Source: Tamworth Herald
A Door Supervisor at a Tamworth nightclub was left scarred for life after he was punched in the face by a customer.
Up to 12 stitches were needed to close the facial wound inflicted on David Lewis after he was assaulted in Trinity nightclub on Sunday, April 22.
Leigh Brookes, aged 30, of Sorbus, pleaded guilty to assaulting a person occasioning actual bodily harm at Burton Magistrates' Court this week, and was sentenced to complete 120 hours of unpaid work.
"The defendant took exception to the member of door staff moving his girlfriend to one side," said prosecution solicitor Emma Thompson.
She told magistrates that the injured party did not fall to the floor, but required hospital treatment for a cut lip, with ten to 12 stitches required which will "scar him for life".
"You don't normally associate these kind of injuries from just one blow," said defence solicitor John Walsh.
"The precursor to this event came from my client having some banter with a barmaid about the price of drinks for the time of night, and he made a sarcastic complaint which she took seriously and called for the help of door staff."
Mr Walsh questioned the prosecution's outline of how the defendant's girlfriend was moved aside by door staff, explaining this was the "catalyst" for the assault.
He added: "He lashed out with one single blow and was immediately remorseful with door staff, and the police."
Magistrates requested that the Probation Service carried out an all options pre-sentence report to assist them with sentencing.
As well as sentencing Brookes to a 12-month community order with an unpaid work requirement, Brookes was also ordered to pay £500 in compensation to Mr Lewis, and pay £85 in court costs.
Brookes was also banned from entering Trinity nightclub for 12 months.
Source: The Telegraph
The Queen’s police bodyguards have been issued with controversial Taser stun guns to afford extra protection during her Diamond Jubilee walkabouts.
Tens of thousands of people are getting the chance to see the 86-year-old monarch up close as she tours the country to celebrate her 60 years on the throne, which amounts to a huge headache for those in charge of her security.
The Queen’s team of royalty protection officers already carry pistols, and are authorised to use lethal force to protect Her Majesty if necessary.
The addition of Taser guns to their weaponry, which deliver a high-voltage electric shock to incapacitate targets, has given them another option if they are confronted by troublemakers “fixated” by the Queen.
A detective guarding the Queen during a visit to Dorset last week was spotted wearing one of the distinctive yellow Taser guns in a holster on his belt.
Tasers use compressed air to fire two electric darts up to 21ft, which carry a 50,000 volt charge. They have been used in around 6,000 incidents in Britain since they were introduced in 2003, but have proved controversial because of evidence they can kill, despite being billed as non-lethal.
Last year Dale Burns, 27, died after being shot three times by Tasers at his home in Cumbria, in a case which is currently being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
According to the Daily Mail, all members of Scotland Yard’s SO14 royalty protection branch have now been issued with Tasers.
Dai Davies, former head of royalty protection, said the move was “very sensible” because the majority of past attacks on the Royal family were committed by “fixated persons” rather than terrorists.
Source: Radio One Newsbeat
Some bouncers have been demanding people hand over their smartphones so they can check Facebook accounts, Newsbeat has been told.
It's claimed that it is to make sure the person is who they say they are and isn't using fake identification.
It happened to Charlotte Neal, 20, who said there had been a few times where bouncers had asked to see her phone.
Charlotte said bouncers had checked that her Facebook name matched her driving licence.
"I kind of just logged onto it [Facebook] and showed him the screen and then he didn't question it any further," explained Charlotte.
"When it happened the first time I didn't really think anything of it.
"Then I thought, 'Hang on, is this really how you're supposed to check how old I am?' But I was out and I wanted to get in the club so I just agreed."
Charlotte, who's from Southampton, said she often gets asked for identification.
"I just think great, 'Here we go again, they're going to question me, they're going to ask my date of birth, my star sign, and they're going to ask to see a different ID or something.'
"I do understand why they want to verify it, but at the same time if you've got an ID in front of you, why isn't that good enough?"
It wasn't just Charlotte this has happened to, other Newsbeat listeners wrote on Facebook and said it had happened to them, one person said it happened all the time where they live in Northern Ireland.
Nick Pickles, from the campaign group Big Brother Watch, said he was against the idea of checking Facebook accounts.
"Not only is it ridiculous from a security point of view, it's an affront to the basic rights of people to be able to live their lives in private," he said.
"If the problem is that people haven't got good enough quality IDs, then let's make sure they do have good enough quality IDs.
"This shouldn't be an excuse for nightclubs to snoop and pry into people's private lives."
Big fines
Some door staff have contacted Newsbeat to defend the idea of checking Facebook profiles.
They say the consequences of letting someone in who's underage are serious, with the potential for a large fine.
"I believe the fine for letting in an underage person is £5,000," said a doorman from Worthing.
"Why is it so wrong for people to have to prove the ID is actually them? If you're not doing anything wrong you shouldn't have a problem."
Chris, a bar owner from Folkestone, told Newsbeat that convincing fake ID was easy to get - and often very hard for door staff to spot.
"Checking phones with consent is at least a more certain way," he said.
However, Paul Martin-Beades, the director of Akira Training, which trains about 250 door staff a year, said checking Facebook accounts was unacceptable.
He said all staff approved by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) are taught about the law and human rights and would know it was wrong.
"Only the people involved can say why they do this but they would never have been taught to do it."
Source: Bolton News
A Bolton nightclub facing a licensing review for disorder has brought in new doorstaff, many of whom have military or police backgrounds.
The new staff at Vogue in Bradshawgate say they will focus on calming rather than aggravating problems.
Their uniforms are fitted with cameras to record incidents and they also have first-aid skills.
Vogue has brought in Global Union Security Services to operate the doors, and is led by Bolton-raised Durant Williams, aged 43, who spent 25 years in the army.
He said: “We have been drafted in to different venues in Bolton by the owners including Guiseppe Granata, who owns bars including Vogue and Maloney’s, which is being refurbished.
We’ll also be working at Lush, also in Bradshawgate, when it reopens in a few weeks following the fire.
“I’m normally based in Kenya but I’ll be back in Bolton for six weeks. Many of our staff have military or police background and typically work on terrorism and piracy security work.
But because I’m from Bolton I was interested in this project.
My dad worked on the doors in Bolton in the past and my brother does now.
“At Vogue in the past, the control, command and leadership of door staff was not great. The people weren’t bad but their appearance was often unprofessional, with boots on and their hoods up.
“We specialise in conflict management rather than being aggressive. We’re regimented with procedures and rules. It’s a new concept and we’re very confident it will good for Bolton.”
Global Union does similar work in places including Wigan, Blackburn, Leeds and Sheffield, he said.
Vogue owner Mr Granata said: “We think this will be a much better arrangement and are hopeful it will satisfy the council’s licensing committee.”
Bolton Council is formally reviewing Vogue’s premises licence. It said the grounds for the application were the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance.
In a recent public notice, it said there had been a recent incident of disorder involving doorstaff committing crime themselves. This was also witnessed by Mr Granata, it said, who is the designated premise supervisor. The notice claimed he stood by without intervening.
The council said doorstaff had not provided public safety.
The bar was also responsible for instances of serious customer disorder. It suffered from high levels of incidents, which have a severe impact on police resources across the town due to the opening times. More importantly, the council said the incidents caused nuisance on the streets that cause alarm and distress to residents and visitors.
Bolton Council’s licensing sub committee is expected to consider the club’s licence at a meeting in May.
Source: Plymouth Herald
Three off-duty bouncers attacked two working doormen in an incident at a Union Street nightclub, a court heard.
Dean Kelloway, aged 28, Luke Tasker, aged 26, and 35-year-old Daniel Tune allegedly repeatedly punched a doorman at Flares.
Tune is also accused of grabbing a second bouncer around the neck so that he felt he would lose consciousness, Plymouth magistrates were told.
Alleged victim Gavin Rains said the men were among a group who "stormed" the club in a "cowardly" attack.
Kelloway and Tune, both of Channel Park Avenue, and Tasker, of Kit Hill Crescent, Barne Barton, are jointly charged with two offences of common assault. They allegedly attacked Mr Rains and Patrick Stewart on July 25 last year.
Will Rose, opening their trial, said: "Mr Stewart was held against his will and saw all three defendants repeatedly punching him to the face and head".
He added Daniel Tune then got Mr Rains in a neck lock.
Mr Rose said: "He was struggling to breathe and thought he would pass out."
He added Mr Stewart was left with scratches and swelling to the bridge of his nose, soreness to the back of his head and scratches to his chin.
Mr Rose said Mr Rains was left with a small cut on his left elbow and bruises to his arm.
Mr Rains, giving evidence, said he was working on the door of Flares when a group of about 20 men approached the club just before 1am. He said that he did not know any of the men, but his colleague Mr Stewart recognised Luke Tasker.
Mr Rains said Mr Stewart said Tasker could not come in because he was banned from the club.
But he added that Tasker tried to push his way in, followed by 'eight or nine' men.
Mr Rains said he was pushed to the floor and saw Mr Stewart get hit repeatedly – but he could not tell who struck his colleague.
He said he got up but he was held from behind around the neck by Tune.
Mr Rains added: "I was on tiptoe, I could not get a foothold. I could not breathe at all. I thought I was going to pass out.
"I think it shows what sort of stature they are. That number against two people. Cowardly, I would say."
He said they managed to push the men out of the door. Mr Rains said he was held from behind and was then punched repeatedly by Tasker.
He also claimed Kelloway punched him in the chest.
Julian Jefferson, for Tune and Kelloway, suggested to Mr Rains he and Mr Stewart had grabbed Tasker.
He added: "I suggest to you that as the group stepped forward, Mr Stewart took hold of him in a grip around the neck."
Mr Rains denied that.
Mr Jefferson said: "Mr Kelloway did not hit you in the chest at all."
