Dear Will Hecker,

 

Thank you for your request for information relating to spiking
recommendations in licensing which we received on 20/04/2023.

 

This has been logged as a Freedom of Information Request and will be dealt
with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The reference number for
your request can be found above.

 

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within 20 working days, by 22/05/2023, but we kindly ask for your patience
as we anticipate that there may be a delay in some cases. Please do not
hesitate to contact us at the email address below if you have any queries.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

Sheffield City Council

PO Box 1283

Sheffield, S1 1UJ

Email: [1][Sheffield City Council request email]

 

 

 

From: Will Hecker <[FOI #974181 email]>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 11:06 AM
To: FOI <[Sheffield City Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Spiking: Yorkshire and the
Humber Local Authorities (responsible for licensing premises)

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act.

 

The Local Government Association offer guidance on good practice for
licensing authorities in response to spiking.  Our inquiries relate to the
extent to which your licensing authority implements these recommendations
– specifically:-

 

Q1) Do you explicitly reference spiking prevention in your statement of
licensing policy?

 

Q2) Have you run a communications campaign to clearly demonstrate that
your council takes a zero-tolerance approach to spiking.

 

Q3) Which of the following partnership schemes are training packages are
referenced in your statement of licensing policy?

·          Pubwatch

·          Best Bar None

·          Purple Flag

·          Community Alcohol Partnerships

·          Street Pastors

·          The Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement (WAVE) initiative

·          ‘Ask for Angela’

 

Q4) Has your licensing authority followed the recommendation of the Home
Affairs Select Committee to consider the prevalence, prevention and
reporting of sexual harassment and misconduct and gender-based violence in
statements of licensing policy.

 

Q5) For the previous 5 calendar years please provide the number of venues
which have had their licence suspended, revoked, or/and had conditions
added to the licence, as a result of spiking incidents within the venue.
Please could you provide this data broken down by year.

a) 2018

b) 2019

c) 2020

d) 2021

e) 2022

f) 2023 (including latest available data)

 

Q6) How many incidents of alleged spiking have been recorded by the
licensing authority in the past five years. Please break down by year

a) 2018

b) 2019

c) 2020

d) 2021

e) 2022

f) 2023 (including latest available data)

 

Q7) Please provide details of the three most recent cases where a venue
has had its licence suspended, revoked or/and had conditions added, as a
result of spiking incidents

 

Thank you in advance for your help with these queries.

 

Yours faithfully,

Will Hecker

 

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Dear Will Hecker,

 

Thank you for your request for information relating to Spiking
recommendations in licensing which we received on 20/04/2023.

 

Please find Sheffield City Council’s response to your request set out
below:

 

Q1) Do you explicitly reference spiking prevention in your statement of
licensing policy? No – Policy attached.

 

Q2) Have you run a communications campaign to clearly demonstrate that
your council takes a zero-tolerance approach to spiking. Yes – A Night
Time Economy Newsletter, “Going Out Out”, which outlined a partnership
with South Yorkshire Police, Sheffield BID and the Council have pooled
together funding to purchase forty thousand stop tops and fifteen thousand
spikies to support the Night Time Economy. Posters have also been supplied
for display in premises.

 

Q3) Which of the following partnership schemes are training packages are
referenced in your statement of licensing policy?

·          Pubwatch                          See attached Policy

·          Best Bar None

·          Purple Flag

·          Community Alcohol Partnerships

·          Street Pastors

·          The Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement (WAVE) initiative

·          ‘Ask for Angela’

 

Q4) Has your licensing authority followed the recommendation of the Home
Affairs Select Committee to consider the prevalence, prevention and
reporting of sexual harassment and misconduct and gender-based violence in
statements of licensing policy. – See attached Policy

 

Q5) For the previous 5 calendar years please provide the number of venues
which have had their licence suspended, revoked, or/and had conditions
added to the licence, as a result of spiking incidents within the venue.
Please could you provide this data broken down by year.

a) 2018 - None

b) 2019- None

c) 2020- None

d) 2021- None

e) 2022- None

f) 2023 (including latest available data) - None

 

Q6) How many incidents of alleged spiking have been recorded by the
licensing authority in the past five years. Please break down by year

a) 2018 - none

b) 2019 - none

c) 2020 - none

d) 2021 – 1 alleged complaint

e) 2022 – 1 alleged incident but not submitted as formal complaint

f) 2023 (including latest available data)

 

Q7) Please provide details of the three most recent cases where a venue
has had its licence suspended, revoked or/and had conditions added, as a
result of spiking incidents - None

 

 

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Kind Regards,

 

Sheffield City Council

PO Box 1283

Sheffield, S1 1UJ

Email: [3][Sheffield City Council request email]

 

 

 

From: Will Hecker <[FOI #974181 email]>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2023 11:06 AM
To: FOI <[Sheffield City Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Spiking: Yorkshire and the
Humber Local Authorities (responsible for licensing premises)

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act.

 

The Local Government Association offer guidance on good practice for
licensing authorities in response to spiking.  Our inquiries relate to the
extent to which your licensing authority implements these recommendations
– specifically:-

 

Q1) Do you explicitly reference spiking prevention in your statement of
licensing policy?

 

Q2) Have you run a communications campaign to clearly demonstrate that
your council takes a zero-tolerance approach to spiking.

 

Q3) Which of the following partnership schemes are training packages are
referenced in your statement of licensing policy?

·         Pubwatch

·         Best Bar None

·         Purple Flag

·         Community Alcohol Partnerships

·         Street Pastors

·         The Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement (WAVE) initiative

·         ‘Ask for Angela’

 

Q4) Has your licensing authority followed the recommendation of the Home
Affairs Select Committee to consider the prevalence, prevention and
reporting of sexual harassment and misconduct and gender-based violence in
statements of licensing policy.

 

Q5) For the previous 5 calendar years please provide the number of venues
which have had their licence suspended, revoked, or/and had conditions
added to the licence, as a result of spiking incidents within the venue.
Please could you provide this data broken down by year.

a) 2018

b) 2019

c) 2020

d) 2021

e) 2022

f) 2023 (including latest available data)

 

Q6) How many incidents of alleged spiking have been recorded by the
licensing authority in the past five years. Please break down by year

a) 2018

b) 2019

c) 2020

d) 2021

e) 2022

f) 2023 (including latest available data)

 

Q7) Please provide details of the three most recent cases where a venue
has had its licence suspended, revoked or/and had conditions added, as a
result of spiking incidents

 

Thank you in advance for your help with these queries.

 

Yours faithfully,

Will Hecker

 

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