Pubwatch Partners Minutes July 2010

Craig trading standards

  • Here to talk about 1st responsible retail alcohol award looking at more accountable staff training will cost ?75 4 day, course will make staff more aware of people who are intoxicated, violent and underage
  • Recently visits rate under age sales below average. off licences were hitting 26% was reduced to 13% this year 9% extra levels of training improve levels
  • Next 4 months national licences exams will be taking place not as detailed conditions licensing the objective is to get the accountability through to every member of staff decrease the 40%, will be in touch any training packs that you may already have would be helpful so please send across,
  • they cross over with the police but the police will take the lead they will not lead events but will help police intoxicated tests last done few years ago

Police

  • Meeting, concerns with venues they would like shots promotions to stop, evidence if found will be used to come down heavily, club scan are being pushed hard
  • There will be meetings taking place to have a sit down go through the last couple of months
  • assaults on and complaint about door staff has risen will be discussed last weekend

Flyering

  • Flyers have gotten worse down the walk
  • One venue being flyering outside other venues
  • need to look at it before the council step in
  • Was briefly discussed before and will bring back up in another members.
  • Would there be a limit then
  • flyering and pestering people are starting to become the same thing
  • Turning into Ibiza type style area will have to result in plain clothed officers to many flyers plus they are going into other venues
  • some cities have licences ?200, ?100 per person end in a complete ban if one venue flyers to much

SIA

  • Sia changes new licence conflict management course existing may 2011 conflict management looking to change
  • Use the Sia website to check the door staff database to see if they have done all the courses. meeting St Marys next Wednesday

  • Things seem to calm down things are taking longer policing minister came down for the first time he enjoyed his visit
  • World cup ?not single issues related to world cup well done to venues
  • San best bar none all assessments top 4 sent to Louise tester she will pass on 18th august 1st September ?10 ticket same as before
  • ?15000 to increase lighting will be taken in august guildhall seminar, purpose discussed licences the economy will be open to everyone important for people to put there views across etc
  • a platform to discuss and move forward still working on agenda maybe two work shops then switch over in afternoon.

Street Pastors

  • >Ellie bigger teams out will trail to split the teams trailing Albert road July and august
  • Safe space will run a day or two a week will run the building pct fund a building will run between 11pm-4am Friday Saturday. Pat had a lot of experience launch 27th august, will be working in partnership with night time economy opening get door staff to come down have a look
  • 07809627770 Ellie street pastor
  • Italian summer schools turning up 600-800 plus 18 year old this year
  • Underage testing next couple of months trading standards

Next meeting Babylon 5th august