Mr Rains replied: "Next question."
Ken Papenfus, for Tasker, said that CCTV footage showed Mr Stewart took his client to the floor, starting the incident.
Mr Rains replied: "I do not agree."
Mr Papenfus said Tasker punched Mr Rains once in the face in self-defence.
He added: "He punched you once because he saw you coming back out with a bottle."
Mr Rains repeatedly denied this.
The trial was abandoned for legal reasons after Mr Rains gave evidence. Another three-day hearing was fixed starting on November 27.
Source: Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph
A drunk father used a blind man’s walking stick to attack a bouncer who was restraining his son outside a pub in Wellingborough.
Tony Board, 51, took the metal stick from a friend before running at the bouncer, who was sat on his son David’s legs outside Rafferty’s in Market Street.
Footage from a CCTV camera showed him swinging the stick like a baseball bat at the man’s head.
A police van arrived just moments later to arrest both Board and his son.
Yesterday at Northampton Crown Court, Board, of Prospect Avenue, Irchester, escaped an immediate jail sentence after admitting to actual bodily harm.
Instead, Judge Sylvia De Bertodano handed him a six-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
She also laid down a two-month curfew which means Board must stay at his home between the hours of 8pm and 5am.
She said: “People who work on the doors of nightclubs are working to keep order for the public.
“They are in a vulnerable position and they deserve protection from those who attack them.
“You are a hard-working family man but you behaved in an impulsive way after you had been drinking.
“You would never have behaved like that if you had not been drinking – this was a momentary loss of control.”
The court was shown CCTV footage showing Board first restraining his son, who was involved in an argument with a club bouncer soon after 1am on May 27 last year.
After the situation escalated and his son was pinned to the ground Board walked off to a friend to get the stick.
He then turned and ran at the bouncer before hitting him with the 2ft-long object.
The bouncer was taken to hospital and treated for an inch-long wound on the right side of his head.
Mitigating for Board, Alex Radley said Board wanted to apologise to the bouncer.
He said he launched the attack after hearing his son scream.
After the case yesterday, district crown prosecutor for East Midlands Northamptonshire Keith Taylor said: People should be able to go out in our towns and have a good time free from violence.
“The fact that he has used an aid for a blind person as a weapon shows that he has lost control.”
David Board, 24, of Wellingborough, is due to appear at Kettering Magistrate Court next month after pleading not guilty to a charge of affray.
Source: The Enquirer
A Security guard who confronted a knifeman in a Southend shopping centre has been honoured for his bravery.
Lee Tooey, 27, from Southend-on-Sea, scooped the Outstanding Act award in the South East round of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) (the trade association for the private security industry in the UK) Security Personnel Awards 2012, for his bravery when dealing with a serious incident involving a man brandishing a knife at a local shopping centre.
Lee, from security company VSG, had been on the contract at the Royals Shopping Centre just over three months when he and his colleagues were alerted to the presence of a male inside the centre wearing a balaclava and carrying a knife.
Having attended the affected area, without fear to his own safety Lee quickly assessed the situation and took control, engaging in conversation with the man whilst his colleagues evacuated and cordoned off the area, and alerted the police.
As the man persisted in holding on to his weapon, the brave officer kept the individual calm in order to avoid escalation of the situation, until the arrival of the emergency services.
Upon arrival of the Police, Lee handed over his position, and the man was subsequently arrested, having eventually surrendered his knife.
Upon receiving the prestigious Regional BSIA award at the presentation at VSG - Lee said: “I am absolutely delighted to receive this award.
“I love working in the security industry, the fact that no two days are the same and that I have the opportunity to help others and to keep people and property safe and secure. Winning this award has been the highlight of my career so far.
Dawn Jeakings, Centre Manager at the Royals Shopping Centre, added: “Lee has been involved in a number of incidents since joining the centre, all of which he dealt with first class instinct and professionalism. He is a valued member of the security team and I am very proud and pleased that he has been recognised for his bravery and the calm and professional way in which he dealt with the incident.”
Lee will now be put forward to the national judging phase of the awards. If successful on the second round, he will be invited to attend the Association’s prestigious annual lunch on 27 June.
For more information about the BSIA's Security Personnel Awards, this year's winners or to find out more about the Association, visit the BSIA's website www.BSIA.co.uk
Source: Lynn News
A bouncer was bitten on the cheek so severely that he could feel his attacker’s tooth inside his mouth.
At West Norfolk Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, Sean Rawlings, 44, of North Lynn, admitted assault and was sentenced to 150 hours unpaid work.
He was ordered to pay £500 compensation to David Lebourn and £85 costs. His partner, Sharon Link, 41, admitted being drunk and disorderly on the same date, March 25, and was ordered to pay £175 in fines and costs.
Philip Alcock, prosecuting, said Link was forcibly removed from Kudos in Norfolk Street, Lynn. She was aggressive and swearing and kicked at door staff while wearing stiletto heels.
Mr Lebourn said Rawlings became aggressive and he pushed him into the street.
Rawlings held on to him, forced his face round and bit into his left cheek. He felt Rawlings’ teeth clamping down on his skin and the bite went right through. He felt Rawlings’ tooth with his tongue, said Mr Alcock.
After reading a pre-sentence report, the magistrates heard from Neil Meachem, for Rawlings, that his client was told his partner was being ejected and went to find out what was going on. He was given no explanation and was himself ejected.
Mr Meachem said he had studied a video recording of what happened next. Door staff followed Rawlings outside and at one stage there were three doormen on top of him. In pain and unable to breathe, he bit one of the stewards.
Rawlings was a senior highways maintenance officer and for most of his adult life had been a decent hard-working man. He and Link had been partners for 27 years and had three children. Link accepted she drank too much and became disorderly, said Mr Meachem.
Source: Liverpool Echo
A man was due before magistrates on Tuesday after a doorman was stabbed in the back and another injured following a fight outside a city centre bar.
Merseyside Police said they were looking for “a number of other offenders” believed to have been involved in the brawl outside Reform bar.
The 23-year-old man was arrested following the fight at the Victoria Street bar at around 1.15am on Sunday, April 8. He has been charged with a public order offence. The two injured men are said to be “stable” in hospital.
A statement from Merseyside Police said: “Officers were called to an altercation outside the bar between a group of men and door staff. During the incident a 29-year-old man suffered facial injuries and a wound to his back, believed to have been caused by a knife. The victim was taken to hospital for surgery and his condition is described as stable.
“A 42-year-old colleague suffered a cut to his head during the incident which also required hospital treatment.”
Police said a 23-year-old man from Waterloo was charged with a public order offence.
Any witnesses are asked to call St Anne Street CID on 0151 777 4065 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Source: Safeguard
Every year millions of young adults “hit the town” and enjoy a weekend night out with friends. Over the last ten years binge drinking has become a serious issue for night security staff that are tasked, like police officers with keeping relative order in the clubs, pubs and the streets nearby. With Britain’s nights out booming more highly trained security staffs are required to keep people safe while having nights out.
Knife Crime is on the increase across the UK especially in London and Scotland, This places doormen and security staff at risk from potential stab attacks.
Offences involving knifes increased to 7% last year. Doorman particular are at risk from drunken assaults. They have a very dangerous job and dependant on the area and the venue can have their hands full with potential explosions of violence. All SIA trained security staff are made aware of the potential risks of drunken violence and even the threat of potential assaults. What happens when this assault involves a deadly weapon such as a Knife, crossbow or even a firearm? This makes going to work for night security very dangerous and can very quickly lead to avoidable deaths at work.
To prevent this properly it is the responsibility of the employer and the individual to ensure adequate protection is applied during working hours. Just like any job that carries risk of injury protective equipment should be considered a priority. That is why many security companies in the UK have taken it upon themselves to provide their staff with concealable body armour.
Concealable body armour sits directly underneath garments and can offer stab, spike and bullet proof protections. Most soft body armour weighs no more than 3kg and is usually made of very breathable material. The Material is usually made from DUPONT Kevlar®, a fabric that is up to 5X stronger than steel and a great deal more flexible. Most concealable stab and spike proof vests on the market are relatively cheap and they (if bought from a reputable body armour company) guarantee the protection specified. All vests are tested in batches to maintain NIJ standards and come with different protection levels. Security staff should choose the protection level based on the type of potential threat expected in the area of work. If the city or town is known to have a high gun crime rate then maybe a TYPE 3A bullet proof vest should be considered. If the assault is more likely to involve a knife or a spike shaped weapon then stab and spike protection should be sufficient.
Source: The Independant
Three men were jailed for life for the "calculated and cold-blooded" murder of a nightclub doorman.
Bahman Faraji, 44, was blasted in the head with a sawn-off shotgun after being lured to his death by gangland rivals.
Gunman Edward Heffey, 41, was jailed for a minimum of 35 years and Jason Gabbana, 29, who ordered the shooting, was ordered to serve at least 33 years at Liverpool Crown Court.
Simon Smart, 33, who arranged for Mr Faraji to be at the scene, received a minimum term of 31 years.
Former Brookside actor Brian Regan, 53, who admitted being Heffey's getaway driver, was cleared of murder but convicted of perverting the course of justice earlier this year and has already been sentenced to four years and 10 months.
Mr Faraji, accused by Gabbana's defence of drug dealing and running an illegal protection racket, was gunned down at close range after he was lured to the Belgrave pub in Aigburth, Liverpool, on the evening of February 24 last year.
Heffey, Gabbana and Smart, all from Liverpool, were convicted of murder by 11 to one majorities.
Mrs Justice Nicola Davies said: "The murder of Bahman Faraji was as calculated as it was cold-blooded.
"This was a carefully planned and executed killing carried out upon the instructions of Jason Gabbana."
