Agenda and draft minutes

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Councillor Dale Overton substituted for Councillor Kevin Jenkins.

Councillor Cathy Glynn-Davies declared that members of her family owned licensed premises in Worthing but she had no interest in them and was not predetermined.

So as to provide the best opportunity for the Committee to provide the public with the fullest answer, questions from the public should be submitted by midday on Wednesday 13 March 2024.

Where relevant notice of a question has not been given, the person presiding may either choose to give a response at the meeting or respond by undertaking to provide a written response within three working days.

Questions should be submitted to Democratic Services - democratic.services@adur-worthing.gov.uk

(Note: Public Question Time will last for a maximum of 30 minutes)

There were no questions from members of the public.

Pre-submitted Members questions are pursuant to rule 12 of the Council & Committee Procedure Rules.

Questions should be submitted by midday on Wednesday 13 March 2024 to Democratic Services, democratic.services@adur-worthing.gov.uk

(Note: Member Question Time will operate for a maximum of 30 minutes.)

There were no questions from Members.

To consider a report by the Director for Sustainability & Resources, copy attached as item 4.

Before the Sub-Committee was a report by the Director for Sustainability & Resources, which has been circulated to all Members, a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as item 4. Members were requested to consider and determine an application from Macmillans, 3 Union Place, Worthing.

Presenting Officer outlined the application

The Licensing Officer outlined the application explaining why the application had been brought to Committee.

The applicant confirmed that the Licensing Officer had provided an accurate outline of the application.

Questions from Members for the presenting Officer

There were none.

Representation from Sussex Police

Sussex Police gave a representation explaining that the premises had no history of adverse incidents but their current conditions were out of date, and so they had been issued with a new list of conditions. The Sussex Police Representative clarified the application had come to committee as the applicant had agreed to all the new conditions except for the following -

There shall be a minimum of one SIA door supervisor per 100 customers, starting with a minimum of two SIA registered door staff from 21:00 until close on a Friday and Saturday.

Questions from Members to Sussex Police

The Sussex Police Representative addressed members queries by explaining that he knew of no other premises that only employed the use of one SIA registered door supervisor on a Friday and Saturday and clarified that the premises lay in an unusual location being that Union Place, which lay opposite, was a large, currently unused space, but that they were in the business of prevention.

Questions from Applicant to Sussex Police

There were none.

Representation from the applicant

The applicant explained that he was a SIA registered door supervisor himself and had worked as door staff at a venue very similar, in size, customer type and number to Macmillans. He expressed a view that too many door staff could appear to be overbearing to some customers and may hinder door staff diffusing difficult situations. He stated that he would like to propose an alternative condition to Sussex Police that on Friday and Saturday nights they employ one SIA registered door supervisor for up to 50 customers who entered the venue with a second one brought on duty if the clientele rose to 51+.

Questions from Members to the applicant

The applicant confirmed for the Members that, as the premises' floor space was limited, they generally expected a customer attendance of approximately 30 people on a Friday and Saturday night.

The applicant also explained that, in the unlikely event they had an incident inside the club, the bar staff would not be involved as they were not trained and the SIA Registered door supervisor would attend to it. In response to Members queries regarding the absence of door staff at the door if an internal incident was being attended to, he clarified that even if there were two door staff on duty they would both attend to the situation, so it  ...  view the full minutes text for item LCSC/42/23-24