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 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.
4. 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 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.
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. Staff shall 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 Merseyside Police. The records will be retained for at least 12 months.
2. The training will be recorded and refreshed every 6 months.
3. An incident book shall be maintained to record any activity of a violent, criminal or anti-social nature at, or immediately outside the premises, witnessed by staff. 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 Merseyside Police. The records will be retained for at least 12 months.
4. CCTV coverage shall be provided in the form of a recordable system, capable of providing clear quality images in all lighting conditions. Cameras shall encompass all entrances and exits to the premises and all areas where the sale of alcohol occurs and the public have access to. External cameras will cover the immediate front and outside main door area of the premises. Equipment shall be maintained in good working order in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 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 31 days and made available to Merseyside Police or authorised officer on reasonable written request for evidential purposes, in accordance with the relevant Data Protection Legislation (currently GDPR 2018). 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.
5. All staff selling alcohol shall be authorised to sell alcohol in writing and a record of the authorisation will be kept in the shop for inspection.
6. The Premises Licence Holder and staff will be vigilant and monitor the area immediately outside the shop to check that youths do not cause annoyance by congregating.
7. All spirits will be kept behind the counter.
8. The premises shall operate a strict alcohol refusals policy - alcohol will not be sold to;
(1) Any person recognised or identified as a street drinker (regardless of their level of inebriation at the time);
(2) Any person found to be drinking alcohol in the street;
(3) Any person who is drunk or appears to be drunk;
(4) Any person suspected of trying to buy alcohol for another person who is drunk or
appears to be drunk;
(5) Any person unable to provide valid ID when requested by staff;
(6) Any person who is verbally or physically abusive towards staff or customers
(7) To any person suspected of trying to buy alcohol for another person(s) who may
be under age.
(8) A notice advising customers of the refusals policy shall be on display.
9. A Challenge 25 policy must be adopted, implemented and advertised within the premises, whereby an accepted form of photographic identification must be requested before any alcohol is sold to any person who appears to be under 25 years of age. Acceptable proof of age must include identification bearing the customers photograph, date of birth and integral holographic mark or security measure. Suitable means of identification would include PASS approved proof of age card, photo-card driving licence or passport.
10. Refusals system in place (book) to be monitored by the Designated Premises Supervisor and made available to an authorised officer of the relevant responsible authority and/or Police Officer.
11. Delivery drivers must obtain proof of identification when making deliveries containing alcohol.
Deliveries must not be made to open spaces and only made to a bona fide address.
Delivery drivers will not be permitted to congregate in the immediate vicinity of the premises.
Delivery drivers will be instructed not to loiter in the vicinity of residential premises.
3rd Party delivery companies will also be required to conduct age verification
12. Prominent, clear and legible notices must be displayed at all exits requesting staff, customers and couriers to respect the needs of local residents and to leave the premises and the area quietly.
Annex 3 - Conditions Attached after a Hearing by the Licensing Authority
Not applicable
Annex 4 - Plans
See plan drawing number Drg 2 dated Sept 2023 , deposited with the premises licence application and retained by Licensing and Public Protection.