The motive for the killing was never established but is thought to have been the result of a gangland feud.
Ex-actor Regan, of St Mary's Road, Liverpool, admitted driving gunman Heffey to and from the scene of the hit but told the jury he did not know his passenger was carrying a sawn off shotgun and planning to kill Mr Faraji.
The former star was hooked on cocaine and began dealing the drug to fund his habit following the demise of his showbiz career, his trial heard.
After he gave evidence in which he admitted driving the gunman, the court ordered security to be stepped up around Regan and security guards sat between him and the rest of the defendants.
He was also designated a "vulnerable prisoner" and held in an isolation wing in jail.
Gabbana. who stood trial separately to the others because he was arrested only last August, showed no emotion as he was jailed.
Mrs Justice Davies told him he was "the instigator" of the crime.
"You chose to take the law into your own hands and nobody in this country is allowed to do that," she said.
Addressing Heffey, the judge said: "You were the gunman who cold-bloodedly raised the gun to the face of Bahman Faraji and fired the shot which killed him."
She said he had previously been jailed for 12 years for acting as the getaway driver in two armed robberies and added: "You chose to take on this role and you know more than most the consequences of firearm related crime."
As he was escorted down to the cell, Heffey hurled abuse at police officers sitting in the public gallery.
Smart, who used a pay-as-you-go mobile phone to make contact with Mr Faraji and lure him to the pub, was "central to the planning and execution of the murder," the judge said.
"You developed a relationship with Bahman Faraji as a result of which you were able to lure him to the place where he was to be killed by Edward Heffey," she added.
Speaking about the victim and his family, Mrs Justice Davies said: "Whatever has been said during this case, Bahman Faraji was a father and it is clear that his young son is devastated by his death."
She also paid tribute to the police, adding: "The investigation of this case by the major investigation team of Merseyside Police was detailed and complex, including the gathering and analysing of tens of thousands of telephone calls.
"I am in no doubt it was an intelligent and extensive investigation which led step-by-step to identifying those involved in this murder."
The judge ordered that her praise for those involved in the case be passed on to the Chief Constable of Merseyside.
Source: The Express
Students who have passed a nightclub bouncers’ course could be on the frontline in the battle to protect London from a terrorist attack during the Olympics.
Security firm G4S is recruiting university undergraduates looking to earn extra cash during their long summer break to provide protection for the Games.
The young people, aged 17 to 25, will be guaranteed an interview if they complete a four-day “supervision qualification”, the same as that required to work as a nightclub doorman.
G4S, which has government contracts to run some British prisons, said it would be using students for up to 3,000 of the 10,000 security guards required during the Olympics.
Among other tasks they will be responsible for manning X-ray machines, looking to pinpoint anyone trying to bring “anything harmful” into the venues.
A group of Peterborough Regional College students has already completed the course and all 33 of them were successful in clinching a summer security post with G4S, which is in charge of all security for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Paul Cooper, the college’s Olympics project manager, said: “This will give our students excellent work experience which will enhance their skills in readiness to pursue their careers into areas such as the military, the police force or security services, as well as the once-in-a-lifetime experience of working at the London setting of the greatest show on earth.
“The students will be there mostly for the safety elements of the Games, searching people and making sure that they disperse in a safe way when an event is over.
“They will receive a further day’s training from G4S in how to carry out searches in the run-up to the Games.”
G4S says it is recruiting from a broad range of backgrounds, ages and experience levels. Candidates will be asked to attend an interview at the recruitment centre, where they will go through a “rigorous” screening and vetting process before their application is submitted to the London Organising Committee of the Games (Locog) for accreditation.
Source: Info4Security
Bill Fox examines the back story as to why physical intervention training for door supervisors is now to become mandatory and how employers might look to manage risks around the use of force.
Following the Security Industry Authority’s announcement on mandatory top up training for door supervisors in physical intervention, it’s important to provide some kind of insight into the tragedies that forced change, the lessons we can learn from these incidents and assess the key steps employers need to take to manage risks surrounding the use of force.
Door supervisors have always had to manage conflict and have, at times, been both the victims of violence and the perceived perpetrators of it. Prior to the Security Industry Authority regime, some local authorities filled the gap as did the British Institute of Innkeeping and then Skills or Security, in turn ensuring that accredited programmes in conflict management and physical intervention were made available.
The Regulator embraced conflict management from the beginning, but the subject of physical intervention was an emotive one that often ended up in the ‘too hard’ box. Thankfully, the Regulator’s competency lead Linda Sharpe kept the issue alive and facilitated the development of employer guidance back in 2007.
To their credit, the leading door security companies also worked hard to improve matters but the fragmented, part-time and cost-driven nature of the industry made something of an uphill battle. These factors in combination with the absence of a united effort by the insurers and venue owners/operators in demanding additional training meant the Security Industry Authority ‘badge’ remained the only currency that mattered.
Key driver of standards in door supervision
Mark Seymour has been a key driver of standards in door supervision since heading operational risk at Scottish & Newcastle and the Spirit Group (he’s now at The Restaurant Group). “This latest development [concerning mandatory physical intervention training] is not before time,” he commented. “Too many hospitality guests and their families have unnecessarily suffered injury and harm while too many door supervisors have had to live with the consequences.”
Tony Clarke, who has represented door security companies during the Security Industry Authority’s consultation phases, is also positive.
“We must embrace this mandatory training forthwith," he asserted. "Credit is due to Tony Holyland and the Regulator’s leadership, and to the proactive sections of our industry. The personal and business costs of violence are too high, and at least one major insurer anticipates substantial increases in premiums if claims surrounding the use of force increase any further.”
The current Security Industry Authority leadership and Board listened to industry opinion and recognised that, despite employer guidance and awareness campaigns, most door supervisors remained untrained. Intervention was needed in the best interests of public safety, but also required ministerial support.
HM Coroner’s letter tips the scales
Further restraint deaths occurred in 2011 involving door supervisors untrained in physical intervention, but it was the outcome of two coroner’s inquests – one in Lincoln, the other in Portsmouth last winter – that were absolutely key to securing ministerial approval for mandatory instruction. Both inquests concerned tragic deaths that followed ejection and restraint from licensed premises.
I’m aware of this as I was asked to provide expert witness support by HM Coroner David Horsley at the Portsmouth inquest into the death of Peter Lawrence (who died following his ejection from a bar in Port Solent). The jury delivered a damning narrative verdict, and Horsley sent a Rule 43 report to the Home Office asking for an explanation as to why existing door supervisors were not required to undertake physical intervention training. Ministers responded quickly this time around, informing the Coroner of their decision to support mandatory training.
Horsley understood the issues well as he had presided over an earlier high profile inquest wherein a patient died following restraint involving security officers in a hospital setting.
We tend to focus on the fatalities, yet for every death there will be many serious injuries – some of them devastating. Another case I worked on concerned John Jones, a young student paralysed following his ejection from a Southampton nightclub. The door supervisor had placed John in a full nelson, one of a number of dangerous neck holds commonly used by door supervisors.
The Security Industry Authority’s physical intervention training requirement is basic, but it provides safer alternatives to neck holds, raises awareness of restraint risks and how to minimise them and helps door supervisors avoid assaults and prosecution.
Lessons we can learn
Most tragedies have taken place inside or directly outside licensed premises, but there are lessons to be drawn for other security functions that use physical intervention as deaths also occur in retail and hospital settings.
A common feature in these and other restraint-related deaths I’ve reviewed is not just that staff lacked appropriate skills. Many seemed oblivious to the risks and failed to act when it was apparently clear to bystanders that an individual was in distress and/or a medical emergency was occurring.
Harm resulted from ignorance rather than malice, and staff will have been devastated at the outcome of what started in most cases as a legitimate ejection. The point is that it’s neither right nor lawful to expect staff to carry out tasks for which they have not been trained.
Raising awareness of positional asphyxia is important, of course, but we should not focus exclusively on this as it can lead to a belief that restraint is safe as long as it’s not a ‘face down on the ground’ scenario. Sudden death can and does occur due to a cocktail of personal and situational factors during a stressful struggle. Many serious incidents also involve falls resulting from a blow, push or trip.
Some feel the Regulator’s physical intervention training doesn’t go far enough (ie by not teaching ground restraint, a decision that’s left to employers). The Security Industry Authority training does at least raise awareness of intervention and restraint risks and steps to reduce these, such as continuous monitoring of the well-being of the subject. This simple measure was not apparent in the cases I have been involved with and could have made the difference.
Beware the law of unintended consequences
It may be surprising to read what I’m about to write, but training alone will not fix the problem. In fact, to some extent it could encourage intervention if not managed carefully.
Maybo is addressing this through helping clients target a reduction in the use of physical intervention (ie not just teaching staff how to do it better!) If we get these steps right we can reduce incidents involving the use of force and resulting harm. We will not stop all the injuries or deaths because of circumstances beyond our control, but we can and must reduce them.
It’s important that employers are clear as to the level of training required by staff performing different roles, and that this is based on risk. Some door supervisors and security officers will need training over and above the Security Industry Authority’s physical intervention requirement. Incident response teams spring to mind here, but many security officers will need no physical intervention training, or a lower level of training (for example, skills to avoid assaults and disengage but not to restrain).
This may result in some security companies switching door supervision badge holders to a security guarding licence at renewal, and continuing to provide physical intervention training as and when required on a client contract basis (a practice already adopted by he more professional security guarding companies).
Clear guidelines for members of staff
To reduce staff, customer and business exposure to risk and the ‘unintended consequences of physical intervention training’, employers need to provide clear guidance to staff members on certain activities such as ejection and arrest.
Further considerations for employers in reducing the use of force/physical intervention include:
Be aware that the Security Industry Authority will be updating employer guidance on violence reduction and physical intervention matters for the licensed retail sector. The latest Skills for Security versions for both retail and NHS security functions can already be downloaded from its website and from our own portal (the link to which is below).
