Agenda and minutes

Application for a review of the premises licence for Seker Express Supermarket Quality Food Centre, 57-65 London Road, Romford. RM7 9QA

PREMISES

Seker Express Supermarket Quality Food Centre

57-75 London Road

Romford

RM7 9QA

DETAILS OF APPLICATION

Application for a review of the premises licence by the Trading Standards Service under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).

APPLICANT

Keith Bush

Divisional Trading Standards Manager

London Borough of Havering

5^th Floor, Mercury House

Mercury Gardens

Romford,

Essex.

RM1 3SL

1.         Details of existing licensable activities

2.         Grounds for Review

The application had been brought by the London Borough of Havering Trading Standards Service following the sale of alcohol to underage volunteers on two separate occasions within two months in 2011.

3.         Promotion of the Licensing Objectives

The review had been requested in order to promote the licensing objectives as shown below:

The prevention of crime and disorder

The protection of children from harm

4.         Details of Representations

Trading Standards – (a responsible authority under the Licensing Act 2003) – The representation stated that:

On 26 October 2011 at approximately 3.20pm, two volunteers entered the premises, a fifteen and a sixteen year old male.  The volunteers had been sold four cans of Carlsberg Export lager (5% vol). The sale had been made by Mehmet Seker.  Mr Seker had not challenged the volunteers as to their age, nor had he requested any identification. Mr Seker did not hold a personal licence. For the offence, he had been issued with a fixed penalty notice. The DPS had been present at the time of the sale but failed to intervene to prevent the sale. The vendor had not been trained by the DPS and no refusal log had been produced. The signage in the shop displayed both Challenge 21 and Challenge 25 posters which have an unclear and inconsistent message to staff and customers.

On 17 December 2011 at approximately 3.40pm, the premises had been re-visited with two female volunteers, one aged fifteen the other aged sixteen.  The volunteers were sold two 75cl bottles of wine, Blossom Hills and Echo’s Falls, both with an alcohol content of 12.5%. The sale had been made by Mrs Reyhan Seker. Mrs Seker had not challenged the volunteers as to their age, nor had she requested any identification. The DPS had been present at the time of the sale and had been situated behind the counter but failed to intervene to prevent the sale.  Mrs Seker did not hold a personal licence. For the offence, she had been issued with a fixed penalty notice. Staff present at the shop had been unable to locate a refusals registers and Mrs Seker had seemed unsure as to whether the venue operated a Challenge 21 or Challenge 25 policy.

On 12 January 2012, Mr Bush visited the premises with his colleague, Diana Diaz, to conduct a spot check of the systems in operation to establish whether  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.