Undercover

Undercover cops – welcome support or slippery slope?

17-Mar-2021 By Ed Bedington

The proposal that undercover police are to be sent into pubs as part of a pilot women’s safety initiative is a thorny issue and far from black and white.

M&B pub wins battle for fruit machines after failing tests

29-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

A Mitchells & Butlers pub has won an appeal to keep its gaming machine permit after failing two undercover purchase tests.

Union slates undercover cops in pubs

14-Dec-2009 By John Harrington

Licensees Unite's concerns follows reports that police in some areas are to station themselves in bars over the festive period.

Union anger as undercover cops target pubs

14-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

A trade union has criticised police for bringing back undercover officers trying to catch licensees serving drunks. The Home Office initially...

BBPA warning over Christmas stings

05-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the Government to resist plans to hold the national sting campaign targeting pubs that serve...

Undercover police check illegal pub sales

08-Sep-2006 By John Harrington

Undercover police are checking if bar staff are serving under-18s and drunks in Newton Abbot, Devon. Plain-clothed and uniformed officers patrol the...

Police deny acting drunk to catch out licensees

16-May-2006

Leicestershire police have denied claims that they will be trying to catch out licensees by pretending to be drunk in pubs. The Leicester Mercury and...

Dedicated police team sets out to catch staff who serve drunks

01-Feb-2006 By John Harrington

Undercover police will check if bar staff are serving drunks at pubs and clubs in Hull. Four plain-clothed officers - known as "spotters" - will...

A nose

30-Sep-2004

for trouble Pubs that hire sniffer dogs demonstrate zero drugs tolerance. But are dogs bad for business? JOHN HARRINGTON investigates one such scheme...