Bill Fox is founder and chairman of Maybo
Source: The Independent
A former soap star who admitted driving the getaway car in a gangland shooting has been cleared of murder, it can be reported today.
Brian Regan, 53, who played Terry Sullivan in Channel 4's Brookside, was found not guilty at Liverpool Crown Court over his role in the killing of nightclub doorman Bahman Faraji, 44.
He was convicted of two counts of perverting the course of justice by lying to police in the early stages of the murder investigation and disposing of a pair of gloves he wore on the night.
Regan, who was on bail for supplying cocaine when the murder took place, was jailed on January 25 for a total of four years and 10 months.
The facts can now be revealed after Mrs Justice Nicola Davies lifted reporting restrictions put in place to avoid prejudicing the trial of another defendant, Jason Gabbana, who was today convicted of murder.
Gabbana, 29, was found guilty of murder by an 11 to one majority at Liverpool Crown Court today after standing trial accused of ordering the execution of father-of-one Mr Faraji.
The victim, accused by Gabbana's defence of drug dealing and running an illegal protection racket, was gunned down at close range after he was lured to the Belgrave pub in Aigburth, Liverpool, on the evening of February 24 last year.
Ex-actor Regan admitted driving gunman Edward Heffey to and from the scene of the hit but told the jury he did not know his passenger was carrying a sawn off shotgun and planning to kill Mr Faraji.
Regan, of St Mary's Road, Liverpool, was hooked on cocaine and began dealing the drug to fund his habit following the demise of his showbiz career, his trial heard.
He had denied murder along with Heffey, 40, Lee Dodson, 42, and Simon Smart, 32.
Following a three month trial, verdicts were returned on January 24.
Smart, of Kylemore Way, Liverpool, who lured Mr Faraji to the pub, and gunman Heffey, of Beloe Street, both Liverpool, were convicted of murder by 11 to one majorities.
Dodson, of Logfield Drive, Liverpool, who was Regan's best friend and cocaine supplier, was found not guilty of arranging for Regan to drive the getaway car.
After he gave evidence in which he admitted driving the gunman, the court ordered security to be stepped up around Regan and security guards sat between him and the rest of the defendants.
He was also designated a "vulnerable prisoner" and held in an isolation wing in jail.
The verdicts in Regan's trial, which came after 43 hours and five minutes of jury deliberations over nine days, were met with dramatic scenes in court.
Hearing that he had been found not guilty, father-of-three Regan gave a deep sigh and slumped into his seat.
When Heffey's guilty verdict was delivered, a woman and a young man in the public gallery angrily interrupted proceedings and had to be bundled out by police.
In the dock, Heffey appeared to lunge towards Regan and was swiftly taken down to the cells by security officers.
Mrs Justice Davies was forced to halt proceedings as several women in the jury burst into tears and Smart shouted at them: "You're having a laugh. This is my life."
When told to be quiet, Smart turned his back to the jurors and responded "What do you want me to do? Just sit here like a mug?" as his mother sobbed in the public gallery.
The jury decided Regan gave a false statement to police and disposed of a pair of gloves he was wearing the night Mr Faraji was killed.
Passing sentence, the judge told Regan that interfering with the murder investigation "could not have been more serious".
"The eventual outcome cannot excuse what you did," she said.
Regan was also sentenced for two counts of supplying Class A drugs and two counts of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.
Nick Jones, defending Regan, said in mitigation: "In many respects he can be held up as an example of the awful effects of drugs.
"He has lost his wife, his home, his career and good standing and now he will lose his liberty."
The judge told the fallen star: "Whatever you lost in dealing cocaine, you assisted the spread of this addictive and destructive substance which brings misery to the lives of those who depend on it."
He was jailed for 28 months for each drugs offence, to be served concurrently, and 30 months for destroying the gloves and 12 months for lying to police, to be served concurrently but consecutive to the drugs sentence.
Regan showed no emotion as the judge directed the Prison Service to maintain his status as a vulnerable prisoner.
Gabbana, Smart and Heffey will be sentenced either tomorrow or on Monday, Mrs Justice Davies said today.
The jury was unable to reach a verdict on Regan's girlfriend Christine Line, 48, also of St Mary's Road, Liverpool, who was accused of perverting the course of justice by helping the ex-actor dispose of the gloves.
The matter was ordered to lie on file and the NHS secretary will not face a retrial.
Line, a mother of one, admitted permitting or suffering her premises to be used in the supply of cocaine and was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months with a 12-month supervision requirement.
Gabbana, who stood trial separately to the others because he was arrested only last August, showed no emotion as the guilty verdict was delivered today after 10 hours and 16 minutes of jury deliberations.
Mr Faraji's girlfriend, who sat with police officers in the public gallery, burst into tears.
In light of the events which unfolded at the last verdict, Mrs Justice Davies had warned those in the public gallery against interrupting the proceedings.
Liverpool-based Brookside began on the launch night of Channel 4 on November 2 1982, and ran for 21 years until November 2003.
Regan joined Brookside from episode six and his character was at the centre of some of the Close's most dramatic storylines until his final appearance in 1997.
He said he was in Brookside when he began taking cocaine but never used the drug while he was working.
Leaving the programme had a "dramatic" effect on his life and income, he said.
Gabbana was jailed for rape in 2003 but the conviction was later overturned by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) after it emerged police failed to disclose vital information to his defence.
The alleged victim, who was 15 at the time, had previously made a false allegation about another attack to police.
Gabbana's defence said that if the rape jury had known about the previous false allegation, it could have made a big difference to the verdict.
He was released after spending more than two years in jail.
Source: The Argus
Sussex pubs and clubs may have to shut their doors during the Olympics because of a walkout by bouncers.
Police believe many security staff from Sussex will abandon their posts at short notice to head to London to take up lucrative contracts there during the Games this summer.
Officers think that would leave some venues in the county without enough staff to meet the terms of their licences.
Now they have warned pubs and clubs if they do not get cover for any staff that leave they will shut them down.
Pubs themselves are appealing for police to show “understanding” if security guards suddenly leave.
The Olympics are expected to create 25,000 security roles in London.
Sussex Police invited licensees to a meeting at the force’s Slaugham Manor conference centre last month to point out that licence conditions must be stuck to regardless of the Olympics.
Jean Irving, the force’s licensing and public safety manager, said: “There is a kudos to working for the Olympics.
“We told security companies and licensees they need to make sure they are not going to be losing staff.
“If you have on your licence a condition which requires you to have door staff you are committing an offence under the Licensing Act if you haven’t got them which is punishable by six months in prison or a £20,000 fine, or your premises could be closed under emergency police powers.”
She said the turnout from those of the 6,850 licensed premises in the county who were invited to the event by police was “disappointing”.
Police have already received more than 100 applications, called temporary event notices, to hold one-off parties during the Olympics.
Officers are hoping new powers will be in place by then to require some of those parties to have door staff as well, if there is a risk of crime.
Publicans themselves are asking for flexibility from police if security staff desert the county.
Nick Griffin, spokesman for the Brighton and Hove Licensees Association and boss of Pleisure Group pubs, said he had not been contacted about the issue.
He said: “I am sure most licensees would be using reputable security companies and would hope not to be let down by them.
“We would urge the police to show understanding though. ‘Help, not hindrance’ should be the mantra.
“Perhaps the police would be better placed engaging with the companies that provide the security for venues throughout the city, encouraging planning and awareness, rather than issuing veiled threats to those unfortunately caught up in a situation not of their making.”
Source: Bristol Evening Post
A brawl broke out in a pizza parlour between rival door staff after a bitter dispute over a lost contract.
Disgruntled door staff from Sovereign Door Supervision Ltd were upset they had lost their contract with Pizza Palace in St Augustine's Parade and felt they had been treated unfairly.
After their contract was terminated a company called RAS took over duties at the takeaway. On March 6, Sovereign staff who had been on duty at the Hippodrome went for a drink before getting some food from a takeaway near Pizza Palace.
A row a involving a Sovereign employee took place outside Pizza Palace before his colleague Graham Goldsmith waded into the takeaway and a fight broke out.
During the melee, Kyle Steier, who was not employed by Sovereign, discharged a CS gas canister in the face of one of the members of RAS security.
Goldsmith, 30, and Steier, 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of affray. Steier also admitted a charge of possession of the CS gas canister.
At Bristol Crown Court, Charles Row, prosecuting, said: "A member of Sovereign door staff had a confrontation outside Pizza Palace and one way or another he ended up inside and a fight unfolded. At this point Mr Goldsmith became involved. He barged into the establishment and threw punches. There was wrestling and punching and at one point he brandished a chair although he did not use it.
"Then at some point Mr Steier discharges the CS gas into the face of Andrew Thomas – a member of RAS security."
Mr Row said RAS employees Mr Thomas, Greg Brown and Lionel Viner all received minor injuries.
He added that Goldsmith was of previous good character while Steier had a previous caution for common assault.
Jason Taylor, defending Goldsmith, said his client had a 12 year unblemished career in door security and was disappointed with how he had behaved that night.
Mr Taylor said Goldsmith had been suspended following the incident and had his security licence revoked.
Sam Jones, defending Steier, said his client, who had a nine-week-old child, played no other part in the incident other than discharging the CS gas spray.
Judge Martin Picton told Goldsmith: "It is inexcusable thuggish behaviour and certainly not the way to sort out a dispute over a contract." He told Steier: "The use of the CS gas was brief but stupid."
Goldsmith was sentenced to a community order with 240 hours unpaid work. He must also pay Mr Brown £250 compensation and £125 court costs.
Steier was given a community order with 160 hours unpaid work and must pay £125 court costs.
