Licensing Representation

How is your information used?

We may use your information to: process applications, investigate and prosecute relevant illegal activities, investigate and prosecute Corporate Fraud; send you communications that you have requested or that may be of interest; ask agencies, government departments or other public bodies to give us information they have about you; check information you have provided, or information about you that someone else has provided, with other information we hold; get information about you from certain third parties, or give information to them to check the accuracy of information, prevent or detect fraud or protect public funds. These third parties include Government Departments, other Local Authorities and private sector companies, as allowed by law.

Who has access to your information?

We may share your information with:

• Other Council Departments – to ensure we meet our statutory duties; or to collect debt, and prevent fraud and the misuse of public funds.
• External organisations, for example, HM Revenues & Customs, the Department of Work and Pensions, the Police, the Audit Commission and other enforcement agencies and third parties, for other purposes allowed by law, including, to prevent fraud and the misuse of public funds.

For further information about how your personal information will be used, please refer to our Corporate Privacy Notice where you can see a full copy of our privacy notice.

Alternatively you can request a hard copy from - dataprotection@thanet.gov.uk

Under the Licensing Act 2003, for a representation to be relevant, it must set out the likely effect of granting the application on the promotion of the four licensing objectives. Any representations that are considered to be frivolous or vexatious will not be accepted.

Please fill in the reason(s) for your representation in the space provided below under each of the Licensing Objectives (where relevant). You need to give as much detail as possible so that the Licensing Authority can assess the relevance of your representation. Please attach any supporting documents/further pages as necessary, numbering all additional pages. Try to be as specific as possible and give examples, where possible.

The prevention of crime and disorder

This relates to any crime, disorder or anti-social behaviour at the premises or related to the management of the premises. A licence holder/applicant cannot generally be held responsible for the conduct of individuals once they leave the premises;

Public safety

This relates to the safety of the public on the premises, i.e. fire safety, electrical circuitry, lighting, building safety or capacity, and first aid.

Prevention of public nuisance

This can relate to issues such as hours of operation, noise emanating from the premises, vibrations, lighting and litter.

Protection of children from harm

This relates to protecting children from activities carried out on the premises whilst they are there. The law already provides special protections for children under 18 to buy alcohol.

If an objection is being made on behalf of a group (e.g. a parish council or residents' association), then proof of the group's decision to make the objection must be sent along with the objection form. This could be a document such as minutes of a meeting.