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Tue, Nov 8, 2016, 14:15
- A former police officer and a leading expert in drug welfare are among those providing statements in favour of the nightclub.
Closed London nightclub fabric has called on 41 people—including a former police officer in charge of licensing at the 2012 Olympic Games and a leading expert on drug welfare—to provide statements in support of its court appeal to reopen.
The club, which published its fourth transparency statement today, revealed that is has submitted witness statements ahead of the Highbury Magistrates Court date on November 28th, which will see it challenge Islington council's decision to revoke its license. One of those people is Professor Fiona Measham, an expert in drug welfare and founder of The Loop, a charity that tests drugs handed in at music festivals. Another is Adrian Studd, who was the Metropolitan police Chief Inspector in charge of licensing at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
The club says it has also submitted a 155-page document, as well as 32 new licence conditions, outlining how it will achieve a "gold standard" of operations if permitted to reopen. It also submitted 12 recommendations to the House Of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act, "so that in future problems at licensed premises are addressed in partnership between licensees and regulatory stakeholders, with closure generally being a measure of last resort."
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Photo credit: Sarah Ginn / fabric