Source: North London Today
Four men have been given life sentences for the early morning murder of a club doorman outside his home.
Last week four men were found guilty of the killing of 29-year-old Bogdan Paduret, known as Tony to friends, outside his home in Tillingbourne Gardens, Finchley, at 6am on November 27, 2010.
John Otugade, 20, of Stanford Road, Friern Barnet, Errol Jeffrey, 29, and Christopher N’Jie, 19, both from the Isle of Dogs, Danny Dixon, 30, from Bow, were sentenced to minimum terms of 25 years, 35 years, 25 years and 32 years behind bars respectively.
A fifth man, Troy Shaw, 20, from the Isle of Dogs was acquitted last Thursday.
During the six-week trial the jury heard how Mr Paduret, the head doorman of the Mayfair Club, had finished work at 5.30am on the Saturday and had been driven home by a friend in a silver Vauxhall Corsa.
Otugade had been driven to Mr Paduret’s road by N’jie on a motorbike and both men had waited for the victim to return from work before striking. Otugade walked up to the car and shot through the passenger window four times, killing Mr Paduret. A gunshot wound to the head was found to be the cause of death.
Officers from the Homicide and Serious Crime Command identified the rider of the motorcycle as N’Jie and the gunman as Otugade from a combination of CCTV, forensic evidence and phone analysis. They also identified that Dixon and Jeffrey conspired together to arrange the murder, conducting reconnaissance missions before the killing.
The motive for the murder stemmed from an incident at the club on November 7 when Jeffrey and friends had been refused entry and were involved in an altercation, where Jeffrey sustained a cut lip. Mr Paduret was one of the door supervisors at the time. Jeffrey and others planned to have the doorman killed for “disrespect”.
Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Sebire said: “Tony Paduret was shot at point blank range in cold blood whilst sitting in a car outside his home. He appears to have been targeted purely because he ‘upset’ his murderers who meticulously planned his murder in a mindless act of violence.
“This was a very difficult inquiry, and we are encouraged to see the sentences reflect the seriousness of the offence.”
Two men, 21 and 25 years old, were arrested in July 2011 and have been bailed pending further enquires until this month.
Source: SIA
Following recommendations by the Security Industry Authority and in the interest of public safety, ministers have agreed that physical intervention skills training will become mandatory for all door supervisors in the United Kingdom.
Although this training is already a compulsory part of the updated nationally-recognised door supervision qualification for new applicants introduced in June 2010, it is currently not a requirement for those who qualified before this date.
Knowing how to escort people from premises safely is important to door supervisors, who may have to deal with this type of situation as part of their role. Being trained in the appropriate techniques and how to use them will help door staff to manage difficult situations, minimising the risk of injury to members of the public and to themselves.
The module will include physical intervention skills training, and other areas such as considerations in dealing with 14 to 18 year-olds, and first aid awareness. Once the requirement is introduced, door supervisors who trained prior to the introduction of the new qualification in 2010 will need to pass this module before they can renew their licence.
The SIA is now working closely with the Home Office to determine the timescales and arrangements necessary to introduce this mandatory requirement at the earliest opportunity. At least six months notice will be given before its introduction so that licence holders have time to undertake the training before their licence expires.
Source: BBC News
Three men have been found guilty of murdering a bouncer after he refused a group of revellers entry to a club.
Bogdan Paduret was shot twice in the head as he returned home from a shift at the Mayfair Club near Piccadilly on 27 November 2010.
John Otugade, 19, Christopher N'Jie, also 19, and Errol Jeffrey, 29, have been found guilty of his murder, at the Old Bailey.
Troy Shaw, 20, from Poplar, east London, was cleared of murder.
It was alleged in court that Mr Shaw was a "spotter", charged with keeping tabs on the victim.
About three weeks before his death, Mr Paduret's refusal to allow a group of approximately 10 people trying to enter the club sparked a fight.
"Tony Paduret had simply been doing his job," prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC told the court.
"Nonetheless, Jeffrey and his friends must have felt that they had not been shown the respect to which they considered themselves entitled."
Romanian Mr Paduret, known as Tony, was gunned outside his house in Temple Fortune, north London.
He died in front of his friend Constantin Cimpan, who had given him a lift home from work.
'Dirty work'
Otugade had pulled the trigger, the court heard, before he fled on a motorbike ridden by N'Jie.
Mr Aylett said Otugade had "almost certainly never met" the victim, but was doing Jeffrey's "dirty work".
He added. "Otugade was looking to make a name for himself - to acquire a degree of underworld celebrity."
Jurors are still deliberating over murder charges against a fifth man, Danny Dixon, 29, from Hounslow, west London.
The guilty men are expected to be sentenced today or Monday.
Source: SIA
More than 200 security guards, close protection operatives and door supervisors were inspected during a wide-scale national operation on Thursday 23rd February covering six towns and cities in England and Scotland.
Operation Baltic was conducted by Security Industry Authority investigators and saw teams deployed to check security operatives in Dundee, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Birmingham, West Bromwich and Brighton.
A total of 56 sites were visited, including shopping centres, supermarkets, construction sites, libraries, ports, leisure parks, theatres, hospitals, museums, ports, a casino, supermarkets, banks and pubs. The aim of the operation was to test compliance amongst those working in the private security industry.
In total, 206 people were checked, of which 190 operatives were carrying out licensable activities. Of those, 187 individuals were working legally by holding a valid SIA licence. Two unlicensed operatives were working in Brighton and Birmingham. Investigators also issued warnings to 12 operatives in breach of licence conditions.
SIA investigators are conducting further enquiries and will be contacting the two security companies that deployed them.
Dave Humphries, SIA Director of Compliance, Intelligence and Communication said:
"We carry out such operations because they allow us to test the assumptions on which our compliance strategy is based and act as a deterrent to those considering working illegally. Trained, qualified and SIA-licensed security operatives help to maintain public safety. It is therefore important that we carry out operations like this to target those who maybe flouting the law and support those who are compliant.
"Anyone found to be working without an SIA licence or breaking licence conditions is at risk of prosecution. Our investigations will continue and we will consider the most appropriate action for the offences found during Operation Baltic."
In Birmingham, 43 operatives were inspected. 42 operatives held a valid SIA licence. One unlicensed security guard was found. One person was issued with a warning for failing to display their licence. Two operatives were issued with warnings for failing to notify the SIA of a change of their address.
In Brighton, 65 operatives were inspected. 64 operatives held a valid SIA licence. An unlicensed bar manager of an in house door staff team was found. Four people were issued with warnings for failing to notify the SIA of a change of their address.
In West Bromwich, six operatives were inspected. All individuals held a valid licence. One person was issued with a warning for failing to notify the SIA of a change of their address.
In Dundee, 31 operatives were inspected. All individuals held a valid licence. Two operatives were issued with warnings for failing to notify the SIA of a change of their address.
In Grimsby, 21 operatives were inspected. All individuals held a valid licence. Two people were issued with a warning for failing to display their licence.
In Scunthorpe, 24 operatives were inspected. All individuals held a valid licence.
Source: Sunderland Echo
Bouncers have hit back after criticisms over heavy-handed action at a trouble-hit city centre club.
Door staff have defended their professionalism after the Glass Spider had a catalogue of restrictions imposed by licensing bosses.
Security men and women at the Green Terrace club say they are being unfairly portrayed and tarnished with an outdated image of their role.
While the licensing committee which imposed the restrictions made reference to a number of clashes between door staff and drinkers, the bouncers say little is ever mentioned of the good they do in the city centre.
Between them, Les Ojugbana and Gary Pearn have 40 years’ experience of working the doors and have resuscitated people, rushed pub-goers to hospital and tackled machete-wielding clubbers.
Les, who is head of security for Wylam Leisure, the firm which owns Glass Spider, said: “I’ve personally driven people to A&E and have chased someone from Green Terrace to Chester Road because police weren’t able to apprehend him.
“It’s been made out that there’s no control over the premises which isn’t the case. Encountering trouble is part and parcel of the job. Without us that city centre couldn’t operate. The police couldn’t handle it on their own.
“We have a good relationship with the beat police because they see how we operate, but a lot of people who make decisions about licensing don’t understand what we do.”
Les, who also works the doors at Ttonic and Paddywhacks, added: “We’re in a position similar to police but we don’t have weapons. All we have is our arms. If somebody comes at you, if someone is clawing your face, you have to try and restrain them with reasonable force.
“There is also a grey area around coming off your step to intervene in a fight. In training you are told not to do this, but this is one of the things we have been criticised for.
“We have come off our step to intervene in the past and been told off by police for it.”
He added: “In two years of being open the Glass Spider has had one million visitors and 61 incidents. We can’t pre-empt what happens when people have a drink. All we can do is try and stop trouble from happening and, if it does, to intervene.”
In order to obtain a door supervision licence, staff must undergo a five work SIA course which includes a section on conflict management and reasonable force.
Though doormen have been disciplined for using excessive force in the past, Gary is keen to point out that the vast majority of the city centre’s doormen are trying to keep clubbers safe and out of harm’s way.
“I’ve been a doorman for 30 years and the profession is a lot different from what it once was,” he said. “We dress smartly, we open doors for people, we meet and greet them. We do things right.”
After Sunderland City Council imposed restrictions on the club, leisure boss Tony Griffiths announced plans to sell his prized venue, a move which Les says will have repercussions for the the city centre.
Les said: “If people think that doormen are going around bashing people, which isn’t true, then they won’t come into the town which is bad for the city centre.”
Source: BBC News
A private security company has signed a deal to design, build and run a police station in Lincolnshire.
The agreement - between G4S and Lincolnshire Police - is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.
As part of the deal, two-thirds of staff employed by the force would be transferred to the private sector.
BBC Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said it was arguably the most radical solution to the budget cuts facing police forces.
