Licensing Enforcement

Tim Coglan

Head of Quality Standards

Breakdown of Problems

• Breach of Licensing Conditions

• Unlicensed premises

• Public Safety issues

• Poor standards

• Suspect food handling and hygiene.

• Inappropriate forms of entertainment/advertising

Breach Of Licensing Conditions.

• No CCTV/inadequate CCTV

• No proof of age training documents

• No Drugs Prevention Strategies

• Poor handling of drugs storage( no bags,books or safe)

• No personal Licence holders on site

Unlicensed Premises

A major boxing event organised for 300 people, alcohol and regulated entertainment offered without any Licence at all

Unlicensed Premises

Aqua Sauna, unlicensed premises serving alcohol.

Public Safety Issues

Fire Exit at Takeaway. Electrical socket sat in a

wet pile of soil in the cellar of a Licensed premises

Public Safety

Unrestricted windows in a hotel 4 stories up

The working kitchen of the same problem hotel

Poor standards

Use by date 19th April date of the visit 29th April 2007

Poor Standards

Food Preparation area,greasy floors,food stored in poor conditions

Poor Standards

Live exposed electrics in the cellar

Commercial gas equipment being repaired by the Takeaway owner

Inappropriate Entertainment

CCTV shows extensive physical contact between the performers and the public, the male is touching the Lap dancers breasts

Inappropriate Entertainment

This room is located off the bar and is openly used for group sex whilst males watch pornographic films supplied by the hotel.

Break down of Formal Action

• 35 Prosecution Reports submitted this year

• 8 Licensing Reviews

• 10 Closure Notices

• 34 Formal warnings.

Break down of formal action

• Pubs/clubs 44% non-compliance

• Was 47%

• Hotels 34% non-compliance

• Was 43%

• Takeaways 47% non-compliance

• Was 75.5%

• Poor but improving

UNDERAGE SALES

On sales 68 visits, 25 sales i.e. 36.7% Off Sales 139 visits, 49 sales i.e. 35.2% All to face formal action Repeat offences leads to Premises Review

Emerging Issues for Enforcement

• Importuning/touting on the increase• Immigration issues on Takeaways 4 out 5

checked had illegal immigrants employed on the premises.

• Inappropriate entertainment/non compliance with the Strip tease guidelines

• Increased nuisance problems with Stag & Hen Hotels