Turning Point is the Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centre in Slough that has only been moved to it's current position BY THE COUNCIL 3 years ago and now they have given the go ahead to opening a new bar called 'The Assembly' directly next door to/below the Centre itself. Funding for Drug & Alcohol Misuse has already been cut to next to nothing over the previous few years and now this. As a former client of Turning Point and 2 and a half years clean from the help of the centre I think this is a disgrace to Slough as a supposed 'community led Council'
This ePetition ran from 09/10/2014 to 07/11/2014 and has now finished.
54 people signed this ePetition.
The premises concerned have held a valid Premises Licence issued under The Licensing Act 2003 since 2005. Although the Premises Licence is still in existence the premises have not operated as a business since at least 2007, however the Premises Licence remains valid and is in existence.
It is proposed to re-open the premises under the name of ‘The Assembly’ this is not due a new Premises Licence application being made, but to re-open under the terms of the existence licence with the same Licensable Activities.
Once a Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate has been granted the only course of action to revoke the licence or certificate is by way of making a Review Application under either Section 51 (premises) or Section 87 (certificates).
Any Responsible Authority or any ‘Other Person’ may at any time after the grant of the licence or certificate apply to the Licensing Authority for a Review of the Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate. The review application must relate to a matter or matters arising at the premises in connection with any of the four Licensing Objectives, which are, the Prevention of Crime and Disorder, Public Safety, the Prevention of Public Nuisance and the Protection of Children from Harm.
Responsible Authorities are statutory authorities as defined
under the 2003 Act and ‘Other Person’ is now defined as
‘Persons who live, or are involved in a business, in the
relevant licensing authorities area, or in an adjoining area and
who are likely to be affected by the grant of the
application’.
As the premises have not been in operation there are no grounds
relating to any of the four Licensing Objectives that would justify
a Review application being made.