2024 Jeremy Allen Award for Excellence in Licensing winner announced

On Wednesday 13th November, the Institute of Licensing (IoL) and Poppleston Allen Licensing Solicitors announced Naz Pathan of Solihull Council as the 2024 winner of the annual Jeremy Allen Award for Excellence in Licensing.

Presented at the IoL’s National Training Conference, the award annually recognises an individual who demonstrates excellence in the licensing trade and simultaneously made a notable difference by consistently going the extra mile.

Since 1998, Naz Pathan has been an active member of the Solihull licensing team, showing enormous commitment, dedication and enthusiasm for the world of licensing.

To highlight his reputation in the industry a sample quote from the nomination forms says: “He has a strong reputation for being extremely knowledgeable and a real ‘go-to’ person not only regionally but further afield too.”

With over 20 years in the trade, Naz has been involved in several important initiatives. These include, setting up and chairing both the Regional Taxi Licensing Forum (RTLF), working closely with NALEO to drive a safeguarding agenda both in the NTE and taxi licensing. Naz is also the SPOC for the Common Law disclosure unit at West Midlands Police.

Naz created, coordinated and led Multi-Agency Vehicle Exercises (MAVEs) in Solihull and the wider region to promote road safety, disrupt criminality on the road network, and achieve compliance across all agencies.

Nick Arron, partner at Poppleston Allen comments: “It was an absolute pleasure to present this  award to Naz. His commitment, enthusiasm and support from his colleagues clearly demonstrates that he is a worthy winner of this years Award.

It is accurate to say that Naz embodies everything that the Jeremy Allen Award for Excellence in Licensing seeks to recognise.