Please help us to gather your opinions on Soho for 2023.
We have separated hospitality for more detail. Please select below to begin & please get in touch if you have any questions, comments or queries.
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Members of the SBA Board met with Deputy Mayor of London for Business, Howard Dawber last week to discuss the challenges and priorities our members are facing in Soho and what support we need to keep Soho the unique, vibrant and successful community it is.
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The SBA has been working hard to represent members' concerns to influential decision-makers. We have raised several key points as our goals:
To explore the implications of Soho's 24-hour lifestyle.
To address issues related to crime, safety, and the reputation of Soho.
We've discussed the importance of tourism and tax-free shopping.
We've advocated for more green spaces and safer streets, as well as cleaner streets overall.
We're emphasizing the need for community and outdoor activities.
We're always considering the impacts of growth and change in the area.
BBC - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce98m36m9lvo
Evening Standard - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-nightlife-night-economy-nightclubs-soho-costs-mayor-sadiq-khan-b1172965.html
Daily Motion (ES) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x92wywe
MyLondonNews - https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/food-drink-news/london-pubs-closing-early-reasons-29614264
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The SBA met with Rishi Sunak, and members of the Night Time Economy Alliance and others. We held a serious conversation about the impact of policies on our dear Soho.
Restrictive licensing is allowing London to be quieter when we should be celebrating our city, internationally.
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Would you be open to creating a network of CCTV using your cameras?
This form is to collect information on existing private CCTV systems in Soho so that we can:
(1) more easily co-ordinate evidence gathering by the police when they investigate crime and
(2) consider additional cameras that could be added to cover more of the public realm and eliminate areas that have no coverage.
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Westminster is now focussing on the Westminster After Dark. Please click here and read this, it does affect your business. Everything about how we survive in Soho might change, please read the document and take part.
We have copied just some pertinent points below, there is a lot to learn:
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As of the 17th July 2023 Central West Crime Assessment Team is introducing Op Retail. Op Retail is a new process for the Police to investigate theft reports from retail premises where an evidence pack is sent directly to the retailer to complete. In order for the Police to work smarter and allow more time to investigate high harm thefts we will be using Op Retail in the below circumstances.
In these circumstances The Crime Assessment Team will send you an evidence pack via email. The pack will consist of a letter explaining how to complete the evidence pack, an Axon link for CCTV and two statements.
Once the evidence pack has been sent the crime report will be closed. If the evidence pack is returned the evidence will be reviewed and if it is adequate the report will be opened and investigated.
When you report a crime please make sure that you provide an email address for the person you would like the pack sent to. Please also state if the suspect is a repeat offender and whether violence or weapons were used.
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