REVELLERS in Rossendale will be in safer hands this weekend when a new national licensing scheme for door staff will begin.
The new licence, issued by the regulating body the Security Industry Authority, will begin to rid the industry of the small pockets of old-style 'bouncers' whose criminal and violent behaviour has given door supervision a bad name.
Under the new SIA licence, all door supervisors will be required to undergo an identity and criminal background check and reach set levels of training and professional standards in a nationally recognised qualification.
Training will cover key areas of door supervision such as conflict management, emergency procedures and drug awareness.
From November 15 it will be a criminal offence to work as a door supervisor in the area without an SIA licence.
Craig Fairbrother, Rossendale Borough Council's licensing manager, said: " The licensing of door staff is another positive move that will integrate with our future Licensing Act 2003 strategies being developed with the police and our other partners to make Rossendale a safer place."
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