Disclosure of personal details of persons making representation
Where a Notice of Hearing is given to an applicant, the Licensing Authority is required to provide that applicant with copies of the relevant representations that have been made. It is only in exceptional circumstances that personal details will be removed from representation correspondence.
We would refer you to Government Guidance on this matter, which states:
"In exceptional circumstances, persons making representation to the licensing authority may be reluctant to do so because of fears of intimidation or violence if their personal details, such as name and address, are divulged to the applicant.
Where licensing authorities consider that the person has a genuine and well-founded fear of intimidation and may be deterred from making a representation on this basis, they may wish to consider alternative approaches.
For instance, they could advise the persons to provide the relevant responsible authority with details of how they consider that the licensing objectives are being undermined so that the responsible authority can make representations if appropriate and justified.
The licensing authority may also decide to withhold some or all of the person's personal details from the applicant, giving only minimal details (such as street name or general location within a street). However, withholding such details should only be considered where the circumstances justify such action."