PUB and club goers in Bury will be in safer hands from next Monday with the launch of a new national licensing scheme for door staff.
The new licence, issued by the regulating body 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 staff 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 including conflict management, emergency procedures and drug awareness.
From November 15, it will be a criminal offence to work as a door supervisor throughout the north west without a SIA licence.
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