Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED that Councillor R. J. Deeming be appointed Chairman of the Sub-Committee for the meeting.

No apologies for absence were received.

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

There were no declarations of interest.

"RESOLVED: that under Section 100 I of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, as amended, the relevant paragraph of that part, in each case, being as set out below, and that it is in the public interest to do so:-

“RESOLVED that under Section 100 I of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended, the relevant paragraphs of that part, being as set out below, and that it is in the public interest to do so:-

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The Sub-Committee considered the suspension or revocation of a Personal Licence under the Licensing Act 2003.

The licence was subject to a Hearing in light of information received by Worcestershire Regulatory Services.

The Technical Officer, Worcestershire Regulatory Services outlined the details of the information received and the reasons why the licence holder had been brought before the Sub-Committee.

At the invitation of the Chairman, the licence holder put forward his case and answered a number of questions from Members of the Sub-Committee.

The Sub-Committee then adjourned to consider its decision.  Upon its return it was

RESOLVED that the Sub-Committee indicated that they were currently not minded to revoke the licence, and that in accordance with the Licensing Act 2003 Section 132A (10), that the Sub-Committee would follow the next due process.