Home Office drops bid to revoke York restaurant licence
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 06:20 · Archive
The Home Office has withdrawn its application to revoke the licence of Turkish restaurant Yakamoz in York.
The Home Office's Immigration, Compliance and Enforcement department has dropped its bid to revoke the licence of Yakamoz, a Turkish restaurant on Goodramgate in York. Owner Akwan Irani, who took over the business after the previous operator went into liquidation, said losing the licence would have resulted in 12 job losses. The Home Office acknowledged that Mr Irani had not been involved with the business during the events that triggered the enforcement action.
The previous operator, Yakamoz York Ltd, went into liquidation in July owing £60,911, including a £45,000 fine from the Home Office for employing an illegal worker. An ICE raid in September of the previous year found a man working at the restaurant illegally. The man had entered the UK unlawfully in 2023 with no legal right to work.
At a City of York Council Licensing Hearing on 16 October, the Home Office withdrew its application to revoke the licence but the hearing approved new conditions. The restaurant must now carry out right to work checks on all potential employees and retain documentation for inspection. Mr Irani said the threat of licence revocation had unsettled staff and customers.
How it is being reported
- York restaurant owner speaks out after Home Office drops bid to remove licenceA York restaurant owner has spoken out after a Home Office bid to revoke his venue's licence was dropped.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 20 Oct, 05:00
- York restaurant owner speaks out after Home Office drops bid to remove licenceA York restaurant owner has spoken out after a Home Office bid to revoke his venue's licence was dropped.The Press (York) · 20 Oct, 05:00
In this story: Akwan Irani · Yakamoz · York · Home Office · City of York Council
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