Our team
Our consultants come from a wide variety of backgrounds: lawyers, barristers, former senior police officers, acoustic consultants, industry-leading health and safety experts and others with first-hand experience of running successful and challenging night-time venues.
Senior crime, disorder and licensing consultants
Director of Strategic Crime Prevention and Night-Time Economy Security
Tony Nash
Thirty-one years in the Metropolitan Police, retiring as Borough Commander for Newham, with a background in homicide and serious crime.
Director of Strategic Licensing and Night-Time Economy
Edward Sherry OBE
Former Metropolitan Police Chief Inspector, with 20 years in Westminster and an MSc in risk, crisis and resilience management.
Director of Strategic Licensing and Public Safety
Adrian Studd
Led Metropolitan Police licensing for the London 2012 Olympic Games, after a decade on the MPS Clubs and Vice Unit.
Licensing, compliance, safety and training specialists
Principal Crime Prevention and Licensing Consultant
Richard Bunch
Former Licensing Sergeant for the City of Westminster, responsible for more than 6,000 licensed premises, and a full member of the Association of British Investigators.
Director of Training and Educational Lead
Ray Bailey
Complete Licensing’s Director of Training, after more than 30 years in the Metropolitan Police and a Home Office secondment on the Alcohol Strategy.
Chief Environmental Health and Safety Consultant
David Nevitt
Forty-one years in environmental health, most of it at Westminster City Council as the Responsible Authority under the Licensing Act 2003.
Senior Licensing and Compliance Advisor
Jim Sollars
Former manager of the Westminster Police Licensing Team, after 35 years in the Metropolitan Police.
Senior Licensing & Compliance Consultant
Sandy Tracey
Thirty years in policing, including nine as a Police Licensing Officer in Westminster and five in Northamptonshire.
Crime and intelligence analysis
Senior Crime and Intelligence Analyst
David Oates
More than 20 years in data analytics and performance management across policing, adult social care and local government.
Licensing operations
Licensing Strategy and Regulatory Crisis Specialist
James Hoffelner
Advises operators, solicitors and barristers on contested licensing proceedings and regulatory crisis management.
Office Manager — Licensing Applications and Operations
Angela “Angie” Message
Manages licensing applications from preparation to submission, with experience across pubs, festivals and major hospitality groups.
Specialists we work with
Independent specialists we work with, brought in for their particular field.
Writer and Editor
Tony Jefferies
Former national newspaper journalist who has written the Complete Licensing blog since the company's early days.
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