Originally Posted by double-helix:
“When was that above the door and when was the picture taken. But it is still fact that he would never be given a license in the real world.”
Why?Where are you getting this info from? An unspent conviction would lead to a refusal of a license but not a spent one
A criminal record is not an automatic bar to a license but offences which are related to the sale of alcohol (previous licencing offences, tax & VAT offences, etc) would, almost certainly, result in a refusal. Offences of violence will will be closely looked at, bearing in mind a licencees relationship with the public. In the case of an affray, they would consider your age at the time of the offence, the amount of time which has elapsed since the conviction and your general standing in the community.
