To receive any apologies for absence.

There were no apologies for absence.

To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992.  See attached note from the Chief Executive.

There were no declarations of interest made.

To note the rules of procedure which are attached for information.

The rules of procedures were noted.

To confirm as a correct record of the proceedings the unrestricted minutes of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 9^th February 2010 and 11^th February 2010.

The minutes of the Licensing Sub Committee held on 9^th February and 11^th February 2010 were agreed as a correct record of proceedings.

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting, ensured that introductions were made and then briefly outlined the procedure of the meeting.  

At the request of the Chair, Jackie Randall, Acting Licensing Services Manager introduced the report which detailed the full license review application for Mr Pickwicks, 70 Leman Street, London E1 8EH.

It was noted that further to the Appeal hearing on 15 December 2009 at the Thames Magistrates Court, the magistrate had made the decision to remit the application back to the Licensing Authority for determination with the consent of all parties.

It was further noted that on the 29^th October 2008, the Licensing Sub Committee decided to revoke the premises license, “The Chair added that, since the initial review, in the light of further representations and evidence, the Sub Committee had not considered that on balance there were any alternative measures that could be adopted which would adequately address the serious crime and disorder issues that have been identified and meet the crime and disorder licensing objective.

At the request of the Chair, PC Alan Cruickshank explained that the review application for Mr Pickwicks had been considered by the Licensing Sub Committee previously and referred to his statement on pages 46 and 47 which detailed the events which led to the Section 53 expedited review. It was noted that Metropolitan Police had served licensing review papers on this premises following the conviction of Premises License Holder on two counts of supplying cocaine and permitting the use of her premises for the supply of cocaine. He then referred to DCMS guidance and statements from police officers. He explained that Mr Pickwicks had been operating without a DPS approximately since 18^th December 2007. Ms Simmone Pizzie, Premises License Holder had constantly stated that she was the DPS however there was no evidence of this at LBTH Licensing Services and currently at present there is no DPS.

Mr Cruickshank explained that on 1^st October 2008 he had applied for an expedited review, in relation to a homophobic assault that took place in the pub on 27^th September at about 3am. This took precedence over the initial premises review which was submitted on the 22^nd September 2008.

As a result, a Licensing Sub Committee was held on the 2^nd October 2008. The Metropolitan Police asked the committee to consider a suspension of the license until a full review could be heard. The Premise License Holder and DPS at the time had been convicted of supplying Class A drugs and Ms Pizzie had been convicted of permitting the use of her premises for the supply of cocaine. The decision of the committee was not to revoke the license but to add a number of conditions to the license. On the 29^th October, the Licensing Sub Committee decided to revoke the license. The pub had remained open until the appeal at the Thames Magistrates Court.

Mr Cruickshank then explained events that took place on 10  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.1