The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Police are calling for a licence to be revoked at a Spalding town centre shop over alleged breaches including that an illegall worker was employed there and staff sold alcohol to a child.
Mr Mohammad Salih Attuf has been the premises licence holder of Delicja on Westlode Street since May, but has been called before South Holland District Council’s Licencing Committee because Lincolnshire Police say they have evidence of a number of licence breaches.
Following an inspection carried out on July 18, Lincolnshire Chief Constable Bill Skelly’s request for the licence review states CCTV evidence shows someone who is not legally allowed to work in the country behind the till.
His report to the committee states: “Illegal workers are more than likely poorly paid for the hours that they are required to work and are not subject to the benefit of a minimum wage or restricted hours as prescribed in law.”
The report states inspectors also found CCTV was not being used in the manner required by guidelines, alcohol was being sold without prices listed on them and medicine was on sale with labels not written in English.
Some of the medicine on sale should also have only been available by prescription, which the Lincolnshire Police report described as “putting the public at serious risk”.
After the initial visit, a “test purchase operation” on August 13 saw a worker sell alcohol to a child.
The report states: “Lincolnshire Police request that the Licensing Sub-Committee seriously considers a revokation of the premises licence.”
According to the police, Mr Atuff was refused a licence by the district council in November 2018 “due to his links with illegal cigarettes” but was then granted permission for one in May.
The hearing is scheduled to be on Thursday, November 28.
