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QK - Brent Borough
QD - Licensing Department
The Licensing Officer
Health Safety and Licensing
London Borough of Brent
PO Box 411
Brent House
349/357 High Road
Wembley
HA9 6EP
Wembley Police Station
603 Harrow Road
Wembley
HA0 2HH
Telephone: 020 8733 3206
Email:
Nicola.mcdonald@met.police.
uk
www.met.police.uk
Your ref:
Our ref: 01QK/142/15/157
31st March 2015
Dear Sir/Madam
Police representation to the application to vary the Premises Licence at
Jennings Bet, 429 High Road, Wembley, HA9 7AB.
I certify that I have considered the application shown above and I wish to make
representations that the likely effect of the grant of the application is detrimental to
the Gambling Act 2005 licensing objectives for the reasons indicated below.
Officer: Nicola McDonald Licensing Constable PC157QK
An officer of the Metropolitan Police, in whose area the premises are situated, who is
authorised for the purposes of exercising its statutory function as a ‘Responsible
Authority’ under the Gambling Act 2005.
The application has been made to vary the premises licence in accordance
with schedule 2 regulation 7 of the Gambling Act 2005. There are no plans of
the venue supplied with the application, could these be supplied to Police?
The Police representations are concerned with all three gambling objectives.
Since the introduction of the Gambling Act on 1st September 2007 there has been a
dramatic rise in the number of betting shops coming to police notice. It is a fact that
the betting shops in the vicinity of Wembley Central give cause for concern to police
in relation to crime and anti social behaviour. Longer operating hours highlights the
reason for police requiring the following conditions to be attached to the premises
licence which promote the operation of the premises and are reasonably consistent
with the Licensing Objectives.
CCTV shall be installed to Home Office Guidance standards and maintained in a
good working condition and recordings shall be kept for 31 days and shall be made
available to police and licensing officers if requested.
A CCTV camera shall be installed to cover the entrance of the premises and further
cameras installed to cover the gaming machines.
An overt CCTV monitor to be installed, able to be seen by customers
The premises to install all aspects of Raid Control to the requirement of the
Metropolitan Police Crime Reduction Officer save the requirement to utilise the
smoke and dye packs.
A good level of visibility into the premises shall be maintained at all times. Any glass
on the frontage of the building shall not be tinted or frosted and no signage or
stickers will be attached at eye level.
The entrance door will only have legally required signage (and opening hours)
and this will not block visibility into the unit at eye level.
The premises to adopt and advertise a ‘challenge 21’ scheme.
An incident book shall be kept and made available to the Police and Responsible
Authorities.
Signs to be displayed alerting customers ‘Persons will be prosecuted for causing
criminal damage’
A suitable intruder alarm complete with panic button shall be fitted and
maintained.
A fire alarm and smoke detections system will be installed.
Toilets shall be checked regularly. Toilet doors remain locked, fitted with a magnetic
style locking device and access given by staff only.
All doors and windows shall remain closed during any licensable activity and
where a door is used for customers to enter or leave the premises the door
will be fitted with a self-closing magnetic locking device that can be operated
by staff.
The magnetic locking system should be activated and in operation to allow
customers entry from 2000 hours to 0030 hours on any door used by customers
The premises shall be staff by a minimum of two persons from 1800 hours to 0030
hours.
I reserve the right to produce any further evidence which may amplify the grounds for
representations
Yours sincerely
Nicola McDonald PC 157QK Brent Police Licensing