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Camp and Furnace is to be called before licensing chiefs after being accused of having links with “serious crime and disorder”.

A senior Merseyside Police officer has called for the popular venue’s operating licence to be reviewed over the concerns.

Liverpool’s licensing panel will discuss the case next week after members questioned how much evidence there was to support the claim at an earlier hearing.

A bar, restaurant and venue that has been a leading player in the regeneration of the Baltic Triangle, Camp and Furnace is well known for hosting live sport, entertainment and festivals.

But the conditions under which it operates will be reviewed on January 15 following an application made by police.

Documents published ahead of the Liverpool Town Hall meeting - which will focus on the Camp and Furnace and a premises named the Coachshed, which shares the same address - explain: “The grounds for review are that in the opinion of a senior police officer of Merseyside Police the premises are associated with serious crime and serious disorder.”

While it is not clear what the claims are linked to, a brief summary of an initial hearing suggest they stem from an ongoing police investigation.

That same background also suggests those on Liverpool Council’s licensing panel did not believe there was enough evidence to take any measures at December’s meeting.

It said: “Whilst the committee recognised that it was an early stage of investigation members felt not enough information had been given in support of the key association with crime/disorder.

“The absence of a fuller history of any other problems or further details about the association with serious crime disorder/organised crime meant that the committee could not be satisfied that it was appropriate to take any immediate steps.

“In arriving at their decision members took on board what they heard from the licence holder about their response to the incident and the further reassurances given about continuing to work with the police to take whatever additional steps they could to minimise the likelihood of anything similar happening again.

“The committee would make it clear to all parties that their findings/decision had to be based on the evidence/information currently available and what was presented at the hearing.”

A spokesman for Camp and Furnace declined to comment on the claims at this stage.