Minutes of the Meeting of the

Licensing Enforcement Sub-Committee

Held: Tuesday, 24 June 2025 at 10:00 am

P R E S E N T :

Councillor Dr Barton (Chair)

Councillor Chauhan	Councillor Kennedy-Lount

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Appointment of Chair

Councillor Barton was appointed as Chair.

The Chair welcomed those present and led on introductions.

Apologies for Absence

There were no apologies for absence.

Declarations of Interest

Members were asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

There were no declarations of interest.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 29th April 2025 were confirmed as a correct record.

Application for Street Trading Consent

The Director of Neighbourhood and Environmental Services submitted a report that required Members to determine the review of a personal licence issued by this authority.

The applicant Mrs Dhaval Tank, her son Mr Hitanshu Tank and her daughter Ms Niddhii Tank were present. Also in attendance were Mike Pears and Andrew Tuckwood, Highways Management, and PCSO Gemma Birt, Leicestershire Police. Rachel Derry, Licensing Officer and the Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee were present.

The Licensing Officer presented the report and outlined the details of the application, including the relevant City Council guidelines

Mrs Tank and Mr Tank were invited to present their case, and answered questions from Members of the Sub-Committee, Officers and representatives.

Mr Tuckwood, Highways Management Officer was given the opportunity to outline the details of their representation and answered questions from Members.

PCSO Birt, Police Community Support Officer for Leicestershire Police, was given the opportunity to outline the details of their representation and answered questions from Members.

All parties were given the opportunity to sum up their positions and make any final comments.

The Sub-Committee received legal advice from the Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee in the presence of all those present and were advised of the options available to them in making their decision.

In reaching their decision, Members felt they should deliberate in private on the basis that this was in the public interest, and as such outweighed the public interest of their deliberation taking place with the parties represented present.

The Chair announced that the decision and reasons made during private deliberation would be announced in writing within five working days.

The Chair informed the meeting the Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee would be called back to give advice on the wording of the decision.

The Chair then asked all but Members of the Sub-Committee and Governance Support Officer to leave the meeting. The Sub-Committee then deliberated in private to consider their decision.

The Sub-Committee recalled the Legal Adviser to the Sub-Committee to give advice on the wording of the decision.

RESOLVED:

The Sub-Committee’s decision was to REFUSE a street trading consent to Raykdi Ltd to trade on Canon Street, Leicester.

The applicant would be provided with the reasons for the decision in writing.

There is no statutory right of appeal against the Sub-Committee’s decision.

Any Other Urgent Business

There being no other urgent business, the meeting closed at 12:15pm.