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COSTCUTTER, 193 UPMINSTER ROAD SOUTH, RAINHAM, RM13 9BB - APPLICATION TO REVIEW A PREMISES LICENCE pdf icon PDF 495 KB

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PREMISES

Costcutter

193 Upminster Road South

Rainham

 RM13 9BB

 

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

 

The application for a Review of the Premises Licence was made by Sasha Taylor, Trading Standards Specialist for the London Borough of Havering under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003.  The application was received by Havering Licensing Authority on 28 March 2017.

 

APPLICANT

Sasha Taylor

Havering Trading Standards Specialist

Mercury House

Mercury Gardens

Romford

RMI 3SL

 

1.            Details of existing licensableactivities

 

The venue has a Premises Licence number 013756 which permits the sale of alcohol - Monday to Sunday – 07.00 to 23.00

 

 

The current licence holders at the premises were Mr Mehmet Arslan & Mr Haci Arslan since June 2014.

 

2.            Grounds forReview

 

The application for the premises licence review had been served under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 following the underage sales of alcohol been made to 15 and 16 year old underage volunteers. The sales took place on 17 September 2016 and 25 February 2017.

 

The premises had failed to uphold the licensing objective of protection of children from harm and the prevention of crime and disorder objective.

 

 

3.                  Details of Representation

 

Trading Standard

 

The premises came to the attention of the Trading Standards service following receipt of a complaint from an environmental health officer, who whilst visiting shops in the Upminster Road South area had witnessed a group of youths asking adults to buy alcohol and cigarettes for them.

 

As a result of the complaint the premises was visited as part on an underage sales operation on Saturday 17 September 2016, at approximately 13:30pm Mr Mustafa Arslan (who is the father of the premises licence holders) sold a can of Budweiser beer, alcohol content 4.8%, to a 15 year old male volunteer.

 

The volunteer was not challenged as to their age or for any identification. The seller was issued with a fixed penalty notice for the offence. On the day two out of seven premises failed the exercise.

 

Following the sale Mr Mehmet Arslan and Mr Haci Arslan were both invited to attend a meeting at the Trading Standards offices. Mr Memhet Arslanattended the meeting whilst his brother stayed and managed the premises. Also present at the meeting were representatives from Trading Standards, Licensing and the Police Licensing Officer.

 

The meeting was held to discuss the underage sale failure, confirm the conditions already on the licence and agree an action plan to prevent further underage sales in the future.

 

The following recommendations were offered at the meeting:-

 

·         MrArslan should read all the conditions on his licence

·         That a suitable person should be in control of the shop when the designated premises supervisor was not available

 

·         A Challenge 25 pack was given to Mr Arslan to take away and read

·         He was advised and agreed to use a refusal book

·         He was advised to ask for identification and record everything in the refusal book even if a person produced identification

·         MrArslan was informed that the  ...  view the full decision text for item 1.

Minutes:

 

The application for a Review of the Premises Licence was made by Sasha Taylor, Trading Standards Specialist for the London Borough of Havering under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003.  The application was received by Havering Licensing Authority on 28 March 2017.

 

APPLICANT

Sasha Taylor

Havering Trading Standards Specialist

Mercury House

Mercury Gardens

Romford

RMI 3SL

 

1.            Details of existing licensableactivities

 

The venue has a Premises Licence number 013756 which permits the sale of alcohol - Monday to Sunday – 07.00 to 23.00

 

 

The current licence holders at the premises were Mr Mehmet Arslan & Mr Haci Arslan since June 2014.

 

2.            Grounds forReview

 

The application for the premises licence review had been served under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 following the underage sales of alcohol been made to 15 and 16 year old underage volunteers. The sales took place on 17 September 2016 and 25 February 2017.

 

The premises had failed to uphold the licensing objective of protection of children from harm and the prevention of crime and disorder objective.

 

 

3.                  Details of Representation

 

Trading Standard

 

The premises came to the attention of the Trading Standards service following receipt of a complaint from an environmental health officer, who whilst visiting shops in the Upminster Road South area had witnessed a group of youths asking adults to buy alcohol and cigarettes for them.

 

As a result of the complaint the premises was visited as part on an underage sales operation on Saturday 17 September 2016, at approximately 13:30pm Mr Mustafa Arslan (who is the father of the premises licence holders) sold a can of Budweiser beer, alcohol content 4.8%, to a 15 year old male volunteer.

 

The volunteer was not challenged as to their age or for any identification. The seller was issued with a fixed penalty notice for the offence. On the day two out of seven premises failed the exercise.

 

Following the sale Mr Mehmet Arslan and Mr Haci Arslan were both invited to attend a meeting at the Trading Standards offices. Mr Memhet Arslanattended the meeting whilst his brother stayed and managed the premises. Also present at the meeting were representatives from Trading Standards, Licensing and the Police Licensing Officer.

 

The meeting was held to discuss the underage sale failure, confirm the conditions already on the licence and agree an action plan to prevent further underage sales in the future.

 

The following recommendations were offered at the meeting:-

 

·         MrArslan should read all the conditions on his licence

·         That a suitable person should be in control of the shop when the designated premises supervisor was not available

 

·         A Challenge 25 pack was given to Mr Arslan to take away and read

·         He was advised and agreed to use a refusal book

·         He was advised to ask for identification and record everything in the refusal book even if a person produced identification

·         MrArslan was informed that the service would continue to monitor the premises

·         The Challenge 25 pack contained;  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.