The Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee of Leicester Council was scheduled to consider an application to vary an existing premises licence. The meeting's agenda focused on a single item: the application for a variation of the premises licence for Jas News & Booze.

Application for a Variation of an Existing Premises Licence - Jas News & Booze, 72 Burnham Drive, Leicester

The primary item scheduled for discussion was an application to vary the existing premises licence for Jas News & Booze, located at 72 Burnham Drive, Leicester. The proposed variation sought to extend the opening hours and the hours for the sale of alcohol.

Currently, the premises are open and licensed for alcohol sales from 09:00 to 22:00, Monday to Sunday. The application proposed extending these hours to 06:00 to 23:00, Monday to Sunday.

A representation was received from Leicestershire Police concerning the prevention of crime and disorder. The police noted several instances of non-compliance with existing licence conditions during visits to the premises. These included issues with signage, the implementation of a Challenge 25 scheme, the availability of an incident book and refusal register, and the operational status of the CCTV system. Specifically, the police raised concerns that the CCTV footage retention period was only 15 days, which was half the required 30-day timescale, and that a rear camera was not operational.

The police representation indicated that while some issues had been addressed by the applicant, Mr. Jaswinderpal Saini, full compliance had not been demonstrated. The police recommended that any extension of licensable hours should not take effect until full compliance with existing licence conditions, particularly regarding CCTV, was achieved.

The report pack outlined that the determination to be made by the Sub-Committee involved considering whether to grant the licence without modification, modify its conditions, or reject the application entirely. The report also detailed the relevant sections of the Licensing Act 2003¹ and the council's own Statement of Licensing Policy that guided the decision-making process.