At this point, following a request from Kent Police to show some CCTV evidence, Members took a vote on whether to inspect the CCTV footage in closed session.

Resolved:

That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Schedule of 12A of the Act:

1. Information relating to any individual.
2. Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

The Kent Police Licensing Officer showed Members the CCTV footage.

The Chair then asked Members to vote on whether the meeting should revert back into open session. This was agreed by Members.

The Kent Police Licensing Officer continued to present his statement referring to his supplementary pack which had been circulated to all interested parties.

He reported that a number of incidents had been reported to the Police by residents. He explained that in his view the Premises Licence Holder had not taken appropriate steps in response to the incidents, and had not notified the Police.

The Kent Police Licensing Officer considered that the Premises Licence Holder demonstrated a lack of cooperation with the Police.  He stated that the Police had, prior to instigating the Review, provided informal advice to the Premises Licence Holder, including onsite meetings  to provide guidance, including on the use of SIA door staff, which had not been actioned until after the Review had been instigated.

He mentioned that training and training records historically were not satisfactorily being complied with. He said that there was no signage restricting the sale of alcohol to customers that were already intoxicated with alcohol.

The Kent Police Licensing Officer reported regarding allegations of drug use in the premises, they considered that there was credible evidence of persons at the premises in possession of drugs and they were satisfied on the balance of probabilities that drug paraphernalia had been found at the premises.

At this point, following a request from Kent Police to show some CCTV evidence, Members took a vote on whether to inspect the CCTV footage in closed session.

Resolved:

That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Schedule of 12A of the Act:

1. Information relating to any individual.
2. Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

The Chair invited Members of the panel and all parties to ask questions to the Police.

The Premises Licence Holder’s representative asked regarding outcomes of the Police investigations.

In response, the Kent Police Licensing Officer was unable to provide any information regarding outcomes of the incidents contained in the Review because he was not involved with the investigations. He explained to Members that he  ...  view the full minutes text for item 584