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Licensing Sub-Committee - Portsmouth City

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Wednesday, 8th January 2025
1:00 PM
End:
Wednesday, 8th January 2025
5:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
08 Jan 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Councillor Richard Adair

Not required

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Committee Member
Councillor Yinka Adeniran

Labour

Present, as substitute

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Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services
Councillor Dave Ashmore

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member
Councillor Stuart Brown

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member
Councillor Tom Coles

Labour

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Committee Member
Councillor Raymond Dent

Portsmouth Independents Party

Present, as substitute

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Committee Member
Councillor Chris Dike

Portsmouth Independents Party

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Councillor Ian Holder

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member
Councillor Rajah Ghosh

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Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Leisure & Sport
Councillor Lee Hunt

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member
Deputy Lord Mayor
Councillor Abdul Kadir

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member
Group Leader
Councillor George Madgwick

Portsmouth Independents Party

Apologies

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Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Planning Policy & City Development
Councillor Hugh Mason

Liberal Democrat

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Committee Member
Councillor Emily Strudwick

Portsmouth Independents Party

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Councillor Benedict Swann

Conservative

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Agenda
1 Appointment of Chair
2 Declaration of interests
3 Licensing Act 2003 - Section 20 - Mandatory Condition - Exhibition of Films - "Big Lie II: Starmer and the Genocide" - Portsmouth Film Society CIC, Palmerston Road , Southsea
Purpose

The purpose of this report is for the Committee to exercise its statutory powers as Licensing Authority to impose an age classification using the BBFC film classification categories in respect of a film exhibition to be shown at Portsmouth Film Society CIC, Palmerston Road, Southsea, Portsmouth. The date for the proposed screening is scheduled for 22 January 2025.

The panel will have viewed this unclassified film prior to the meeting.

RECOMMENDED that the Committee apply an age-appropriate film classification.
Attachments:
4 Licensing Act 2003 - Section 20 - Mandatory Condition - Exhibition of Films - "Big Lie III: Censoring Palestine" - Portsmouth Film Society CIC, Palmerston Road, Southsea
Purpose

The purpose of this report is for the Committee to exercise its statutory powers as Licensing Authority to impose an age classification using the BBFC film classification categories in respect of a film exhibition to be shown at Portsmouth Film Society CIC, Palmerston Road, Southsea, Portsmouth. The dates for the proposed screening are scheduled for 23 and 26 January 2025.

The panel will have viewed this unclassified film prior to the meeting.

RECOMMENDED that the Committee apply an age-appropriate film classification.
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