submitting the application, a number of risk surveys were carried out to ascertain any conditions that would be necessary in order to satisfy the four licensing objectives. This included within the application, but was not limited to:

·         Ensuring that any staff appointed would be given training to Responsible Alcohol Retailing standards. In addition to this a training register would be kept on the premises at all times.

·         There was to be a minimum of two staff working at all times at the premises.

·         No alcohol was to be consumed on the property or in the near vicinity.

·         The latest CCTV equipment would be installed and staff were to receive training on how to use the system.

·         Staff will be trained on the Challenge 25 procedures.

Members were informed that the applicant was willing to accept the conditions stipulated by Public Health namely:

·         No Beer, Lager or Cider over 6.5% ABV to be sold.

·         The Licensee will be required to display at all times, and in close proximity to all alcohol displays within the premises, the Alcohol Guidelines produced by the UK Chief Medical Officers, and any subsequent guidelines that replace them. The nature of the display material should be approved by the Director of Public Health/Public Health team.

·         There will be no window display posters or similar advertising containing any reference to alcohol on the premises shop frontage or the highway abutting the premises.

The applicant’s representative confirmed that there had been a misunderstanding with regards to Mr Meena’s previous address. He explained that Mr Meena had returned to the UK from Kurdistan and had stayed at a friend’s house in Boston, Lincolnshire, where he had used the address in order to gain identification and use the local medical facilities.

In response to questions from Members, the applicant’s representative commented that all measures would be taken to ensuring that no drinking was to take place outside the premises, in addition he stated that the applicant would be willing to look at alternative CCTV cameras outside the shop if necessary. He explained that licensed hours, namely from 8am to midnight were correct and were advertised as such in the local paper. However, he stated that the applicant would be happy to accept reduced licensed hours from 9am to 11pm. It was confirmed that all members of staff would have a sound working knowledge of English.

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The Chair to move:

“That the public and press be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that there is likely to be disclosure to them of such categories of exempt information as defined by Section 100(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 as listed against such items of business by reference to the appropriate paragraph of Schedule 12A to such act.”

SUPPLEMENTARY AGENDA

Exempted Under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972

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None required.