Agenda and draft minutes

Having taken into account the Licensing Act 2003 the S182 Guidance and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy and having listened to the evidence given by Trading Standards and the representative for the licence holder the sub-committee acknowledged that there had been various difficulties with this case from the outset.  However on the balance of probabilities the Committee considered that the licence holder had served a 14 day suspension and it would not be imposing a further period of suspension. 

The committee accepted that the Premise Licence Holder had received poor legal advice but that he was entitled to rely on that advice.

The Committee did note that this was the 2^nd occasion that the premises licence holder had been before them and warned that a dim view would be taken if the licence holder appeared before them again for whatever reason.

The Committee considered it appropriate to impose further conditions in relation to CCTV and amended page 4 of the licence by the addition of the following:-

1. The cameras will cover all vulnerable areas ‘which for the avoidance of doubt shall include the till area and all entrances and exits’.
2. The CCTV will be in operation and recording for all of the hours that the premise is open for trading.