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SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION

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.

Minutes:

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

 

2.

Apologies

To receive.

Minutes:

No apologies for absence were received.

3.

Declarations of Interest and Dispensations

To receive.

Minutes:

No declarations of interest and dispensations were raised.

4.

Licensing Act 2003 - Transfer of Premises Licence and Vary Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) - Scarretts, 23 Greenfield Crescent, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale

To consider the report of the Senior Licensing Officer.

Minutes:

Having regard to the views expressed by the Proper Officer regarding the public interest test, that on balance the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information and that the report should be exempt.

 

RESOLVED that the public be excluded whilst this item of business is transacted as it is likely there would be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972 (as amended).

 

Consideration was given to the report of the Senior Licensing Officer which outlined an application received in respect of an application to transfer a premises licence and vary the DPS at Scarretts, 23 Greenfield Crescent, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003.

 

The Senior Licensing Officer outlined the report and confirmed that in accordance with the consultation process as specified in the Licensing Act 2003, a copy of the applications had been served on Gwent Police, who were given 14 days to submit written representations. It was noted that representations had been received from Gwent Police which were attached to the report at Appendix 1.

 

The Sub-Committee considered the written representations for these applications for Transfer of Premise Licence and varying of DPS at Scaratts, 23 Greenfield Crescent, Ebbw Vale as presented in the Officer’s report, together with the oral representations to be received on behalf of the Applicant and Gwent Police.

The Sub-Committee was made aware of the objection received from Gwent Police contained in Appendix 1, of the Officer’s report and Members were informed of the serious problems in the area concerning persons using the Licensed premises in the past.

 

At this juncture, the Applicant’s Solicitor wished to point out that the application for consideration by the Sub-Committee was only in relation to the transfer of licensing as no objections had been received from Gwent Police in relation to the varying of the DPS to the Applicant.

 

A lengthy legal discussion ensued on this matter focussing on a difference of legal opinion between the Authority’s Solicitor and the Solicitor for the Applicant.  The Committee were informed that this matter had been the subject of correspondence between the Licensing Team, Gwent Police and the Authority’s Solicitor and the Authority’s Solicitor was satisfied that the representations received from Gwent Police could be considered in respect of both applications.

 

The Applicant’s Solicitor requested sight of the emails which confirmed these details. This was allowed and the Applicant’s Solicitor was furnished with copies of the emails between the Local Authority and Gwent Police. The Chair agreed that the Applicant’s Solicitor could read these emails to the Sub-Committee.

 

The Authority’s Solicitor confirmed that her advice remained unchanged and that in her view, the representations were in relation to both of the applications and that ultimately this is a matter for the Committee to consider.

 

Therefore, the Chair advised that the matter proceed and invited the Applicant to address the Sub-Committee.

 

The Applicant advised that previous staff would have  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.