Decision over whether Kettering curry house will keep its licence adjourned

The restaurant has been using five illegal staff.

A review of the premises licence of a Kettering curry house on the request of the Home Office has been adjourned.

Five illegal workers were found at the Red Rose in Kettering after a raid by immigration last halloween.

The Home Office had requested a review of the premises and alcohol licence of the long standing restaurant, however the licensing hearing had to be adjourned today after an IT error by licensing authority Kettering Council meant paperwork from the Home Office was not seen or distributed by the council in time.

The licensing hearing is now likely to be heard in the next couple of weeks.

The named premises licence holders of the restaurant are Koyshur Rashid, Manwar Miah Rashid and Mothin Miah.

The application by the Home Office to review the licence said: “The review application relates to a visit to the premises by Immigration Enforcement on 31st October 2019.

“At that visit all five of the employees encountered there were immigration offenders with no right to work in the UK, and an additional sixth employee, who possibly gave a false identity escaped from the premises when “going to get the key” to lock the premises following other employees in trying to escape. Only the manager on site at the time had a right to work in the UK.

“The only worker on the premises entitled to work was the Manager/Company Secretary Sonour Ali a Naturalised BGD National now holding a GBR PPt (passport), he also stated to me that he was the Designated Premises Supervisor along with the Restaurant owner Manwar Miah Rashid who is the other DPS. Sonour Ali was totally uncooperative in the interview regarding the right to work of his staff and would give no information to immigration officers when interviewed.”

It continues: “ We have grounds that the licence holder has failed to meet the licensing objectives of prevention of crime and disorder, as illegal working has been identified at these premises.

“I hope the information above is sufficient to initiate a Review of their Alcohol License, I would like to think that due to the serious and complete disregard of immigration law and their obligations in holding an Alcohol Licence, that it would be proportionate and appropriate to request a Revocation of the Alcohol Licence issued to the Red Rose.”