Issue - meetings
Update on the Community & Alcohol Partnership and Best Bar None Scheme
Meeting: 19/12/2019 - Licensing Committee (Item 3)
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Additional documents:
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- Enc. 2 for Update on the Community & Alcohol Partnership and Best Bar None Scheme, item 3 PDF 951 KB
Minutes:
Mr Vincent Fajilagmago, Licensing Officer, introduced the report and provided The Committee with an update on the progress of the Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) initiative together with an update on the Best Bar None (BBN) Scheme within the borough for 2018-2019. It was noted that both programmes seek to lower alcohol related crime and anti-social behaviour within the borough.
Mr Fajilagmago briefly went through the engagement and enforcement processes, and the successes to date which was detailed in the report. It was noted that all premises that were a part of the Best Bar None Scheme had a 100% pass rate for test purchases. It was recommended to extend the CAP area to include Bow West, Bow East, Bromley North and Bromley South allowing CAP strategies and solutions currently applied in the existing CAP areas to be extended to wards that face similar levels of crime and anti-social behaviour.
There were no questions from The Committee.
The Chair moved and it was RESOLVED;
1. The activity that has been undertaken by the Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) and Best Bar None scheme (BBN) was noted.
2. The CAP area to include Bow West, Bow East, Bromley North and Bromley South was noted.
3. To invest in publicity for the Best Bar None scheme to improve the reach of the scheme and improve the number of applicants and accreditations across the borough was noted.
4. The Licensing Committee via the Democratic Services Officer would nominate a Member of the Committee to attend the Best Bar None Awards Ceremony to be held on the 13th March 2020.