A MAN has been ordered to pay over £1,000 after working as door security at a Bradford pub without a licence.

Haider Zaheer was working the door of the Ginger Goose on Market Street on Saturday, April 2 without a proper licence from the Security Industry Authority – an offence which led to him appearing in Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

Zaheer, of East Bath Street in Batley, pleaded guilty to a charge of operating as a door supervisor “other than in accordance with a licence issued under the Private Security Industry Act.”

The 21-year-old was fined £323 and ordered to pay £600 in costs and a £129 surcharge.

The case was brought by the Security Industry Authority – a body set up to regulate the industry and prosecute anyone who does not follow laws relating to security staff.

Magistrates were told that Zaheer was asked to produce his licence on April 2 by a police officer on patrol with a licensing officer.

He failed to produce a valid licence, and later failed to attend an interview to discuss the matter.

The company that employed Zaheer, Bradford-based Worldwide Security Services Ltd, and its director Stephen Garber were also due to appear in court on Thursday on charges relating to Zaheer being deployed to work at the pub.

Neither Garber, of Brookfield Road, Bradford, nor anyone from the company appeared, and the court issued a warrant for Garber.

Mark Chapman, one of the SIA’s criminal investigations managers, said: “This is another example of our partnership working improving public safety, in this case with West Yorkshire Police and Bradford City Council. When people visit their local pubs and clubs, they can reasonably expect that they can do so in a safe environment.

"The SIA’s licensing regime is there to protect the public and Zaheer by his actions sought to undermine it. In working as an unlicensed door supervisor he put the pub’s staff and patrons at risk. He has now been sentenced and has received a criminal conviction as a result.”