London nightclub Heaven will re-open tomorrow after license suspension

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had its alcohol licence suspended for 28 days by Westminster Police on November 15 on the grounds of public safety.The move came after a woman was allegedly raped “in the vicinity of the venue” by a member of Heaven’s security staff on November 1.

The police statement continued that other staff then “allegedly ignored her efforts to report the attack”.A member of security staff has since been arrested and charged with rape, and is currently on remand in prison.At the time, Westminster Police noted that there was a previous incident in May when three members of the club’s security team were filmed assaulting a customer in the street.“These incidents raise serious concerns about the venue’s ability to fulfil its obligations to protect its customers, in particular in relation to safeguarding,” the police statement concluded.Following a hearing regarding the license suspension today (December 6), Westminster Licensing Sub-Committee has given Heaven permission to re-open.

Per the Standard, several new conditions have been implemented, including last entry at 3am, a ban on queue drinking and revamped security.

These new measures are all designed to protect “vulnerable” customers being the targets of “opportunist criminals” in the club’s queue.“There are so many people to thank but I need to spend a few days to get my thoughts together as the last few weeks have been both mentally and physically draining,” the venue wrote on Instagram.“But for today a universal THANK YOU.”A post shared by G-A-Y & Heaven Nightclub (@heavenlgbtclub)Westminster councillor Maggie Carman, who delivered the decision, agreed with the Met Police that Heaven was “associated with serious crime” and said “the horrific and traumatic incident suffered by.