Agenda and minutes

To seek nominations for the election for the position of Chair.

RESOLVED – That Councillor A Hutchison be elected as Chair throughout the duration of the meeting.

To consider any appeals in accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (in the event of an Appeal the press and public will be excluded)

(*In accordance with Procedure Rule 15.2, written notice of an appeal must be received by the Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support at least 24 hours before the meeting)

There were no appeals.

1)  To highlight reports or appendices which:

a)  officers have identified as containing exempt information, and where officers consider that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, for the reasons outlined in the report.

b)  To consider whether or not to accept the officers recommendation in respect of the above information.

c)  If so, to formally pass the following resolution:-

  RESOLVED – That the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of those parts of the agenda designated as containing exempt information on the grounds that it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information

2)  To note that under the Licensing Procedure rules, the press and the public will be excluded from that part of the hearing where Members will deliberate on each application as it is in the public interest to allow the Members to have a full and frank debate on the matter before them.

There were no exempt items.

There were no formal late items.

To disclose or draw attention to any interests in accordance with Leeds City Council’s ‘Councillor Code of Conduct’.

No interests were raised by Sub-Committee Members.

To receive and consider the attached report of the Chief Officer (Elections and Regulatory) regarding an application for the certification of a film to be screened at Leeds Central Library, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 3AB. The screening is scheduled to take place on the 9th February 2023.

The report of the Chief Officer (Elections and Regulatory) advised Sub-Committee Members of an application for the certification of a film to be screened at Leeds Central Library, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 3AB. The screening is scheduled to take place on the 9th February 2023. The promoter has provided an advance screener for the film and suggests a U rating is awarded.

The Legal Officer set out the procedure to be followed.

Robb Barham, Hyde Park Picture House, Operations & Programmes Manager, attended the Sub-Committee meeting, providing Members with a synopsis of the contents of the film, consisting of the life and work of Sir Herbert Read as a part of the Henry Moore Institute’s research season, in collaboration with Leeds University, to increase the public’s direct and virtual access to Sir Herbert Read’s archive.

RESOLVED – To grant the certification of the film entitled ‘To Hell with Culture’ a U classification, as applied for. 

To receive and consider the attached report of the Chief Officer (Elections and Regulatory) regarding an application for the certification of two films to be screened at Vue Cinema, 22 The Light, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 8TL. The screenings are scheduled to take place on the 22nd February 2023 and 1st March 2023.

The report of the Chief Officer (Elections and Regulatory) advised members of an application for the certification of two films to be shown at Vue Cinema, 22 The Light, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 8TL.The screenings are scheduled to take place on the 22nd February 2023 and 1st March 2023. The promoter has provided advance screeners for each film and recommends a 15 rating is awarded to both.

The Legal Officer set out the procedure to be followed.

Alex King, Programme Manager, Leeds Film, attended the Sub-Committee meeting, informing Members that the screenings were part of a special, year-round programme for the Leeds Film Festival as previews for upcoming screenings and research purposes after last year’s film festival. Both films had been screened in London, receiving a 15-certification rating from the appropriate local authority and thus had been requested for the same certification with the expectation of viewers attending to be over the age of 18.

In response to questions from Sub-Committee members, the following information was confirmed:

• The contents of ‘Angry Annie’ included detail, at length, regarding illegal abortion which may potentially be disturbing to viewers; the subject matter was perceived to fall within the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) categorisation of a 15 rating by the applicant.

RESOLVED – To grant the certification of the films entitled ‘Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande’ and ‘Angry Annie’, a 15 classification, as applied for. 

To receive and consider the attached report of the Chief Officer (Elections and Regulatory) regarding an application for the grant of a premises licence made by Ermal Brakaj, for Capri at Roundhay, 112 Gledhow Valley Road, Gledhow, Leeds, LS17 6LX.

The report of the Chief Officer Elections and Regulatory advised Members of an application for the grant a premises licence, made by Ermal Brakaj, for Capri at

Roundhay, 112 Gledhow Valley Road, Gledhow, Leeds, LS17 6LX.

A summary of the application was provided by the Principal Licensing Officer in attendance, outlining the following information:

·  The premises propose to primarily operate as a ground floor café/restaurant with ancillary takeaway service.

·  The licensable activities proposed were the Sale by Retail of Alcohol for the hours, Monday to Thursday 08:00 until 22:00 Friday & Saturday 08:00 until 22:30 Sunday 08:00 until 21:00 and Performance of Recorded Music, Monday to Thursday 08:00 until 22:30 Friday & Saturday 08:00 until 23:00 Sunday 08:00 until 21:30.

·  No representations from Elected Ward Members or Responsible Authorities had been received.

·  A redacted version of the application was attached to the submitted report at Appendix A.

·  A map identifying the location of the premises was appended to the report at Appendix B.

·  10 letters of objection had been received, with concerns regarding public nuisance, litter, parking, and noise in a predominately residential area. Redacted copies were attached at Appendix C. Two objectors outlined potential retribution if their details were revealed and thus would not attend the hearing.

·  A list of issued premises licenses and club certificates within the local area were attached at Appendix D.

·  The application was originally due for consideration at the 10^th of January 2023 where the hearing had been adjourned by the decision of objectors due to there only being two Sub-Committee Members present.

In attendance at the meeting were:

• Paddy Whur, Woods Whur – Applicant’s Representative
• Ermal Brakaj - Applicant

The Legal Officer set out the procedure to be followed.

The Applicant’s Representative informed the Sub-Committee of the following points:

• The licensable activity of Performance of Recorded Music had been de-regulated as it was no longer needed so the hearing was to determine the Sale by Retail of Alcohol.
• The Applicant’s Legal Representative had been instructed after the objections from residents had been received.
• The Applicant was content with the proposed conditions contained at pages 35 and 36 of the report. It was noted the Applicant holds a Personal License.
• The premises would seat 25 customers in a high quality fitted space with contained toilets.
• The objectors who attended the 10^th of January Sub-Committee were not in attendance for this hearing. The adjournment was noted to have incurred costs to the Applicant.
• The Applicant was unsure for the grounds of the objectors who had stated a fear of retribution.
• The operations would be as a café for the early parts of the day and a Mediterranean style family restaurant in the late afternoon/evening, serving a modest stock of alcohol to accompany meals.
• The Applicant considered their approach to the local community to be wide and open and was disappointed to have received objections.
• Most of the business was expected to be from walk-ins and would not be offering online food  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.