How long should Pubwatch ban be?
This is very much down to the views of the watch who must decide if they are going to deal with each case individually according to its circumstances or work to an agreed tariff of bans for particular categories of activity. What ever the watch decides they need to acknowledge that there will always be instances where there is a need to treat a case as exceptional and outside the scope of their normal course of action. Some watches impose life bans for particular offences such as serious assaults on staff or drugs supply and it is very much up to each watch to decide what is appropriate for their area according to local issues. Many watches offer those banned an opportunity to have a reduced ban, (6months less) if they provide a passport size photograph of themselves for use by the watch to identify them. Some schemes impose additional bans for individuals that attempt to breach any ban previously imposed.
