Liverpool Chamber’s Business Crime Direct met counterparts from Newcastle upon Tyne to share best practice in protecting the night time economy.
Joe Curran, the Liverpool chamber’s licensing Co-ordinator for Liverpool city centre and Merseyside Police Constable Sheila Morrison have already visited the North East to see how they operate in one of the most well known and vibrant night time economies in the UK.
The return visit by officers from Northumbria Police and Newcastle City Council trading standards team was to examine the city centre’s CCTV room, which controls and monitors one of the largest camera systems outside London; and St Anne Street Police Station, to learn more about interim banning orders.
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Joe said: “Our visit to Newcastle provided some very interesting comparisons, there were several innovative projects in place and a very successful Best Bar None scheme that had the full backing of both the Police and the licences in the city.”
The delegation was welcomed by officers from the Chamber’s BCD team, Merseyside Police and officers from Liverpool city council. Joe said: “Liverpool is the first city to pioneer the use of interim banning orders for trouble makers and our visitors are keen to find out more about how we are introducing this process and the impact that it is having. We are confident that working together in this way and sharing best practice will be beneficial for the night time economy in both cities.”
