No apologies for absence were received.

To receive any details of Members nominated to attend the meeting in place of a Member of the Committee.

To consider the full review of a premises licence following an Expedited/Summary Licence Review and representations against the interim steps in respect of The Brewers Arms, Eign Road, Hereford.

The Sub-Committee held a full review of the premises licence for the Brewer’s Arms, Eign Road, Hereford.

On 27 November 2013, following an application for an expedited/summary licence review of the premises licence, the Sub-Committee had suspended the licence for the Brewer’s Arms subject to further review at a full hearing to be held on 20 December 2013.

Representations against the interim steps imposed on 27November 2013 by the Regulatory Sub-Committee had been heard by the Sub-Committee on 2 December.

(The meeting was adjourned between 10.05 am and 10.10 am at the request of the Police to permit discussion with the applicant and the Licensing Manager.)

The Licensing Manager presented the report in the agenda papers..

Inspector N Semper and Mr J Mooney were present representing West Mercia Police.  Inspector Semper presented the statement set out at section four of the application form for a review, as appended to the report in the agenda papers, with a short update on the ongoing investigation.  He concluded by stating that the view of West Mercia Police was that the premises licence should not be revoked but should be subject to new conditions, copies of which were circulated.

Mr Steven Harrison and Mr Sean Harrison the Premises Licence Holders were present.  Mr Steven Harrison informed the Sub-Committee that they were content to accept the conditions proposed by the police, noting that condition 1, the removal of Mr Sean Harrison as the designated premises supervisor had already been met, with the exception that they wished to open half an hour longer than the police were proposing on every Thursday; and one hour longer than the police were proposing on New Year’s Eve.

The Sub-Committee retired to make its decision. The Litigation Lawyer then read out the Sub-Committee’s decision. 

RESOLVED:

1          That Mr Sean Harrison should be removed as the designated premises supervisor. (It was noted that this condition had already been complied with.)

2.         The terminal hour of the premises should be as follows –

Sunday to Thursday – 0000hrs (midnight)

Friday and Saturday – 0100hrs

New Years Eve – 0100hrs

3.         That a personal licence holder should be within the licensable area of the licensed premises from 1900hrs when licensable activities are undertaken at the following times –

Thursday – Saturday.

Sunday before bank holiday Mondays

All bank holidays – except Christmas Day

Christmas Eve

New Year’s Eve

4.         That CCTV should be provided to a standard as set out in the model pool of licensing conditions contained in the Licensing Policy of Herefordshire Council. 

(Model Condition:CCTV will be provided in the form of a recordable system, capable of providing pictures of EVIDENTIAL QUALITY in all lighting conditions particularly facial recognition.

Cameras shall encompass all ingress and egress to the premises, fire exits, outside areas, and all areas where the sale/ supply of alcohol occurs.

A monitor shall be mounted on the wall at the premises where it is clearly visible to all members of the public. The monitor shall show  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.