West Lancashire Borough Council said it is 'the responsibility of the person(s) submitting evidence to ensure any information they do not wish to disclose is redacted'
A Lancashire council has issued a staunch defence after publishing a man's medical records online as well as another person's comments on an ongoing murder investigation that is heading to a criminal trial.
In this case, documents had been submitted as part of a defence against Alpine nightclub having its licence removed. The review was first sparked by a series of incidents which included staff fighting with the public and police concerns being ignored. The council has since removed the documents but said it did so as 'a matter of courtesy'. A spokesperson said: "All evidence that is to be relied on at a hearing must be published prior to the meeting taking place. The meeting itself was open to the public and therefore the papers were publicly available. It is the responsibility of the person submitting evidence to ensure any information they do not wish to disclose is redacted.
One recent discussion was held just 12 hours before an incident around the Railway Road area on July 29. That event was described by police at the council licensing review as the 'worst-case scenario'. At the meeting, Sgt John Lovick said: "I am the fifth licensing sergeant since 2015 who is dealing with Alpine. Alpine has been terribly irresponsible since at least 2016. I don't come here [to the licensing meeting] lightly. This is not whimsical.
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