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. The premises licence holder, DPS, management and staff will constantly assess any risks to the licensing objectives. They will work in partnership with the authorities and local people alike in this respect. The staff will be properly authorised, equipped, trained and motivated in this task. There will be:
• A written notice of ‘authority’ record for all staff who sell alcohol
• Comprehensive training for staff in the main requirements of the Licensing Act 2003, the specific measures and conditions in place to promote the Licensing Objectives and the staff roles and responsibilities. Such records shall be available for inspection by the responsible authorities.
• Contact details of the Designated Premises Supervisor available to staff and to the authorities
2. The management and staff will take all necessary steps to ensure that the premises remain free from crime and disorder and neither creates nor contributes to crime and disorder. This will include:
• An effective CCTV system
• The CCTV coverage shall be provided in the form of a recordable system, capable of providing pictures of evidential quality in all lighting conditions particularly facial recognition.
• Cameras shall encompass all ingress and egress to the premises and all internal areas where the sale/ supply of alcohol occurs.
• Equipment shall be maintained in good working order and checked every 12 months.
• The system shall record in real time and operate whilst the premises are open for licensable activities.
• The recordings shall be kept available for a period of 28 days and handed to Police or Local Authority Officer on request.
• The Recording equipment shall be kept in a secure environment under the control of the Premises Licence Holder or other responsible named individual.
• Appropriate signage representative of the above shall be displayed in conspicuous positions.
• There will be sufficient members of trained staff available to be able to download evidence with the minimum of delay at the request of the Police or Local Authority approved Officer
3. Staffing levels maintained appropriately to ensure adequate security.
4. Staff shall be trained on all security issues including how to identify and refuse service to customers that are drunk, appear to be drunk or are suspected to be dependent drinkers.
5. The management and staff will have an effective policy to maintain a safe venue for customers and staff. Any risk to safety will be assessed before the premises are opened to the public each day and throughout the hours of operation. The DPS will liaise with the authorities to ensure that all aspects of public safety are adhered to.
6. The DPS and staff are mindful of the need to reduce the impact of nuisance caused by the operation of the premises, will constantly assess the risk of public nuisance and take immediate steps to eliminate the problem. The premises licence holder will ensure:
• The Clubhouse and public areas nearby are kept free from litter associated with the operation of the business
• Any noise, light pollution and any other potential nuisance is monitored and kept to an acceptable level
• Deliveries and waste removal are undertaken at a time and in a manner that does not cause disturbance to local residents or businesses
• Notices will be appropriately displayed asking customers to be considerate of local residents and businesses and to dispose of waste responsibly when they leave the premises.
• Satisfactory arrangements shall be put in place to ensure an orderly dispersal of visitors when leaving the property at night to minimise the risk of nuisance to nearby residents.
7. There will be an effective age verification policy in accordance with the mandatory code. This policy will be one of Challenge 25 for all age restricted products and include:
• The appropriate display of notices and signage relating to the policy within the premises.
• These notices will indicate that any customer not appearing to have reached the age of 25 will be required to produce appropriate identification proving that they have turned 18 before being served.
• Appropriate ID will be a passport, photo driving licence, PASS accredited proof of age card or other reliable photo-ID that is recommended and approved for acceptance by the police or other authorities.
• Staff shall be trained in all aspects of responsible alcohol retailing and in particular the Protection of Children including the Challenge 25 policy and the identification and refusal of potential ‘proxy’ purchasers.
• Staff training will occur before a staff member is authorised to sell alcohol within the premises.
8. Staff training will be recorded with regular refresher sessions and signed off by the DPS and/or Premises Licence Holder.
9. Staff training records will be available for inspection by the police or other responsible authority upon request.
10. The premises shall be promoted as family friendly and no activities or behaviour shall be tolerated that might put children at risk.
Annex 3 - Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority
Not applicable
Annex 4 - Plans
See unrferenced plan deposited with the premises licence application and retained by Licensing and Public Protection.