Southwark Council | Southwark Council has prosecuted the owners of Spice N Nice bakery for breaching health and safety regulations.
The case was heard at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on 3 March 2025, culminating in the defendants, Mark Scott and Dezrene Judith Clarke, pleading guilty to breaches to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
The court imposed fines of £1,200 each, along with a £480 legal surcharge and £1,500 in costs. The prosecution resulted from a series of inspections that uncovered serious safety concerns at the bakery, located at 8A Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, London.
The council’s environmental health team visited the bakery on 9 July 2024 following a referral from the council’s Food Safety Team regarding an unsafe cooking appliance and dangerous electrics. The investigation revealed the use of a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cooking appliance inside the bakery, along with large amounts of stored bottled gas, which did not comply with safety standards. The owners had previously been instructed to stop using the equipment by another council enforcement officers 18 months earlier.
Concerns were raised about the unsafe gas cooking appliance which posed a fire and explosion risk, endangering both customers and the residents living in the accommodation above the bakery.
Additionally, the council identified dangerous electrical sockets that could pose a significant hazard to staff and patrons. Despite previous warnings, the proprietors failed to take corrective action to make the premises safe, leading to legal proceedings by the council.
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