It is thought the contract will save Lincolnshire at least £20m.
Analysis
G4S is the biggest global security company in the world.
In the UK, it has a £1bn turnover and employs more than 40,000 people, including staff at five prisons, three secure training centres and two immigration removal centres.
The company is also responsible for electronically monitoring offenders and transporting asylum claimants.
The contract with Lincolnshire Police significantly extends G4S's reach into policing.
But it's not alone: the private firm Steria has a £175m contract with Cleveland Police and the Avon and Somerset force has out-sourced much of its back-office functions in a partnership with IBM.
Other constabularies are involved in similar, smaller-scale projects with the private sector - and more are certain to follow.
The Police Federation has raised concerns about the plan, saying police force staff have an "enshrined sense of public duty which private employees may not".
Under the plan, 540 civilian workers at Lincolnshire Police will move across to G4S, from April, in what is thought to be the biggest single transfer of police staff to a private company.
The police authority will pay G4S £200m over 10 years to deliver a range of services, including human resources, finance and IT.
Police authority chairman Barry Young said that, subject to planning permission, a new custody suite would be built at the police headquarters site in Nettleham, near Lincoln.
The security firm will also build a large police station in the county, containing a two-storey office block and a custody suite with 30 cells.
Ten other police forces in the country have expressed interest in becoming "strategic partners", which would see some of their services outsourced to the private security company.
'New innovations'
Mr Young said: "By taking over a range of support functions, G4S will contribute to the force's aim of being able to put 97% of its warranted officers in front-line roles by April.
"Crucially, the new strategic partnership will also deliver significant infrastructure investment that will offset the budget reductions called for by the government. I believe we are leading the way."
Kim Challis, from G4S, said: "Lincolnshire is leading the way in responding to the challenges of today's economic environment and this transformation project will mean many of the services provided by the police will now be delivered externally by specialists who can deliver greater savings and improve efficiency.
"We are particularly delighted to have the opportunity to implement many new innovations, such as our purpose-built Bridewell custody suites - the first of which will be completed within a year."
Source: West End Extra
An alleged “shootist” said to be responsible for the murder of a “popular” West End club head doorman denied having any participation or being at the scene.
“I know nothing about this and I’m not lying”, John Otugade, from Islington, protested to an Old Bailey jury. He added “I’m paranoid. I don’t carry weapons” when he was asked by QC Stephen Leslie if phone calls he received “were about bad things and going to kill someone”.
Mr Otugade, of Stanford Road, De Beauvoir, went to a friend’s funeral hours after he was alleged to have been the “cold blooded assassin” who shot dead Romanian Bogdan Paduret, known to friends as Tony, who ran the door at the Mayfair Club in Dover Street, Piccadilly, in November 2010.
The court has heard that Mr Paduret, 29, was targeted after leaving the club in the early hours and being driven by a friend to his home in Fortune Green.
Shots were fired at him by a pillion passenger on a motorcycle and he died from head wounds.
The bike rider and passenger sped off at 6am.
Mr Otugade was quizzed about an invitation to a champagne party he attended at a top West End hotel.
Prosecutor Bill Emlyn-Jones suggested that it was his reward to celebrate the murder of Mr Paduret.
Mr Otugade told the court: “That’s nonsense. I was never invited to no party because I killed somebody.”
He is in the dock with four other men who also deny participating in the murder which was triggered by revenge when the doorman and his staff refused to admit a group of males to the club.
The trial continues.
Source: Sunday Mercury
It is the only pub in Britain where there’s at least one bouncer for every drinker.
And bosses are bitter that they’ve been forced to provide at least two bouncers early doors on Thursday night – at a cost of £14 per man, per hour – during a period when the average number of customers is TWO.
At least one bouncer is needed at 9pm, when the pub is often empty. By 10pm, there must be two doormen and, on weekends, four have to stand guard over the sparse crowd at The Shrew, Rugeley, the local licensing committee has ruled.
It is one of a number of measures imposed following council and police concerns about trouble at the watering hole.
The management has also had to shave half-an-hour from the traditional 3pm ‘last orders’ on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. They’ve also forked out £4,000 on a CCTV security system.
Last night the pub’s leaseholder, Gavin Houston, accused the police of ‘borderline harassment’ in their techniques.
The 31-year-old admitted there have been close to 50 incidents recorded against his pub, but claim many do not stand up to scrutiny.
They include, says Mr Houston, a woman who lost her handbag, which she later found. There was a drunk found in the town graveyard, who admitted he had visited The Shrew hours before. There was a trouble-maker, barred entry from the pub, who walked away and clashed with the police.
Then there was the time management breached a rule preventing new customers from entering the premises after 1.30am by 60 seconds. Officers clocked someone walking through the doors at 1.31am, but bosses insist the time on the pub’s CCTV was 1.29am.
The pub even got a black mark because one lout told police he was on his way to The Shrew, it has been claimed.
Mr Houston is particularly aggrieved about the night that door staff discovered people with drugs in the pub and handed them over to the police.
“The incident was recorded as ‘drugs found at The Shrew’ and constituted another strike against us,” he says. “No mention that we found the drugs, and that we approached the police.
“The attention we get compared to other pubs is on the border of harassment,” complained Mr Houston. “But if this place gets closed down it won’t do the town any good at all.”
He believes officers want the pub shut at 2am simply because the thin blue line won’t stretch to patrolling the town centre in the wee hours. The pub can still serve until midnight during the week.
Last year The Shrew’s future hung in the balance when concerned police and councillors reviewed its licence. The committee altered hours and called for security to be beefed up, including extra bouncers and CCTV.
Landlord John Stead told the Sunday Mercury that those demands have proved a financial drain on the premises.
“Between 9pm and 10pm on a Thursday this place is empty,” the 38-year-old said. “Yet we are paying £14 an hour to two doormen. That’s £28 to look after two customers.”
Mr Stead admits The Shrew had a reputation, but maintains that trouble-makers have been weeded out during his 18 months in charge.
“Our doormen work hard to deal with situations cooly, calmly,” he said. “We have dramatically changed the clientele.
“We have people on lifetime bans, which never happened before. We don’t tolerate trouble. We have worked with the police and council. We have dealt with 90 per cent of the issues, but I feel all the hard work I have done has been for nothing.”
Mr Houston recalled: “There was a report of 20 people fighting outside at 2.45am. There was no trace of them when the police arrived, yet it takes less than a minute for them to get here.”
Mr Stead added The Shrew was blamed when two men were caught ‘acting aggressively’ outside at 3am – when the pub had already closed.
“I’ve worked in Walsall,” he added. “Everybody was constantly fighting there. We have nothing like that.”
Dougie Wilkinson, former manager of the local Pubwatch, which provides licensed premises with a security link, admitted the current situation is unfair, but blamed the Government.
Mr Wilkinson, owner of the U Bar nightspot in neighbouring Cannock, said: “The Government has made a rod for its own back. It opened the doors for everyone to open until two and three in the morning, with the result that police don’t know where to be in a town centre anymore.
“Before the change, police officers knew that after last orders, drinkers would move from pubs to the local nightclub. Officers would position themselves outside the club. Job done.”
Mr Wilkinson sympathised with The Shrew: “Someone can be arrested in a town centre and if your pub or club was the last place he drank at – even if it was simply a couple of gulps – you get the black mark.”
A Staffordshire police spokesman said: “We continue to run Operation Safer Nights in Rugeley and other towns to ensure those visiting have a safe and enjoyable time. Dedicated officers patrol Rugeley town centre during peak business hours and are on hand to deal with any problems swiftly.
“As part of the Operation, they visit licensed premises to ensure they are complying with licensing conditions.
“Our licensing teams work closely with venues to ensure they are operating lawfully and any licensing conditions imposed are adhered to.
“Ultimately we want people to be safe and to feel safe when they are out enjoying themselves and we remain committed to tackling the things that matter most to the communities we serve.”
A spokesman for Cannock Chase District Council outlined the local authority’s stance.
“As a result of issues with the premises Staffordshire Police asked the Premises Licence Holder for the Shrew public house to agree a ‘last entry’ time of 1.30am, with the premises closing at 3pm.
“The Premises Licence holder agreed to this and the Council as the Licensing Authority duly amended the Premises Licence to include these conditions.”
Source: Bolton News
A desperate thief held a knife to the throat of a brave security guard who blocked his escape.
Wayne Driscoll, left, stood his ground and refused to move from a doorway, despite repeated threats that he would be stabbed.
Mr Driscoll’s bravery has now been praised by a judge — while knife-wielding bur- glar Anthony Webb was jailed for two years.
The security guard at the University of Bolton pre- vented Webb from leaving the administration area he was trying to steal from.
Last night, the 48-year-old married father said he was just doing his job and insisted he was no hero. Mr Driscoll, who has been working at the Uni- versity of Bolton for the past seven-and-a-half- years, said: “I feel good that what I did and the police did led to him being caught and locked away for two years.”
He added: “I was not worried when I saw the knife—itiswhatIam trained to do. I am not brave, I was doing my job.”
At Bolton Crown Court yesterday, as Judge Charles Bloom QC jailed Webb, he praised Mr Driscoll.
“He was a very, very brave man. With com- mendable bravery, he stood his ground,” said Judge Bloom.
Geoffrey Southcote- Want, prosecuting, played the court CCTV footage which showed the confrontation just before 10am on Saturday, October 22.
He said Webb entered the building and took food from the kitchen as well as a knife, and also intended to steal electri- cal items.
Source: The Telegraph
European Union citizens will be able to work as security guards at the London Olympics - even if they have only worked in the industry for two years.
According to The Times, European residents from 27 member states - which also includes Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein - will be able to work in Britain on a “temporary basis” and without undergoing UK security checking procedures.
