The Alcohol & Gambling Licensing Sub-Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on 28 October 2025, to consider an application by Northamptonshire Police for a review of the premises licence for JBS Daily, a shop located at 11 Bradshaw Street, Northampton NN1 2HL. The review was requested on the grounds of failure to promote the licensing objective of the prevention of crime and disorder. Councillors Julie Davenport, Nigel Berrill and Adrian Cartwright were scheduled to attend the meeting.

JBS Daily - Premises Licence Review

The sub-committee was asked to determine the application for a premises licence review of JBS Daily, as required by section 52 of the Licensing Act 2003¹. Northamptonshire Police submitted the review application on 8 September 2025, citing concerns over the prevention of crime and disorder.

The application was prompted by an inspection carried out by West Northamptonshire Council Trading Standards officers on 4 July 2025. According to the report pack, the inspection revealed a quantity of illegal tobacco products, including 334 illegal vapes, 69 packets of 20 cigarettes, and 6 packets of hand rolling tobacco. The report pack states that a staff member present at the time of the inspection admitted that money taken for illicit tobacco products and illegal vapes was not processed through the till.

The report pack also states that on 8 October 2025, Northamptonshire Police officers visited JBS Daily for an unrelated incident, and were informed of a potential sale of alcohol to an underage customer. CCTV footage obtained by the police allegedly showed two customers being served alcohol without being asked for identification.

According to the report pack, JBS UK Trading Ltd is the current premises licence holder, and Mr Jacob Bibin is the designated premises supervisor and personal licence holder. The premises is licensed to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises between 07:00 and 00:00, Monday to Sunday.

The report pack notes that a notice of the review was displayed at the premises, and on the council's website, for a 28-day period, but no relevant representations were received.

The sub-committee was advised that it could take the following steps:

• Modify the conditions of the licence
• Exclude a licensable activity from the licence
• Remove the designated premises supervisor
• Suspend the premises licence for a period not exceeding 3 months
• Revoke the licence

The report pack includes copies of the Review Application, Police Statements and Photograph, and the Premises Licence.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The sub-committee was asked to consider whether to exclude the press and public from the meeting whilst discussing the premises licence review application for JBS Daily. The report pack included a recommendation to exclude the press and public, if members decided not to make a decision in public. This recommendation was made under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972², on the grounds that exempt information may be disclosed.