Agenda and minutes

          Resolved – That Councillor Vera Tomlinson chair this meeting of the Panel.

(Councillor Tomlinson took the Chair.)

The Panel considered (a) a report of the Council’s Licensing Manager setting out details of an application for a Review of the Premises Licence for the Tap and Barrel Public House, 115 Manchester Road, Swindon, SN1 2AJ, (b) written representations from Wiltshire Police in support of the review, (c) oral submissions in support of the application for a review received from Sian Kalynka (Police Licensing Officer) in support of the Police Objection, (d) oral submissions received opposing the application for review from Messrs Tim Shield (Jim Gaunt and Partners Solicitors) solicitor to the applicants and Mr Trevor Reardon (Trust Inns Limited, (f) additional papers submitted by Jim Gaunt and Partners Solicitors setting out additional conditions for inclusion on the premises licence as agreed with Wiltshire Police (g) questions from Members to the applicants and objectors and answers received, and (h) the Council’s procedure for licensing hearings, the Secretary of State’s Guidance and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.

The Council’s Licensing Officer introduced the report noting that:

·       A review of the premises licence for the Tap and Barrel Public House, 115 Manchester Road, Swindon had been initiated by Wiltshire Police on the grounds of the Prevention of Crime and Disorder licensing objective.

·       The review was outside the statutory time period but was proceeding with the agreement of both parties.

·       Supporting documentation in support of their review from Wiltshire Police was set out in the agenda papers.

·       There was currently no Designated Premises Supervisor at the premises which was accordingly closed to the public.

·       The review arose from the sale of alcohol between midnight and 04:26 hours on 25^th April 2016 in contravention of condition 17 of premises licence conditions.

The Police case for a review and summary of raised points can be broadly summarised as:

·       That the Police had worked with Trust Inns Limited for the last two years and in 2014 a number of additional conditions had been agreed between both parties for inclusion on the premises licence.

·       There had been further breaches of the premises licence including on 26^th April 2016 with a breach of condition 17 when sales of alcohol took place between midnight and 04:26 hours.

·       Since the application for review meetings had occurred between the Council’s Licensing Officer, the Police and representatives of Trust Inns Limited to discuss areas of concern.

·       The Police and Trust Inns Limited had agreed a number of additional actions had been implemented by the management and an additional condition had been agreed for inclusion on the premises licence.

·       On 17^th July 2016 additional training had been provided to the staff and management of the Tap and Barrel Public House, this training had been provided by Mr Tim Shield (Jim Gaunt and Partners Solicitors).

·       The Designated Premises Supervisor in place at the time of the breach of licensing conditions on 26^th April 2106 had been removed from his position.

·       Trust Inns had also agreed to undertake quarterly checks of the premises to ensure that conditions on  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.