Agenda item

Report of the City of London Police.

The Committee considered a report of the City of London Police regarding violent crime from licensed premises during the period 8 April to 18 June 2018.

·         Members were advised that the report covered a period of 72 days whereby there were 47 violent offences. During this period a total of 143 promoted events were held at City premises and a single crime occurred a promoted event marking a significant improvement in management.

·         A Member requested that the previous data be included in tabular form.

·         It was noted that 55% of violent crime came from ten establishments and these should be focused on to keep crime down in the City. Members were advised that the top three establishments were most concerning and that the Police were looking to review premises 1 to put back its opening hours, premises 2 was given an ultimatum following legal advice and operation measure were requested and premises 3 was given a warning and with recalibrated expectations.   

·         A Member noted that premises 6’s incidents came from enforcement of operations and questioned whether this should be on the list. The Committee was advised that all premises that encountered violence were on the list to ensure everything is tracked.

·         It was noted that the vast majority of premises were cooperative with the Police and found it beneficial to use the Police service to establish risk and form partnerships.

·         The Chairman thanked Inspector Douglas, who attended his last Licensing Committee before retirement, for all of his hard work and the successful transformation of the licensing police force. The Committee echoed this sentiment.