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Agenda and minutes

Licensing Panel
Friday, 8th August, 2014 10.00 am

Venue: Committee Room A, Town Hall, Blackpool

Contact: Lennox Beattie Executive and Regulatory Manager

Items
No.	Item
1.	Appointment of Chairman To appoint a Chairman for the meeting. Minutes: That Councillor Green be appointed Chairman for the meeting
2.	Declarations of Interest Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:- (1) the type of interest concerned (2) the nature of the interest concerned; and (3) whether they have or have not sat on a Planning Committee which has previously considered a planning application in respect of a licensed premises which is also subject to consideration for a premises licence as part of the agenda for this meeting. If any Member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of Democratic Services in advance of the meeting. (Members are asked to also pay particular attention to the guidance sheet on interests supplied with the agenda). Minutes: There were no declarations of interest on this occasion
3.	Procedure for the Meeting The Chairman of the Panel will summarise the procedure and announce the equal maximum amount of time for each party to speak for the hearing. A. Items 1 and 4 (b) will be undertaken in private session by the Panel and not in the Meeting Room. B. Items 2, 3, 4(a) and 4(c) will be recommended to the Panel to be held in public. C. The Panel may decide to exclude the public from all or part of a hearing where it considers that the public interest in so doing outweighs the public interest in the hearing, or that part of the hearing, taking place in public. (This includes a party and any person assisting or representing a party)
4.	Application for a Personal Licence View the reasons why item 4. is restricted a. APPLICATION AND REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED. To consider the attached report b. DETERMINATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR A NEW PERSONAL LICENCE c. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DECISION FOR THE APPLICATION FOR A NEW PERSONAL LICENCE Additional documents: Restricted enclosure 4 View the reasons why document 4./2 is restricted Restricted enclosure 5 View the reasons why document 4./3 is restricted Minutes: The Panel considered an application for a Personal Licence. It considered the application form and the representation submitted by Lancashire Constabulary. In addition it referred to the Secretary of State’s guidance and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy. The applicant was in attendance as was a representative of Lancashire Constabulary. Resolved: That the application be refused on the grounds that the offence was relevant and serious and it undermined the promotion of the Licensing Objectives.