Bouncer found guilty of working at Sheffield pub without holding valid licence
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Jacqueline Taggart, from Sheffield, was found guilty at Sheffield Magistrates' Court of working while her Security Industry Authority licence was suspended.
Taggart, aged 47 and from East Bank Road, Arbourthorne, was prosecuted by South Yorkshire Police and sentenced to a 60 hour community service order to be completed within 12 months.
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Hide AdTaggart was supplied to the Foxwood Embassy in Intake, Sheffield, as a door supervisor by JKL Leisure and Pubs Ltd.
SIA investigators and South Yorkshire Police licensing officers visited the venue and reviewed CCTV footage and the venue's signing-in book on March 20, 2019.
They found that Taggart had worked illegally on five occasions between November 18, 2018 and March 8, 2019.
The SIA had suspended her licence on April 10, 2018 and eventually revoked it on August 8, 2019.
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Hide AdNigel Davies, the SIA's Regional Criminal Investigation Manager for the East Region, said: “We are pleased to have worked with our enforcement partner, South Yorkshire Police, to prosecute Taggart successfully.
“She was clearly told that it would be illegal for her to work in the private security industry while her licence was suspended.
“Nonetheless, she completely ignored this, lied to her employers about her licence, and put the Foxwood Embassy's patrons at risk.
“This undermines the integrity of, and confidence in, the SIA licensing regime. As a result she now has a criminal record.”
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Hide AdBy law, security staff must hold and display a valid SIA licence.