Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor T Khan be appointed as Chair for the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

To consider whether to exclude the press and public for the item of private business for the reasons shown in the supporting evidence and in particular paragraph 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

RESOLVED that, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the item of business indicated below, on the grounds that that item involves the likely disclosure of exempt information  and that there would be no public interest in disclosing that information, as defined in Schedule 12A of the Act, in particular paragraph 7 of Part 1 of the Schedule.

To consider an application to review the premises licence in respect of Club M, Hertford Place, Coventry.

Note: The applicant and their representatives have been invited to attend the

  hearing.

  Persons who have made representations have also been invited to  

   attend.

The Sub-Committee considered an application to review the Premises Licence in respect of Club M, Hertford Place, Coventry.  

The Review application was made by Inspector Sarah Tambling of West Midlands Police. The grounds for the review were that there were concerns on the part of the Police, as a Responsible Authority, that the licensing objective of crime and disorder was not being upheld.

As part of the application, the Review Applicant proposed that the Sub Committee consider revocation of the premises licence in the first instance. However, the Sub Committee were made aware at the beginning of the hearing that extensive discussions had taken place between the Police and the Licence Holder since the review application had been made.

Further to these discussions, the Police had agreed to 13 conditions proposed by the Licence Holder which they believed could meet their concerns. Copies of the proposed conditions were given to the Sub Committee to consider.

The Sub Committee heard that the review application was issued on 15^th June 2016 following an incident that occurred on 29^th May 2016, where a patron of the premises suffered life changing injuries as a consequence of an attack with a mop handle.

The Representative of the Review Applicant advised the Sub Committee that there had been a number of incidents that had occurred at the premises over the last twelve months, and that West Midlands Police had greater difficulty in managing the premises due to the location. The Sub Committee heard that when there are incidents, it is not as easy to respond rapidly as the premises are located on the ring road.

The Sub Committee’s attention was drawn to the application’s supporting documentation to consider the number of incidents. The Sub Committee heard that following an incident on 16^th August 2015, a Police Dispersal Order was utilised. Following this incident, a meeting took place between the premises, the Police and the Licensing Authority. It was agreed during this meeting that the premises would implement a number of agreed steps such as the use of body cams, UV lights and a dispersal policy.

Notwithstanding the agreed steps, further incidents continued to occur. This included further incidents of violence within the premises and drugs seized from patrons as part of Operation Cocktail. West Midlands Police highlighted these concerns to the premises, who were then placed on an action plan. This did not seem to have the desired effect as there were still police logs relating to the premises.

The Representative of the Review Applicant explained that agreement had been reached between the parties, but it was rightly noted that the Sub Committee may decide to take alternative measures to ensure that the licensing objectives continue to be upheld.

The Sub Committee heard that there had been 16 reported crimes in the last twelve months, with 27 police and ambulance logs to the premises. Of these, 52% occurred after 4am.

In response to questions from the Sub Committee, the Representative of the Review  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

To consider any other items of business which the Chair decides to take as a matter of urgency because of the special circumstances involved.

There were no other items of business.

To view CCTV video footage that forms part of the Police investigation

Listing Officer: M Ledbrook, Tel: 024 7683 4181

The Sub-Committee viewed CCTV footage in relation to an on-going police investigation.