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The
Parties:
Lincolnshire Police requested a
review of the Premises Licence for EU International Food &
Drink, 2 Alfred Street, Boston on 28 October 2019. No representations in respect of the review were
received. The Licence holder and
Designated Premises Supervisor is Mr Talib Abdul Karim.
Policy and Guidance:
In reaching its decision the
sub-committee has considered the statutory guidance issued under
section 182 of Licensing Act 2003 and Boston Borough
Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.
Licensing
Objectives: The sub-committee has found that the licensing objectives of the
prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of
public nuisance, and the protection of children from harm are
relevant to this application.
Decision and Reasons:
The sub-committee has read
and heard all of the information before them. The sub-committee is aware of and has taken into
account any implications that may arise from the Human Rights Act
1998.
The sub-committee in
reaching its decision has had due regard for its public sector
equality duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and
consider that in reaching their decision today, that they have had
due regard for the duty placed upon them by s.149.
The sub-committee has heard
from the Licensing & Land Charges Manager, Lincolnshire Police,
Mr Karim and Mr Karim’s representative, Mr
Khalil.
In reaching their decision
the sub-committee has had due regard for all that they have read
and heard, along with the Licensing Act 2003, s.182 statutory
guidance, the licensing objectives and Boston Borough
Council’s Licensing Policy.
Lincolnshire Police provided
information to the sub-committee regarding Mr Karim’s
involvement with other premises. This
included being a DPS at 44 King Street from 5/7/19 to a time in
September 2019. The sub-committee notes
he was a DPS at this premises when 10 x cartons of 200 foreign
Marlborough Gold cigarettes were found on 1st September
2019.
Mr Karim is a DPS, a
premises licence holder and business owner of EU International
Food, 2 Alfred Street. Mr Karim has
been DPS at this premises since June 2018 and has been involved in
the licensing trade since 2013.
The sub-committee has noted
that at a visit on 25/9/19 there were various issues regarding fire
safety at the shop including all of the fire extinguishers having a
date of 2012. At this time there were
several non-compliances with the licensing conditions including
CCTV non-compliance, selling single cans and offering for sale
beers/lagers over 6.5% ABV. Further
items were not priced, being a legal requirement, and also food
displayed past its sell-by date – in some ...
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