Pub door staff pass police inspections
9:42am Thursday 2nd December 2010 in News
PUB checks carried out in Bury found the vast majority of door staff are working legally.
The operation, carried out by officers from Greater Manchester Police with support from the Security Industry Authority (SIA), found only one person in breach of licence conditions.
A total of 27 staff were inspected and 26 operatives held valid SIA licences. However, police officers ordered home one door supervisor who was found working with a photocopy of his licence.
SIA head of investigation Neil Diamond said: “I am pleased with these results. Door staff can help to play a role in maintaining the public’s safety, so it is important that they are SIA-licensed.
“However, I remind operatives that it is a breach of licence conditions and a criminal offence not to display their licence card.”
Inspector Charlotte Cadden, of the Bury East Neighbourhood Policing Unit, said: “It is important that all people who are employed on the doors of licensed premises in Bury work with a valid licence and within conditions of the licence issued by the SIA.
“We will continue to work with partners such as the SIA to ensure that Bury town centre remains a safe and enjoyable place to socialise and visit during the evening.
“Since April 1 this year, there have been 20 fewer incidents of violence in the town centre compared to the same period last year and we are determined to reduce this figure even further.”
Comments(2)
icannotrace
says...
7:11pm Sun 5 Dec 10
The Marshall wrote:Where does it say anything about a test? They were simply checking if they had licences of which 26 out of 27 had an original licence the 27th had a photocopy of his licence. Think abou it
Vast majority. Mmm. It means that some pub door staff did NOT pass the test, what ever TEST it had! Think of it.
The Marshall says...
11:46am Thu 2 Dec 10