The Licensing Officer asks The legal Derpartment to write the letter, saying that the Licensee will face a possible six month prison term or a £20,000 fine for allowing the session to continue.

They do this, then they are faced with a 'stroppy' member of the public who disagrees with this.

It may have been possible at this point to re examine the session but this was not done. So the machine just rolls on.

It is just legal opinion after all until tested in court......