Max Carlton-Smith

“The organizers of the unlicensed rave had not provided on-site medical assistance and had spent between 12 and 42 minutes before calling the ambulance service, when the deceased collapsed. There was inadequate ventilation for a very hot venue, and fire exits and procedure had not been regulated. The organizers had taken over an empty squatted commercial building and barricaded against those who attempted to enter, (including police, who attended and spoke earlier to a security man and then later”

“concluded that had the event been licensed and normal facilities and regulation in place, he would probably not have died when he did”

“Police evidence was that they had no power to enter (nor had the ambulance service) a commercial premises (as opposed to private premises) that had been squatted unless a crime had been committed or in an emergency”

“DS [name redacted] specifically recommended that this report be written as the police would like the power to enter squatted commercial premises, to prevent an illegal rave being held”