Friday 6th November 2009
Wakefield District Police are piloting a new initiative to tighten up on local premises that serve alcohol to people who are drunk.
Anyone arrested who is under the influence of alcohol will be spoken to or ‘de-briefed’ by officers when they have sobered up.
They will be asked where they were drinking during the previous day/evening and which premises served them their last drink.
The information will be used to target places that continue to serve revellers when they are clearly drunk.
Identified premises can expect to have visits from Licensing Officers and, in the most serious of cases, applications will be made through the courts to revoke licences.
Inspector Richard Close, of Wakefield Central Neighbourhood Policing Team, who is leading the pilot scheme said: “The number of offenders who are drunk at the time of committing an offence is extremely high. By using this ‘de-brief’ system we can target the right premises and make an impact upon alcohol fuelled offences."
"In recent weeks Wakefield Central NPT has detected offences where licensed premises have served drunk customers. This is the second strand to our strategy to clamp down on this behaviour and ensure licensed premises and drinkers act responsibly."
A shop in the centre of Wakefield has already been on the receiving end of the crackdown. The premises, which was spotted selling cans of alcohol to a very drunk man recently, was visited by Inspector Close and his team. The shop assistant was subsequently issued with an £80 fixed penalty notice for selling alcohol to a drunk customer.
Wakefield District Police are piloting a new initiative to tighten up on local premises that serve alcohol to people who are drunk.
Anyone arrested who is under the influence of alcohol will be spoken to or ‘de-briefed’ by officers when they have sobered up.
They will be asked where they were drinking during the previous day/evening and which premises served them their last drink.
The information will be used to target places that continue to serve revellers when they are clearly drunk.
Identified premises can expect to have visits from Licensing Officers and, in the most serious of cases, applications will be made through the courts to revoke licences.
Inspector Richard Close, of Wakefield Central Neighbourhood Policing Team, who is leading the pilot scheme said: “The number of offenders who are drunk at the time of committing an offence is extremely high. By using this ‘de-brief’ system we can target the right premises and make an impact upon alcohol fuelled offences."
"In recent weeks Wakefield Central NPT has detected offences where licensed premises have served drunk customers. This is the second strand to our strategy to clamp down on this behaviour and ensure licensed premises and drinkers act responsibly."
A shop in the centre of Wakefield has already been on the receiving end of the crackdown. The premises, which was spotted selling cans of alcohol to a very drunk man recently, was visited by Inspector Close and his team. The shop assistant was subsequently issued with an £80 fixed penalty notice for selling alcohol to a drunk customer.
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