Statement of Licensing Policy (2008) WCC - Westminster City Council

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18. The extent of these problems is unique to central London because of the numbers ofpeople and the distances involved. This precludes the possibility of walking homefor most people. Crowds disperse slowly with people staying on to visit night cafés orpick up takeaway food before they fi nd minicabs and catch night buses. Some peopleremain on the streets until the London Underground starts running between 05.30–06.00 from Monday to Saturday and 07.00-07:30 on Sundays. 2519. The witness statement of David Scott states that “There are in my view more people onthe streets of the area that I am responsible for after 1 am than can be carried safelycatered for by the supporting transport infrastructure. This is mainly due to the tubenetwork closing down between midnight and 1am.”Crime and disorder20. The council has a duty to do all that it reasonably can to prevent crime and disorderin the area, under section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. It has paid specialattention to this duty in formulating its Statement of Licensing Policy. The reduction ofcrime and disorder have been priorities in previous years .The fear of crime created bydisorder including drunkenness is as damaging to public confi dence and the quality oflife as crime itself.21. The council’s Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy aims to reduce crime, disorder,nuisance and the fear of crime to make Westminster a safer place to live in, work inand visit. The council has initiated schemes to assist in reducing crime and disorderincluding the installation of CCTV cameras across the West End and the introductionof City Guardians in Leicester Square and elsewhere. Joint working with theMetropolitan Police is ongoing including the funding of radio links from some pubsand clubs to the Police. The Westminster Crime and Disorder Strategy, ‘Working tobecome the safest world city’, produced by the Crime and Disorder Partnership isa three-year strategy running to from 2005 to 2008 for reducing crime and disorder,safeguarding communities and reducing the fear of crime and improving the quality oflife in the city. 2622. The Police in Westminster are fully committed to minimising crime and disorderwhich results from the use of alcohol and often tarnishes the late night entertainmentindustry. As a responsible authority the Metropolitan Police have been consulted in thedrawing up of this Policy Statement and are committed to upholding its principles.13425 Transport for London first and last latest tube timetables for Bakerloo, Piccadilly, Victoria, Northern and Central lines26 City of Westminster, 2005. Westminster Crime and Reduction Strategy, Working to be the safest world city
23. It is widely acknowledged and recognised by the Home Offi ce that there are stronglinks between the consumption of alcohol and crime. Nationally, alcohol is a factorin 30% of city centre arrests 27 and this proportion is rising. However, the number ofconvictions and cautions for drunkenness are now at only 70% of their 1991 levels andthose for the selling of alcohol to under 18’s and those for the purchasing of alcoholby under 18’s, are at 25% and 10% of their 1991 levels. This is more to do with policingresources and priorities as any actual reduction in these offences. 28 Alcohol alsocauses an increase in anti-social behaviour, with some 43% of violent incidents beingunder the infl uence of alcohol misuse 2924. The analytic study proceeding the Government’s Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategyrecognises that the likelihood of aggression and violence is heavily infl uenced byboth the characteristics of licensed premises and their surrounding environment. Thefactors on the premises identifi ed affecting incidence of violence include• the skill, experience, attitude and management• a young clientele especially if allowed to drink to intoxication• the layout and design of premises, if leading to crowding and queuing• unpleasant, poorly ventilated premises• a lack of seating• playing loud music25. The factors in the surrounding environment include competition for scarce resourcessuch as transport. This is exacerbated in areas where there is a high density ofvenues, if there is a lack of public transport and if venues all close at the same time.3526. Data on the location of crime reports for violent crime for the year April 2006- March2007 been analysed. This is the fi rst set of data that covers a period when theLicensing Act 2003 has been fully in operation. Analysis has been focussed on violentcrime, between midnight and 03:59. This is the period when these types of crime aremost often committed. Midnight is the latest time that pubs can be open under thecore hours and the next four hours is the key time for the operation of the night-timeeconomy.27. These analyses show that the overall numbers of reports of these crimes at later hoursthat can be mapped have been dropping over the past three years, although the rateof decrease between midnight and 04:00 is less than the earlier part of the night.27 Alcohol Harm Reduction Project Interim Analytical report Simmons et al (2003)28 Alcohol Harm Reduction Project Interim Analytical report Lan Ho et al (2002)29 Crime in England and Wales 2005/6 Home Office Bulletin quoted in Safer Sensible Social: the next steps in the nationalalcohol strategy135
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ForewordIt is nearly three years si
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ForewordThe Licensing Act 2003 radi
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Strategy1.1 The council has wide ex
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