A DOORMAN conned a Crewe pub into giving him work by creating a fake licence with paper and Sellotape, a court was told.

Ronald George Gleave was said to have abused his position of responsibility to the public by making the bogus badge to secure work at the Brunswick public house on Nantwich Road.

The Security Industry Authority (SIA), which regulates licensed door supervisors, said Gleave's actions were a breach of trust, that he had been motivated by personal greed and that he could have put public safety at risk.

Gleave, 36, of Cheyney Walk, Brookhouse, Crewe appeared at South Cheshire Magistrates' Court which heard how he went to elaborate lengths to present as a licensed doorman.

Prosecuting for the Security Industry Authority, Sophie Riory, said Gleave was caught out when SIA officers conducted checks in pubs in Crewe in September last year.

Gleave was on the door at the Brunswick wearing a black polo shirt emblazoned on the back with 'door supervisor'. On his armband was the 16-digit licence number badge, but on closer inspection it was found to be an invented number handwritten on a piece of white card which was taped onto an old licence.

The industry body's data base was checked and it was found that Gleave had possessed a valid licence, but it had run out in March 2014.

Officers seized a signing-in book from the pub and the prosecutor said: "There was a total of 17 handwritten entries in the book for 'Ron doorman', who was known to be the defendant. He had worked 9pm to 2am shifts which is what the defendant had been working."

Gleave made full and frank admissions when he was interviewed by SIA officers. He admitted working as a door supervisor on the 17 occasions and that he used paper and Sellotape to create the fake licence, which he accepted was wrong.

"The defendant would have been familiar with the requirements as he was previously licensed," added Ms Riory. "Being unlicensed puts public safety at risk and there is a double risk in terms of adequate protection from outside dangers and that the person who provides the security is an unknown quantity to himself and others.

"The offences show he was prepared to go to great lengths to remain an unlicensed door supervisor."

Gleave pleaded guilty to engaging in conduct that was not licensed by the Private Security Industry Act 2001 between July 9 and September 21 last year. He also admitted possession of an article for use in fraud and making an article for use in fraud between the same dates.

Magistrates said they would need to read a probation report before sentencing Gleave and adjourned his case until September 22.