PCSOs keep City pubs safe

Published: 23 June 2009

The City of London Police has been working to ensure door staff at the City’s pubs and clubs are properly licensed.

Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) from the force carried out more than forty spot checks on door staff to ensure they had the correct qualification.

The operation, carried out with the Security Industry Authority (SIA), proved very successful, with all the door staff holding the necessary license.

Door staff are legally obliged to display their license badge, which proves they have completed the training to properly carry out their jobs. Police carry out regular checks on pubs and clubs in the City, cross-checking the licenses with the SIA’s database.

Inspector Ashlie May headed the operation:
“Door staff play an important role in ensuring the public’s safety at pubs and clubs – and the fact that all the door staff spoken to had the license and training needed is certainly reassuring.

“Maintaining high standards among door staff is a crucial part of policing the City, and is well suited to the work of PCSOs, who often have such a good understanding of the communities they work in.“