ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS
Supply of Alcohol
1. No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence;
(a) at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence, or
(b) at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.
2. Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.
3. (1) The responsible person must ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.
(2) In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises-
(a) games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or encourage, individuals to-
(i) drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or
(ii) drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise);
(b) provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;
(c) provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;
(d) selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable manner;
(e) dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).
4. The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
5. (1) The premises licence holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.
(2) The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.
(3) The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and either-
(a) a holographic mark, or
(b) an ultraviolet feature.
6. The responsible person must ensure that-
(a) where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the following measures-
(i) beer or cider: ½ pint;
(ii)gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and
(iii)still wine in a glass: 125 ml;
(b) these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and
(c) where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.
7. Prohibition on Sale of Alcohol below Cost of Duty plus VAT
(1) A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.
(2) For the purposes of the condition set out in paragraph (1) -
(a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;
(b) “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula -
P = D + (D x V)
Where -
(i) P is the permitted price,
(ii) D is the rate of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and
(iii) V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol
(c) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence -
(i) the holder of the premises licence,
(ii) the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence,
or
(iii) the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence;
(d) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and
(e) “valued added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994
(3) Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.
(4) (a) Sub-paragraph (b) below applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.
(b) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.
Exhibition of films.
1. Admission of children to the exhibition of any film is to be restricted in accordance with the recommendations made by the specified film classification body.
2. Where -
(a) the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or
(b) the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question,
admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority.
3. In this section -
“children” means persons aged under 18; and
“film classification body” means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).
Door supervision.
1. Any person(s) required to be on the premises to carry out a security activity must be authorised to carry out that activity by a licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act 2001 or be entitled to carry out that activity by virtue of Section 4 of that Act.
Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
1. CCTV shall be installed at the Premises in the form of a recordable system, capable of providing clear, good quality images in all lighting conditions. Cameras shall encompass
all entrances and exits to the premises, any external seating or smoking areas, all areas where the sale, supply or consumption of alcohol occurs and all other areas
where licensable activity takes place. Equipment shall be maintained in good working order and checked on a regular basis to ensure it displays the correct time and date.
The system shall record in real time and operate whilst the premises are open to the public. The recordings shall be retained for a period of 31 days and made available to
any authorised officer on reasonable request for evidential purposes, in accordance with Data Protection Legislation. The Recording equipment shall be kept in a
secure environment under the control of the Premises Licence Holder or other responsible named individual. There shall be sufficient members of trained staff available to be
able to download or view CCTV evidence with the minimum of delay at the reasonable request of an authorised officer.
2. The DPS must remain aware and reactive to the safety requirements of the bar as specified by the risk assessment, maintain thorough knowledge of the particulars of this
licence and implement active promotion of the licensing objectives. A personal licence holder will take this responsibility in the absence of the DPS
3. All staff shall be fully trained to perform their role. They shall also be trained in the contents of the premises licence including times of operation, licensable activities,
and all conditions. Training shall be recorded in documentary form that will be available for inspection at the request at all reasonable times by an authorised officer from a
relevant responsible authority and/or Police Officer. The records will be retained for at least 12 months.
4. An incident book shall be maintained to record any activity of a violent, criminal, or anti-social nature. The record will contain the time and date, the nature of the incident, the
people involved, the action taken and details of the person responsible for the management of the premises at the time of the incident. The incident book shall be available
for inspection at all reasonable times by an authorised officer of relevant responsible authority and/or Police Officer. The records will be retained for at least 12 months.
5. Knockback or equivalent Challenge 21 scheme to be in place. All staff to be trained prior to serving any age restricted products. Training records to be kept for inspection by
an authorised officer of the local authority. Refusals system in place (till prompt or book) to be monitored by the DPS and to be made available to an authorised officer of the local
authority on request.
6. When the premises is to remain open past midnight. There is a requirement to have a minimum of 2 SIA registered door supervisors on duty. They are to start their duty no later
than 22:00hrs and remain on duty until the premises is closed to customers.
7. When on duty, all door staff shall wear clothing that can be easily and clearly identifiable on CCTV.
8. When employed, all door supervisors shall be trained in regards of access and egress from the premises, the identification & recognition of drunks, and the correct procedures to be
followed when refusing entry. The Premises Licence Holder and/or Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure door supervisors are properly briefed, trained and supervised to
manage queues which may form to gain entry to the premises, in a safe and efficient manner. When door supervisors are engaged in searching persons, the Premises Licence
Holder and/or Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that door supervisors of both sexes on duty and that they shall be fully trained in the use of their powers to do so. Door
supervisors will be responsible for ensuring the safe, quiet, and orderly dispersal of customers from the premises and the immediate vicinity of the premises.
9. Where applicable, all door supervisors shall be capable of communicating instantly with one another by way of radio or other simultaneous system of communication.
10. The Premises Licence Holder and/or Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that the following details for each door supervisor are contemporaneously entered into a
bound register kept for that purpose:
Full name,
SIA Certificate number and or badge number, or registration number of any accreditation scheme recognised by the Licensing Authority (including expiry date of that registration or accreditation),
The time they began their duty.
The time they completed their duty.
The full details of any agency through which they have been allocated to work at the premises if appropriate.
11. The register shall be available at all reasonable times to an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or Merseyside Police. This register is to be kept at the premises at all times
and shall be so maintained as to enable an authorised officer or Merseyside Police to establish the particulars of all door supervisors engaged at the premises during the period
of not less than 12 months prior to the request.
12. The Premises Licence Holder and/or Designated Premises Supervisor shall not allow any open drinking vessel, glass or bottle to be taken from the premises.
13. All safety certificates and inspection reports will be kept on site / online and made available for inspection by officers of relevant statutory bodies.
14. Adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials will be available on the premises at specific designated locations.
15. At least one suitably trained first-aider will be present on duty when the public are present.
16. The PA setup will be designed to limit the volume music can be played at.
17. The PA setup will be designed as to minimize the travel of sound- e.g. speakers tilted down.
18. Management will undertake regular checks to ensure external levels of music are not excessive.
19. The management at the premises will control the sound level of the music / entertainment.
20. Patrons will be reminded to leave the premises quietly, both verbally by staff and with signage.
21. The placing of refuse by staff (such as bottles and food containers) into large bins shall only be carried out at times and in such a manner to be unlikely to cause
unreasonable disturbance to nearby residence, and ideally only during daytime working hours.
22. The use of outdoor lighting will cease a maximum of 1 hour after closing except were provided for health and safety or security reasons.
23. All refuse generated by the premises will be collected and stored securely in a designated area or in a bin with a tight fitting and lockable lid.
24. No persons under 18 years will be permitted to enter the premises, unless for a performance presented for under 18's. Under 16's will not be permitted without the supervision
of a responsible adult.
25. If a film or performance is exhibited where under 18's are allowed to attend, the premises will include a condition requiring the admission of children to be restricted in
accordance with this section.
26. Staff will attend initiatives such as local pubwatch meeting and staff training initiatives where applicable.
27. Adequate arrangements must be in place to enable the safe evacuation of all persons, including any disabled persons in the event of an emergency. A means of delivering
verbal explanation will be provided by the manager on duty to interested parties upon request.
Annex 3 - Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority
Not applicable
Annex 4 - Plans
See plan drawing , deposited with the premises licence application and retained by Licensing and Public Protection.