Agenda and draft minutes

Apologies for absence were submitted by A. Bucior (Public Protection).

Members of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee are asked to consider whether they have an interest in any matter on the agenda, and, if so, to formally declare that interest.

There were no declarations of interest made.

The Minutes of the last Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meetings held at 10.00am on the 18^th December 2025, 11.30am on the 18^th December 2025, 10.00am on the 19^th December 2025 and 11.30am on the 19^th December 2025 are attached.

The Minutes of the last Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meetings held at 10.00am on the 18th December 2025, 11.30am on the 18th December 2025, 10.00am on the 19th December 2025 and 11.30am on the 19th December 2025 were attached to the agenda.

Resolved:- That the minutes of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee held at 10.00am on the 18th December 2025, 11.30am on the 18th December 2025, 10.00am on the 19th December 2025 and 11.30am on the 19th December 2025 be approved as a correct record.

A report from the Executive Director (Corporate Core) is attached:-

The Licensing Unit Manager informed the Committee that the licence holder, Mr D. Lealand was not in attendance at the meeting. A number of attempts had been made to contact him via emails and telephone calls which had been unanswered with voicemail messages left. A notice was sent to Mr Lealand giving him 28 days to permit him to make representations in relation to this matter.

A letter for the hearing was sent in February along with an email containing the virtual meeting link and no communications had been received back via the contact methods exhausted.

Given the above information, Members of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee were in agreement that the hearing was to proceed and take place in his absence. 

The Licensing Authority had submitted a report for consideration to suspend/revoke a Personal Licence granted under the Licensing Act 2003, for a licence holder who had been convicted of a relevant offence.

In making a decision, the steps the Sub-Committee can take are:-

• To revoke the personal licence if it is considered necessary for the promotion of the crime prevention objective to do so; or
• To suspend the personal licence.
• Take no action

The Licensing Unit Manager presented the report which related to a notice that had been given to a personal licence holder stating the intention to suspend or revoke the personal licence due to the licensing authority being notified of a relevant conviction.

The Licensing Act 2003 and the Policing and Crime Act 2017 is the relevant legislation.

A Personal Licence is defined by the Act as a licence which is granted by a Licensing Authority to an individual which authorises that individual to supply alcohol, or authorise the supply of alcohol, in accordance with a Premises Licence.

The Panel would make a decision on the day of the hearing and the parties would be notified subsequently of the decision and the reasons for it by letter from the Licensing Service.

The Licensing Act 2003 was amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 to give a licensing authority the power to suspend a personal licence for up to six months or to revoke a personal licence where the licensing authority becomes aware that the holder of a personal licence has been convicted of a relevant offence.

As part of the statutory process, the licensing authority must serve a notice on the personal licence holder of their intentions and advising the licence holder that they have 28 days to make representations to the notice.

Before deciding whether to suspend or revoke a licence the licensing authority must give consideration to:-

·         any representations made by the licence holder

·         any decision of a court

·         any other information which is considered relevant.

The licensing authority had complied with all the necessary procedural requirements.

The Licensing Authority received notification from Greater Manchester Police that the licence holder had been arrested in May 2025 for the relevant offence of driving a motor vehicle with excess alcohol, among other motoring offences.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.