Camp and Furnace will face a licensing review after Merseyside Police accused it of having links to “serious crime and disorder”.
A senior officer within Merseyside Police has called for the venue to have it’s operating license reviewed in connection with the concerns.
On January 15 the council’s licensing committee will discuss the case after the amount of evidence was called in to question at an earlier hearing.
Documents published ahead of the hearing state “The grounds for review are that in the opinion of a senior police officer of Merseyside Police the premises are associated with serious crime and serious disorder.”
It is not clear if there are any particular incidents that the claims are linked to however a brief summary of an earlier hearing would indicate they relate to an ongoing investigation by Merseyside Police.
In a December meeting it was suggested that there was a lack of evidence. It said: “Whilst the committee recognised that it was an early stage of investigation members felt not enough information had been given in support of the key association with crime/disorder.”
“The absence of a fuller history of any other problems or further details about the association with serious crime disorder/organised crime meant that the committee could not be satisfied that it was appropriate to take any immediate steps.”
“In arriving at their decision members took on board what they heard from the licence holder about their response to the incident and the further reassurances given about continuing to work with the police to take whatever additional steps they could to minimise the likelihood of anything similar happening again.
“The committee would make it clear to all parties that their findings/decision had to be based on the evidence/information currently available and what was presented at the hearing.”