REVELLERS who cause trouble at a Huddersfield town centre nightspot could end up seeing their crimes relived in court.

Doorstaff at the 850-capacity Tokyo club on Queen Street in Huddersfield town centre will wear a headcam to catch any problems on film.

This is the first time headcams have been used in such a way in the town and comes just a few weeks after local Neighbourhood Policing Teams started to wear them.

The pioneering move has been welcomed by the police who believe it will improve safety for everyone.

The company behind the venture is Industry Security UK which has used two cameras at clubs in Manchester.

These are the Ampersand and the Sugar Lounge Bar – often frequented by Manchester United stars.

Bal Dhaliwal, director of Industry Security UK, said the headcams had worked well in Manchester.

He said:“There is a real problem with gang culture there.

“What we discovered is that gang members don’t want to be on any cameras at all, so they simply stopped going to the clubs.

“From my 15 years experience in the industry we see using them at Tokyo more as a deterrent.

“We will be wearing high visibility jackets that state You Are On Camera on the front so no-one can be in any doubt that we are filming them.’’

He said the doorstaff wearing the headcam will walk up and down the line of people queueing outside. Any who step out of line inside the club could then be more easily identified.

The headcam will also be used when people are searched for drugs or are ejected from the club to show that staff are not being heavy-handed.

Staff from Industry Security UK look after other venues in the town centre and may well use headcams there in the future.

Mr Dhaliwal said:“Tokyo is the first venue in Huddersfield to introduce headcams.

“When other venues see how successful they are in making it a safer night out for everyone then others may follow. We are here to make the town centre a safer place.

“If there is an incident, the member of doorstaff with the headcam will stand back and film it while colleagues deal with the problem.

“It will all be caught on camera so we will have an accurate record of exactly what’s happened.’’

Tokyo manager Andy Pritchard said: “The headcams will make the jobs of both the doorstaff and the police a lot easier and that’s why we want them to be used here at the busiest venue in the town centre.’’

A spokesman for Pubwatch in Huddersfield town centre said: “It will be interesting to see the feedback from this which can only enhance Tokyo’s reputation.

“We now live in a CCTV culture where people’s first response is to say ‘I didn’t do it’, but the camera tells a different story.

We believe that 99.99% of people have a great night out in Huddersfield and it is only a very tiny minority who cause problems.

“I think in time headcams will become standard in the larger bars, but will perhaps be too costly for the smaller ones.’’

Kirklees licensing enforcement officer Pc David Micklethwaite said: “The 15 headcams worn by the police are being very effective – especially when officers arrive at first at domestic incidents as they capture the victim’s fear and the state of the house.

“We also use them in Huddersfield town centre on Friday and Saturday nights. We would certainly welcome the move to introduce them at town centre nightspots.

“Anything that makes nights out safer can only be seen as good.’’