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Venue: City Hall College Green, BS1 5TR
Contact: Louise deCordova 0117 3526151
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Election of Chair Minutes: The Sub-Committee Resolved:- that Councillor Clough be elected Chair for the duration of the meeting. |
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Welcome, Introductions and Safety Information PDF 128 KB Minutes: The Chair welcomed all parties to the hearing and requested that all parties introduce themselves.
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Apologies for Absence and Substitutions Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Jama. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: There were no declarations of interest received. |
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Public Forum Up to 30 minutes is allowed for this item *Democratic Services Officer check time limit for your particular Committee*
Any member of the public or Councillor may participate in Public Forum. The detailed arrangements for so doing are set out in the Public Information Sheet at the back of this agenda. Public Forum items should be emailed to democratic.services@bristol.gov.uk and please note that the following deadlines will apply in relation to this meeting:-
Questions - Written questions must be received 3 clear working days prior to the meeting. For this meeting, this means that your question(s) must be received in this office at the latest by 5 pm on *name deadline date*
Petitions and Statements - Petitions and statements must be received on the working day prior to the meeting. For this meeting this means that your submission must be received in this office at the latest by 12.00 noon on *name deadline date*.
Minutes: There was no public forum received. |
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To seek consideration of an application for the renewal and variation of the Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) licence in respect of premises trading as Jack of Diamonds, 46 West Street, Bristol, BS2 0BH.
Additional documents: Minutes: It was reported that the Sub-Committee had visited the site that morning and the following points had been noted and questions for the applicant had arisen from that visit, as follows:-
The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and City Development presented by the Licencing Policy advisor and the proposed variation detailed at para.6. It was noted that no mandatory grounds for refusal applied.
The Licensing Enforcement Officer outlined the observations of the Licensing Enforcement Team as detailed from para.13 of the report, with regards to a number of issues identified in respect of compliance with the premises licence issued under Licencing Act 2003. Officers advised that members of the Sub-Committee give strong consideration to the views of the Police and Licensing Enforcement officers in respect of visits to the premises, and renewal and variation of the licence.
As there were no questions from councillors or the applicant the Licensing Enforcement officer left the meeting.
The Sub-Committee’s Licensing Policy Advisor advised that there was CCTV footage in respect to Annex 3, condition 48 of the premises licence, as referenced by the Licensing Enforcement officer and asked the Sub-Committee if it was minded to view footage in a closed session of this meeting.
The Sub-Committee agreed to view the CCTV footage in a closed session.
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Exclusion of Press and Public Minutes: The Sub-Committee Resolved:- That under s.100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) 7 (respectively) of Part 1 of schedule 12A of the Act.
The Sub-Committee’s Licensing Policy Advisor advised that whilst the footage was required to be viewed in exempt session as the individuals in the footage had not given their consent for the footage to be screened, the discussion around the footage could be heard in open session. The Sub-Committee resolved to return to open session.
The Sub-Committee Resolved:- That the press and public be readmitted to the meeting.
The Sub-Committee noted the following breaches evident from the CCTV footage:
In addition, the Police noted:
The Chair asked the applicant’s legal representative to address the Sub-Committee and the following points were raised:-
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