DAVINCI License meeting - update

representatives of  local residents, councilors , Lambeth Council Officers and Police met last week  to discuss what went wrong in Davinci successfully appealing the Licensing Committee decision in February 2010 to restrict their opening hours.

The meeting was informed that although a District Judge over turned the decision of Lambeth Council Licensing Committee they also imposed strict conditions on their License such as

• Hours 12.00 noon to 04.00 am
• Plastic Glasses to be used.
• CCTV Camera's inside and outside
• CCTV footage to be kept for 45 days
• At least one female at security on Door

The meeting heard of eye witness accounts of recent extreme Anti Social Behavior including one resident
 describing the situation outside the premises as similar to that witnessed in Cairo.

All were agreed that something had gone wrong in the legal process of the appeal and that situation should be closely monitored for any violations of the Licensing conditions and report any Anti Social Behavior.

The main worry was the large number of people congregating on the pavement consuming alcohol over a very large area well into the early hours