Agenda and minutes

You are welcome to use Welsh at the meeting a minimum notice period of 3 working days is required should you wish to do so.  A simultaneous translation will be provided if requested.

It was noted that no requests had been received for the simultaneous translation service.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence was received from the Applicant’s Legal Representative and the Licensing Officer.

To receive any declarations of dispensations and dispensations.

No declarations of interest and dispensations were received.

To consider the report of the Senior Licensing Officer.

Consideration was given to the report of the Senior Licensing Officer.

RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the following decision was agreed:-

The Sub-Committee considered the written representations received as presented in the Officer’s report, together with the oral representations given at the hearing on behalf of the Applicant and the other persons present.

In reaching its decision, the Sub-Committee also considered the relevant provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 (in particular Section 4) and the guidance issued under Section 182 of the Act and the Licensing Policy of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council and the 4 licensing Objectives.

The Sub-Committee made the following decision:-

To grant the New Premises License subject to the following:-

All licensable activities to take place between 11am and 11.00 p.m. Monday to Sunday.

Attached Conditions

The prevention of crime and disorder

1.   CCTV cameras shall monitor all areas used by premises patrons (except the toilets) including any external area to monitor numbers and prevent crime and disorder

(i)    Where a CCTV system is to be installed, extended or replaced, it shall be to an appropriate standard as agreed with the Licensing Authority in consultation with the Police. Where a CCTV system is to be installed, it shall be fully operational by the grant of the licence.

(ii)  The CCTV equipment shall be maintained in good working order and continually record when licensable activity takes place and for a period of two hours afterwards;

(iii) The premises licence holder shall ensure images from the CCTV are retained for a period of 31 days. This image retention period may be reviewed as appropriate by the Licensing Authority;

(iv) The correct time and date will be generated onto both the recording and the real time image screen;

(v)  If the CCTV equipment (including any mobile units in use at the premises) breaks down, the Premises Licence Holder shall ensure the designated premises supervisor, or in his/her absence other responsible person, verbally informs the Licensing Authority and the Police as soon as is reasonably practicable. This information shall be contemporaneously recorded in the incident report register and shall include the time, date and means this was done and to whom the information was reported.  Equipment failures shall be repaired or replaced as soon as is reasonably practicable and without undue delay.  The Licensing Authority and the Police shall be informed when faults are rectified;

(vi) The premises licence holder shall ensure that there are trained members of staff available during licensable hours to be able to reproduce and download CCTV images into a removable format at the request of any authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or a constable;

(vii)There shall be clear signage indicating that CCTV equipment is in use and re-cording at the premises during licensable hours.

2.          An incident book will be kept and maintained at the premises at all times. It shall be made available on request to a police or authorised council employee.  This book will be used to record the following:-  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.