Agenda and draft minutes

RESOLVED:

Councillor Hunt was elected as Chair for the meeting.

None.

None.

RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record, pending the removal of a duplicate paragraph.

The Panel considered an application for a Premises License for Daybrook Post Office.

In addition to the written representations in the bundle the panel considered additional information provided by the applicant and additional information provided by Sheetal Chadda in advance of the hearing and heard live evidence from:

1.    Viral Desai (the Applicant)

2.    Venita Chahal (Interested Party)

In making its decision, the Panel had regard to the Gedling Borough Council Licensing Policy, the guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Human Rights Act 1998 and carefully considered all the evidence presented to it, including the agreed conditions with the police, the amended opening hours of 7:00AM to 8:00PM offered by the Applicant in advance of and at the hearing and the proposed condition set out in the Operating Schedule in the application. 

The Panel made this decision to promote the 4 Licensing Objectives:

1.    Prevention of crime and disorder;

2.    Public Safety;

3.    Prevention of Public Nuisance;

4.    Protection of Children from harm.

RESOLVED to:

Grant the application for a Premises Licence subject to the operating hours of 7:00AM to 8:00PM and the agreed Police conditions as set out below:

1.    A CCTV system with recording equipment must be installed and maintained at the premises and operated with cameras in positions agreed with the Police. All recordings used in conjunction with CCTV must:

·       Be of evidential quality in all lighting conditions.

·       Indicate the correct time and date; and

·       Be retained for a period of 31 consecutive days.

A member of staff trained to use the system must be on duty at all times when licensable activities are taking place, as the recorded images must be available for inspection immediately upon request to all officers of Responsible Authorities. A system must be in place to provide images for uploading to the NICE link, or similar digital evidence gathering system, immediately upon request to the Police.

2.    There must also be adequate portable hardware (such as compact disks or USB storage devices) at the premises, as the recorded images must be available for downloading immediately upon request to officers of other Responsible Authorities, or the Police where the premises are unable to use the NICE link, or similar digital evidence gathering system.

3.    All images downloaded from the CCTV system, not using the NICE link, or similar digital evidence gathering system, must be provided in a format that can be viewed on readily available equipment without the need for specialist software.

4.    The Designated Premises Supervisor, (or authorised person in their absence) must inspect and test that the CCTV system is fully operational and working in compliance with the above conditions on a weekly basis. A signed and dated record of such examination and any findings must be retained at the premises for at least 12 months and must be made available for inspection and copying by the Police, or other officers of a Responsible Authority, immediately upon request.

5.    The Premises Licence Holder or  ...  view the full minutes text for item 25.