Agenda and minutes

Apologies were submitted by M Bridge, (Licensing Unit Manager) and B Thomson- Assistant Director of Operations Strategy.

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 submitted.

The Minutes of the last Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meeting held at 1.00pm on the 26th March 2024 are attached.

The Minutes of the last Licensing Hearing Sub Committee meeting held on the 26th March 2024 were attached to the agenda.

Resolved:- That the minutes of the Licensing Hearing Sub Committee held on the 26th March 2024 be approved as a correct record.

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

The Licensing Authority received an application by the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police in respect of the licensed premises, Metro Off Licence, 66 Spring Lane, Radcliffe, M26 2SZ, for a Summary Review of the Premises Licence and for interim steps to be taken in advance of that review in accordance with Sections 53A to 53C of the Licensing Act. The reason for the application was because the police believe that the premises are associated with serious crime.

The nature of the application and consideration of options was detailed in the report which was presented to the Members of the Sub-Committee by the Deputy Licensing Unit Officer, Ms L. Jones.

The options available were:

·         To modify the conditions of the licence

·         To exclude the retail sale of alcohol from the licence

·         To remove the Designated Premises Supervisor from the licence

·         To suspend the licence for a period not exceeding 3 months.

·         To revoke the licence.

Following the review under section 53C, Members of the Licensing Hearings Sub-Committee must review the interim steps that are currently in place and determine whether it is appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives for the steps to remain in place, or if they should be modified or withdrawn.

Attention was drawn to background papers which included:

Current Premises Licence

Section 53A application, Certificate and supporting evidence

Licensing Hearings Sub Committee Report (interim steps hearing) – 26^th March 2024

On the 25^th March 2024, Greater Manchester Police submitted an application to the Licensing Authority for a Summary Review in respect of Metro Off Licence, 66 Spring Lane, Radcliffe, M26 2SZ because they believe that the premises are associated with serious crime.

Summary reviews can be undertaken when the police consider that the premises concerned are associated with serious crime or serious disorder (or both). The summary review process allows interim conditions to be quickly attached to a licence and a fast-track licence review.

A 10 working-day public consultation exercise will be undertaken in accordance with Licensing Act 2003 regulations; requiring the application to be advertised by the displaying of a blue notice at or on the premises and details of the application published on the Council’s website.

On the 26^th March 2024, a Licensing Hearings Sub Committee interim steps

hearing was held, following receipt of the Summary Review application from

Greater Manchester Police, Members of the Licensing and Safety Panel

considered whether interim measures should be taken in respect of the

Premises Licence for the purpose of promoting the Licensing Objectives. 

The Panel resolved that in order to promote the said licensing objectives, it was necessary to impose interim steps and that these would be to suspend the licence and to remove the Designated Premises Supervisor. The reasons for the Sub-Committee’s decision was attached at Appendix 1 in the agenda packs.

The premises licence holder had not made representations against the interim steps taken by the licensing authority.

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