Resolved – That Councillor A Hodson be appointed Chair for this meeting.

Members of the Licensing Panel are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non pecuniary interests, in connection with any application on the agenda and state the nature of the interest.

Members of the Panel were asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non pecuniary interests in connection with any application on the agenda and state the nature of the interest.

No such declarations were made.

The Licensing Manager reported that an application had been received from the Licensing Authority to review a Premises Licence in respect of Family Shopper, 164-166 Bedford Road, Rock Ferry, CH42 2AS.

Further to receipt of the application and just prior to the hearing the Licensing Authority had received an application to transfer the Premises Licence Holder and Designated Premises Supervisor.

Members were advised that as the people in attendance at the meeting were now not the Premises Licence Holder and therefore not accountable it would be advisable to adjourn this meeting to a future date.

Resolved – That this meeting be adjourned to 14 June 2023.