Officers from North Yorkshire Police, City of York Council and the Fire Service joined investigators from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to check door staff working at Yorkโs city centre pubs and clubs held valid SIA Door Supervisor licences.
Investigators found 97pc of door staff checked held valid licences: 13 licensed premises were visited, 35 door supervisors were checked, and 34 held valid SIA licences. One door supervisor was reported for working without a valid licence.
Lucia Howland, an SIA Head of Investigation said: โThe results from this operation are pleasing and it is also very reassuring for the public to know that they are in safe hands when they go out. We will continue to work closely with our partners to ensure that only trained, qualified and SIA licensed door staff work at licensed premises.โ
PC Mick Wilkinson from Police Licensing Unit said: โYork Police Licensing Unit work very closely with external partners and undertake joint enforcement visits on a regular basis at weekends. On this occasion, officers from the SIA joined City of York Council Officials, members of the North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service and the Police Licensing Unit on a successful series of joint licensing enforcement visits. Throughout the summer, York Police with the Safer York Partnership have been running Op ALTN8, which has seen a number of
different initiatives undertaken and the participation of the SIA in these latest
visits has helped to contribute to York being a safer place to visit and socialise.โ
Jane Mowat, Director of Safer York Partnership said: โOperation ALTN8 has provided the opportunity to work closely with a range of agencies to educate the public, carry out enforcement visits and approach the crime and disorder problems associated with alcohol from a completely different angle. It is pleasing to see that licensees in York are taking their responsibilities seriously and only employing SIA licensed staff to work in their establishments.โ
