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Application for an Expedited Premises Licence Review for The Alderman Chippenham Road, Harold Hill Romford RM3 8HX Decision:
Licensing Act 2003 Notice of Decision
PREMISES The Alderman, Chippenham Road, Romford, RM3 8HX
DETAILS OF APPLICATION
Application for an expedited premises licence review by the Metropolitan Police under section 53A of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”).
APPLICANT PC Jason Rose, on behalf of the Chief Officer of Police Metropolitan Police Service, 19 Main Road, Romford, Essex. RM1 3BJ
1. Details of existing licensable activities
2. Grounds for an Expedited Premises Review
The application for an Expedited Premises Licence review had been served under section 53A of the Licensing Act 2003 under the grounds that a senior member of the police force had provided a certificate stating an opinion that the premises are associated with serious crime and disorder. The application stated that a serious incident had occurred at the premises on Monday, 31 March, 2014.
3. Requirements upon the Licensing Authority
Under the provisions of section 53A(2)(a) of the Licencing Act 2003, within 48 hours of the receipt of the application, the Licensing Authority must give the premises licence holder and responsible authorities a copy of the application for review and a copy of the certificate, and also consider whether it is necessary to take interim steps. This Sub-Committee has been called to meet this requirement.
Section 53B(3) requires that the licensing authority must consider whether to take the following interim steps: a) The modification of the conditions of the premises licence; b) The exclusion of the sale of alcohol by retail from the scope of the licence; c) The removal of the designated premises supervisor from the licence; and d) The suspension of the licence.
4. The Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police advised that on Monday, 31st March, 2014 a serious incident occurred at The Alderman. Two persons were involved in the incident a 19 year old male and a 42 year old male.
The two suspects were known to each other as both drank at the venue on a regular basis. On the evening in question one of the two men was robbed of his money by the other and in retaliation he was slashed across the face and received a puncture wound through his nose into the roof of his mouth. Both parties have been charged with offences.
The Police maintained that the premise has a clear history of clientele who are in possession of or prepared to use weapons. This latest incidence was of a very serious nature involving a knife and could have led to more serious, if not fatal injuries. The fear of retribution for the suspect and indeed the venue remained extremely high. The 42 year old male’s family had contacted police to request that their son remained in custody as they feared for his safety.
It was for these reasons that the ... view the full decision text for item 1. Minutes:
DETAILS OF APPLICATION
We have considered an application for an expedited premises licence review submitted by the Metropolitan Police under section 53A of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”) in respect of The Alderman, Chippenham road, Romford, RM3 8HX.
APPLICANT PC Jason Rose, on behalf of the Chief Officer of Police, Metropolitan Police Service, 19 Main Road, Romford, Essex. RM1 3BJ
1. Details of existing licensable activities
2. Grounds for an Expedited Premises Review
The application for an Expedited Premises Licence review had been served under section 53A of the Licensing Act 2003 under the grounds that a senior member of the police force had provided a certificate stating an opinion that the premises are associated with serious crime and disorder. The application stated that a serious incident had occurred at the premises on Monday, 31 March, 2014.
3. Requirements upon the Licensing Authority
Under the provisions of section 53A(2)(a) of the Licencing Act 2003, within 48 hours of the receipt of the application, the Licensing Authority must give the premises licence holder and responsible authorities a copy of the application for review and a copy of the certificate, and also consider whether it is necessary to take interim steps. This Sub-Committee has been called to meet this requirement.
Section 53B(3) requires that the licensing authority must consider whether to take the following interim steps: a) The modification of the conditions of the premises licence; b) The exclusion of the sale of alcohol by retail from the scope of the licence; c) The removal of the designated premises supervisor from the licence; and d) The suspension of the licence.
4. The Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police had advised that on Monday, 31st March, 2014 a serious incident had occurred at The Alderman. Two persons were involved in the incident a 19 year old male and a 42 year old male.
The two suspects were known to each other as both drank at the venue on a regular basis. On the evening in question one of the two men was robbed of his money by the other and in retaliation he had been slashed across the face and received a puncture wound through his nose into the roof of his mouth. Both parties had been charged with offences.
The Police maintained that the premises had a clear history of clientele who were in possession of or prepared to use weapons. This latest incidence had been of a very serious nature involving a knife and could have led to more serious, if not fatal injuries. The fear of retribution for the suspect and indeed the venue remained extremely high. The 42 year old male’s family had contacted police to request that their son remained in custody as they feared for his safety.
It was ... view the full minutes text for item 1. |
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