Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Director – Highways and Public Protection

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Assistant Director – Highways and Public Protection seeking consideration of an application for the Transfer of the Licence Holder of a Premises Licence at Discount Booze, 193 Linacre Road, Litherland, Liverpool L21 8JS.

Merseyside Police made representations that to grant the transfer application would undermine the Licensing Objective of Prevention of Crime and Disorder; and copy of their Representation Notice was attached as Annex 1 to the report.

The Applicant attended the meeting without representation; and explained that his previously appointed representative informed him over the weekend that he was now unable to represent him. The Applicant indicated that he had taken steps to try to engage another representative but had not been able to have someone attend to represent him today. When asked, the Applicant confirmed he would like to be represented at this hearing.

RESOLVED

That the meeting be adjourned, per Regulation 12 of the Licensing Act 2003 hearing Regulations 2005, and that the Sub-Committee re-convene on Thursday, 7 November 2024 at 2.00 p.m. at Bootle Town Hall. 

The Sub-Committee consider that this is necessary in the public interest, given the impact of this determination on the Applicant and his desire to be represented; balanced against the concerns of the Police in objection and therefore the need for this to be determined promptly. However, the Sub-Committee wish to make clear that should the Applicant attend on the 7 November 2024 without representation the Sub-Committee may not necessarily consider any subsequent adjournment is in the public interest.