The Committee will appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair for this particular meeting.

Agreed that Councillor Browne is appointed as Chair and Councillor Lock appointed as Vice Chair for this meeting.

Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this Agenda.

There were no declarations of interest made by Councillors in accordance with the code of conduct.

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public 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) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Resolved that under Regulation 14 (2) of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearing) Regulations 2005 it was in the public interest to exclude the press and public as to hear the matter in public risked prejudicing any ongoing investigations and any court proceedings.

The Committee will be provided with a report on the summary review of a premises licence.

The committee having –

The committee was satisfied on the evidence produced by the police that there were problems associated with the premises and these were adversely affecting the crime prevention licensing objective. They also accepted the evidence of the police that there had been a flagrant and systematic abuse of the licensing conditions.

The committee therefore agreed that in order to promote the crime prevention licensing objective the premises licence should be revoked and that on the coming into effect of this decision the interim steps agreed on the 14 December 2011 would no longer have effect.

(Note: there is a confidential part to this minute).