This application to review a premises licence is made by the Home Office Immigration Department under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003. 

Licensing Act 2003

Notice of Decision

PREMISES

Neyzen Restaurant

290 North Street

Romford

RM5 3AB

APPLICANT

Home Office

Immigration Department

Details of the application

The application to review a premises licence is made by the Home Office Immigration Department under section 51 of the Licensing Act 2003. The application was received by Havering’s Licensing Authority on 12th January 2026.

The Home Office Immigration Department is a responsible authority as defined in section 13 of the Licensing Act 2003, as amended by Schedule 4 of the Immigration Act 2016.  This responsible authority submitted this application to review a premises licence further to an immigration enforcement visit previously undertaken at the premises. The application and its attendant documentation detail the circumstances surrounding this enforcement visit and the matters discovered during the Immigration Enforcement Licensing Compliance Team’s attendance. As a consequence, the Immigration Department contends it has “grounds to believe the license holder has failed to meet the licensing objectives of prevention of crime and disorder, as illegal working has been identified at this premises.”

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Summary

There were no representations in relation to this application from any other person or responsible authority.

Determination of application for a review of premises licence

1.            The Licensing Sub-Committee considered an application for a review of the premises licence for the premises situated at 290 North Street, Romford, RM5 3AB.

2.         The review application was submitted by the Home Office Immigration Department. The application was made following a visit by Home Office officers on the 1st of May 2025 where two individuals were found to be working at the premises in breach of their immigration terms.

3.         The Sub-Committee were cognisant that in deciding in which powers to invoke in the review process, the expectation of members is that it should so far as possible seek to establish the cause or causes of the concerns that the representations identify. Therefore, any remedial action taken should generally be directed at these causes and should always be no more than an appropriate and proportionate response to address the causes of concern that instigated the review.

4.         The Sub-Committee were cognisant of the powers available to them being taking no action, issue a warning, add, remove, or modify license conditions, suspend the licence or revoke the licence entirely.

5.         The Sub-Committee were cognisant of the secretary of state’s statutory guidance which states

a.         Where the licensing authority is conducting a review on the grounds that the premises have been used for criminal purposes, its role is solely to determine what steps should be taken in connection with the premises licence, for the promotion of the crime prevention objective. It is important to recognise that certain criminal activity or associated problems may be taking place or have taken place despite the best efforts of the licence holder and the staff working at the premises and despite full compliance with the conditions attached to the licence. In such circumstances, the licensing authority is still empowered to take any appropriate steps to remedy  ...  view the full decision text for item 5.