To apply for a license from the Security Industry Authority (SIA), British workers must first obtain qualifications before being put under security checks.
However, EU citizens will be able to work at this summer's Olympics and need only to provide evidence of working within the industry for two years in the last decade, as long as they do not have criminal convictions. This includes workers from countries that do not have a security licensing system in place.
Lord Carlile of Berriew, QC, told the newspaper (£) that security workers should only be allowed to work during the Games if they were vetted under similar procedures to Britain's rules.
In a speech last month, Home Secretary Theresa May gave details of the "largest ever peacetime logistical operation" in the UK as she outlined the security measures being readied for London 2012.
Whilst stating that the operation would need to be "robust" in order to deliver "a safe and secure" Games, in the same breath Mrs May declared her wish to prevent a heavy-handed approach.
“It should be a regime which is broadly similar to our own and must include credible checks," he said. "There are countries in which the incorruptibility of licensing regimes are not as strong as they are in the UK.
Source: Falmouth Packet
A Redruth doorman was forced to defend himself with a dustbin lid shield after a former chef at Jamie Oliver’s “Fifteen” restaurant threatened to attack him with a makeshift “sword”, a court heard.
Ryan Nicholas Jacobs, of Redruth pleaded guilty to threatening Steven Smith, a door supervisor at the Rose Cottage Tavern, with the weapon on December 22 last year.
He had been drinking at a friend’s house for approximately six hours prior to the incident and was described as “nine out of ten on the scale of drunkenness,” by Tony Brown, from the probation service.
He turned up at the Rose Cottage despite being banned through the town’s Pub Watch Scheme and became increasingly aggressive towards door staff when he was asked to leave, Truro Magistrates’ Court heard last Thursday.
Anita Kennett, for the prosecution, said: “Because he was so drunk, his punches were missing the doorman. He was pushed away and sent on his way.”
When he returned “a while later,” he was armed with “a pole or pipe, about three feet in length – rather like a sword,” Mrs Kennett said.
“He was waving it around and Mr Smith was sufficiently concerned that he picked up a dustbin lid to use as a shield,” she added.
Jacobs, who is an asthmatic father of two that lives with his mother, was then pushed to the ground and restrained.
Robin Smith, defending the 27-year-old, said: “Prior to July of last year he had been a regular drinker at the Rose Cottage and he did genuinely think the ban he was given had expired.
“He accepts that he had been drinking rather too much at his friend’s house on this Thursday afternoon before Christmas and he thought he would stop into the Rose Cottage to renew old acquaintances.”
Mr Smith said Jacobs would “never dream of hitting anyone” with the hollow pole, “it is just something he did in a haze of drink and a fit of anger,” he added.
The court considered a community order, but did not want to adversely affect Jacobs new found employment, as a scallop fisher off the coast of Wales earning £1000 a week.
Instead, they imposed a 12 weeks prison sentence, suspended for 12 months with the condition that he does not enter any licensed premises in Redruth during that time.
“The consequence of a breach of that order banning entry would be going to prison,” said Sarah Curnow, chair of the magistrates.
Jacobs was also made subject to a 12 month drink banning order and ordered to pay £85 costs.
Source: Daily Mail
CCTV at a Manchester club captured the dramatic moment when an innocent bystander was stabbed in the neck as a group of men attacked its door staff. Video here
The 25-year-old victim suffered a deep wound to his neck during the terrifying incident in the early hours of Saturday morning as the group forced their way into the club.
He was rushed to hospital where he underwent surgery over the weekend.
Police were called to the K2 nightclub on George Street in the China Town district of Manchester City Centre at around 2.20am after being alerted by the ambulance service.
The victim remains in hospital, where his condition is described as stable.
He has yet to be interviewed by police, but detectives have recovered the club's CCTV which captured the incident and are appealing to the public for anyone with any information to come forward.
Officers have now released footage of the attack on Saturday 28 January, in a bid to trace the suspected offender who was wearing a white hooded top, blue jeans and white trainers, and is described as in his late teens or early 20s and around 5ft 8in tall.
Detective Constable Ian Hatfield, said: 'The victim has suffered a deep wound to his neck and is fortunate not to be fighting for his life in hospital.
'We have yet to speak to him to find out what happened, but from viewing the CCTV it appears he was an innocent party who has been targeted for no reason whatsoever.
'I would urge people to look closely at the CCTV and if you recognise the offender or anyone else in the group trying to force their way into the bar, please come forward.'
A spokesman for the North West Ambulance Service confirmed that they attended the club at 2.14am on Saturday where the male victim was discovered to be conscious but bleeding heavily from an injury to the cheek/throat area and he was taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Anyone with information is asked to call Manchester police on 0161 856 3540, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Source: The Guardian
Locog chief says military personnel guarding Olympic venues will answer only to senior Games officials or the police.
Military personnel deployed to guard Olympic venues this summer will not take orders from private security staff and will be answerable only to senior Games officials or the police, the head of the organising committee has said.
Speaking at the launch of a recruitment drive by the security firm G4S, which is seeking to take on at least 10,000 guards for the event, Paul Deighton, head of the London Games organising committee (Locog) said civilian and military security teams would work side by side but separately.
"The way we'll integrate is to give them discreet chunks of the activity," he said. While both G4S and military personnel might be in the same venue they would each take complete tasks, such as checking cars or searching bags.
Military guards would not take orders from G4S, he said.
"The chain of command on the ground all goes into our venue general manager, who is from Locog. There will be a G4S chain of command for private security, and a military chain of command, which get co-ordinated together," Deighton said.
If there is a security incident then control will be taken by the police, not the army, he added. G4S, however, will be responsible for rostering all staff to make sure enough are on duty.
Organisers announced in December that around 7,000 military personnel be on duty for the Games as part of an effort to expand the total security detail from 10,000 to nearly 24,000. G4S will recruit 10,000 or more temporary staff for this number, with the remainder coming from a recruitment scheme for students, and volunteers. The expanded numbers has seen the Olympics security bill almost double from £282m to £553m, a figure separate from the £600m within the Games budget for police provision outside the venues.
While military personnel would not automatically take more sensitive or skilled work – they will have the same training as the private staff – the separation of duties would inevitably mean some occasions or venues being predominantly guarded by the troops, said Deighton.
He confirmed they would wear uniform: "You'll know they are in the military. They'll be in military gear."
But echoing a pledge from the London 2012 chairman, Lord Coe, Deighton said this did not mean the security operation would appear overly intense or intrusive.
He said: "The way they'll do the job will be in a very efficient and welcoming way. It won't be intimidating. Remember, it's a sports event with a security overlay, not a security event with a bit of sport going on."
Thursday's event saw G4S formally opening their Games recruitment and training centre, based in a slightly crumbling former secondary school on a residential street near the Games compound in Stratford, east London.
Around 4,500 of the planned 10,000 guards had already been taken on, said Mark Hamilton, head of the firm's Olympics team. "In terms of our recruitment we're above target – we're doing very well," he said. Staff will earn a minimum of £8.50 an hour.
Recruitment is focusing in particular on the boroughs around the Olympic site, an area of significant deprivation. The opening of the centre marked a key moment in ensuring the Games brought a positive, longterm legacy to east London, Deighton said.
"We're switching from planning stuff to really doing it. This recruitment is the beginning of the process of the operational delivery, the massive mobilisation.
"The big promise of the Games, which we take incredibly seriously, was to deliver economic and social benefits to the host boroughs around the Olympic Park," Deighton said.
While the G4S jobs are temporary, staff will leave with a three-year security licence allowing them to take work elsewhere in the industry, and Deighton said he hope many recruits would use the event as a catalyst for their career.
"Jobs change lives. That's a big part of the economic and social legacy, and this is one of the biggest employment opportunities that the Games creates."
Source: Halifax Courier
This haul of drugs was seized by door staff at pubs and clubs across Halifax.
The bags of cocaine were all handed into officers from Halifax Central neighbourhood policing team
The police say anti-drug use posters have been handed out to pubs, bars and clubs across the district.
They warn drug users who are arrested could find themselves being barred from all the licensed premises in Calderdale as well as being prosecuted.
Inspector Simon Spencer, who leads the Halifax Central neighbourhood policing team, thanked workers at pubs and clubs for their help.
He said: “These dugs have been seized thanks to the diligence and vigilance of door staff who are determined to help us tackle drug use in Calderdale.
Anyone with information about drugs in their area should call police via 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Source: Barnet Press
The killing of a nightclub bouncer outside his home in Finchley was the result of a "joint enterprise" by six men, a court heard on Tuesday.
Bogdan Gabriel Paduret, known as Tony to friends, was shot in a friend's car outside his home in Tillingbourne Gardens as he arrived home from work at the Mayfair Club in Dover Street, Picadilly, at 6am on November 27, 2010.
John Otugade, 19 ,of Stamford Road, Islington, Troy Shaw, 20, of Wharfside Point, Tower Hamlets, Danny Dixon, 30, of Sheffield Square, Bow, Errol Jeffrey, 29, of Mellish Street, Tower Hamlets and Christopher N'Jie, 19, of Pennyfields, Tower Hamlets, deny murder.
Sibigam Ekpikpo, 56, has also been charged with murder and is awaiting trial.
At the Old Bailey trial the jury heard that three weeks earlier Romanian born Mr Paduret was involved in a fight outside the club after refusing entry to around ten men in their 20s.
The court also heard that on the night before his killing, Tony had been spat at and punched by a young man he had been ejecting from the club.
Mayfair general manager told the court that he heard the man tell Tony: "You don't know who the f*** I am. You don't know what you've done. You're a dead man."
"In club land you get those sort of threats all the time," he added.
Setting out the case for the prosecution Crispin Aylett QC told the jury that Mr Paduret's killing had been organised by Jeffrey, with Otugade the gunman and N'Jie driving him too and from the scene on a motorcycle. Shaw, Dixon and Ekpikpo are alleged to have acted as "spotters" to identify and keep tabs on Mr Paduret.
He told the jury: "This was a result of a joint enterprise or a common purpose in which each of these defendants played different but important parts in bringing about, what the prosecution allege, was a carefully planned execution; a hit in other words. They were all in it together, each playing his part, knowing how it was going to end.
"All those involved in this joint enterprise knew that Bogdan Paduret was not just going to be beaten up. After all, he was 6ft 5in tall, he weighed 15 stone and you may think, and the defence must have thought, tackling him without a weapon would certainly have proved to have been an ambitious undertaking.
"Instead there were just two men in crash helmets and the weren't there for a fight were they? They were their to shoot him dead."
The case continues.
Source: Bath Chronicle
Two police officers accused of racially abusing a doorman at a Christmas party in Bath were today cleared by a jury
PC Peter Lawson and special constable Philip Upton were alleged to have sworn and hurled racist abuse at a doorman at the Hall and Woodhouse bar and restaurant.
The Wiltshire police officers who were attached to the road policing unit at Chippenham sat expressionless in the dock at they were found not guilty by a jury.
Mr Lawson, aged 38, of Anzio Road, Devizes, who denied one charge of racially aggravated fear or provocation of violence and Mr Upton, aged 29, of Suffolk Road, Westbury, who denied one charge of racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress, will now be the subject of an assessment by the Wiltshire Police Professional Standards Department to determine if their conduct was below standard.
In a statement read after the outcome of the trial, Superintendent Paul Mills, head of the Professional Standards Directorate at Wiltshire Police, said: "We are satisfied this incident was fully investigated by Avon and Somerset Police and we accept the court's verdict.
"Wiltshire Police Professional Standards Department will now internally review the outcome of the case and assess whether the officers' conduct has fallen below the standards of professional behaviour."
Jurors heard during the week-long trial at Bristol Crown Court how the officers had been drinking at the upmarket Hall and Woodhouse bar and restaurant in Old King Street, Bath, On December 10, 2010, when Italian Olive-skinned doorman Antonio Leo, was allegedly sworn at, called "foreign" and "Polish" and told to go back to his own country.
The court heard that the bar has a "zero tolerance policy" and the group of officers was asked to leave due to their allegedly "boisterous" behaviour.
Mr Lawson, a former RAF air dispatcher and a police officer of seven years, said he was drinking his fourth pint of the evening when he became aware of 39-year-old Mr Leo and the others getting up to leave before the doorman came over to him and asked him to go.
He claimed the doorman had leant over and grabbed his beer glass, pouring the contents over him.
"I said nothing to Mr Leo. I didn't manage to stand fully. I was bent over and the next thing I knew I was in a headlock," said Mr Lawson.
He said he was dragged outside quickly by Mr Leo and felt embarrassed and unfairly treated.
He said he had not been shouting or swearing when he then asked Mr Leo why he had been chucked out.
The officer denied using any racist language.
Also giving evidence, Mr Upton, said he had been invited to the traffic section Christmas do and had already been drinking in Bath before going to the Hall and Woodhouse bar.
He said he had been touching a pot plant there and was asked not to by the manager.
He said later Mr Leo came over and politely asked the group to leave so he got up.
When he was outside he said Lawson came out in a headlock "practically running" and it struck him that the doorman's behaviour would not be acceptable for a police officer.
Mr Upton said he told Mr Leo that he was "out of order".
He added: "I didn't use bad or racist language at all, nor did I hear any swearing or racism."
The former special constable said the racial element had been made up but conceded he had been a "bit cheeky."
A Wiltshire Police spokeswoman confirmed that Mr Upton had resigned from the Force and Mr Lawson had been on restricted duties following the allegations.
She added: "It was only right that the allegation was thoroughly investigated.
"We expect the highest standards of our police officers and staff. Police officers should behave in a professional and respectful manner at all times and it is never acceptable for officers to use racist language.
"Any inappropriate behaviour, whether on or off duty, will be investigated and appropriate action taken."
Source: BBC News
A doorman at a nightclub in London's West End was gunned down after refusing entry to a group of people, a court heard today.
Bogdan Paduret was shot twice in the head as he returned home from a shift at the Mayfair Club near Piccadilly on 27 November 2010.
John Otugade, 19, Troy Shaw, 20, Danny Dixon, 29, Errol Jeffrey, 29, and Christopher N'Jie, 19, deny murder.
Prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC called the crime "callous and casual".
Romanian Mr Paduret, known as Tony, was shot outside his house in Temple Fortune, north London, in front of his friend Constantin Cimpan who had given him a lift home from work.
'Underworld celebrity'
The Old Bailey heard that three weeks earlier Mr Paduret had refused to allow a group of about 10 people into the club, and a fight broke out.
Mr Aylett said Mr Paduret must have had a "high profile in that fight" because he was the head doorman, 6ft 5in tall and had long hair tied up in a bun.
He said: "It may be that it was Jeffrey who was least able to forget or forgive the slight that he and his friends had suffered.
"Tony Paduret had simply been doing his job. Nonetheless, Jeffrey and his friends must have felt that they had not been shown the respect to which they considered themselves entitled," Mr Aylett told the court.
The prosecution said that John Otugade, from Hackney, was the gunman, and that he fled on a motorbike driven by Christopher N'Jie, from the Isle of Dogs.
Mr Aylett said that Mr Otugade had "almost certainly never met" the victim
He said: "Otugade was looking to make a name for himself - to acquire a degree of underworld celebrity - by doing someone else's dirty work.
"The dirty work, the prosecution suggest, of the second defendant, Errol Jeffrey."
It is alleged that Troy Shaw from Poplar, east London, Mr Jeffrey, and Danny Dixon from Hounslow, west London, acted as "spotters" to keep tabs on where Mr Paduret was.
The case continues.
Source: Bath Chronicle
A Bath doorman has told a jury how a drunk off-duty police officer brandished his beer glass at him and racially abused him after he was told to leave a bar.
Antonio Leo said PC Peter Lawson had an "aggressive" attitude when he politely asked him to leave the Hall and Woodhouse pub.
The Italian doorman said the first thing the officer said to him was: "You can't speak proper English you Polish b.....d."
Mr Leo said he was "scared" when the officer then stood up and pointed his beer glass at him.
The court heard the 38-year-old defendant, of Anzio Road, Devizes, was grabbed in a headlock by the doorman and taken outside.
However, Mr Leo said a second officer, ginger-haired Philip Upton, then started to be aggressive and abusive to him, calling him a "foreign b*****d" and threatening to take his licence off him.
He said 29-year-old Upton, of Suffolk Road, Westbury, had been in his face and he felt physically threatened.
Upton denies one charge of racially aggravated intentional harassment, alarm and distress.
Lawson denies one charge of racially aggravated fear or provocation of violence.
Giving evidence in their trial at Bristol Crown Court, Mr Leo told how he felt scared and physically threatened after asking a group of Wiltshire police officers to leave the Hall and Woodhouse bar in Old King Street, Bath, on the night of December 10, 2010.
"The manager, Adrian, came up to me. He said there was a large group of men. They were abusive and drunk and misbehaving towards the customers. There were a lot of complaints about them.
"He said I should go to the table of the gentlemen and ask them to leave the premises.
"I went up to them. I was nice and polite and explained my position and what was the demands of the manager," said Mr Leo.
He told how Lawson, who he described as being tall with very short hair and aged 40 to 45, had a "very aggressive attitude."
"The first thing he said to me was 'you can't speak proper English you Polish b*****d'. I found this was really hurtful because I am a nice man, a professional man. I was just doing my duty.
"After that I asked him to leave. He became more aggressive. He was using abusive words and racial words.
"After I asked him to leave he stood up with threatening behaviour with his glass towards me. I was worried he would smash the glass in my face. I was scared for myself. I thought I was in danger. I thought it would kick off," said Mr Leo.
He said he then took the officer outside in a headlock followed by his assistant, Paul Owen.
Mr Leo said Upton then started to be abusive to him.
"He said to me 'we could take your licence away you foreign b*****d'. I was very upset.
"He was very aggressive. He was in my face, abusing me, saying all the words he could think of. I felt physically threatened because he was coming towards me.
"Paul and I decided to shut the front door because people with kids and families were watching. People were scared," said Mr Leo .
He said Upton was aggressive and kicked the glass doors when they were shut.
Also giving evidence Paul Owen told how Lawson had refused to leave the venue when asked by Mr Leo.
He said the PC had said: "I'm not going anywhere. I will knock you out."
He added: "Within a few seconds that man rose from his seat with a pint glass in his hand. I thought, oh my God, he's going to glass Tony. Tony took the glass out of his hand and took him out of the premises."
Mr Owen said he heard his colleague being racially abused by both Lawson and Upton.
He said outside the bar Upton had been "very irate" about leaving.
"He said 'I'm not having this' and pushed towards me. He was held back by members of the group. I would definitely, 100%, have been physically attacked if he wasn't held back, said Mr Owen.
During the fracas outside he said Upton had told him "your mate needs to learn English."
He said the police were called and the group of officers left the scene.
Mr Owen told how by chance he had met Upton again on December 18, 2010 when he was stopped in his car in Trowbridge by officers.
He said he recognised red-haired Upton and his colleague, who he said was derogatory about Mr Leo, calling him a "no neck" and a "thug".
He said he told Mr Leo the following evening that he had met the officers and knew who they were and phoned the police.
"I said 'remember that group of men. They were police officers'. He said 'no way.'"
He told the jury he had felt "insulted" by the officers' attitude, adding "I have lost a massive amount of respect for the police as a result. It has caused me a lot of anxiety."
The trial continues.