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. All spirits will be kept behind the counter.
2. There is to be no sale of super strength lager, beer and cider. These
products will have a maximum ABV of 6.5%. It is not the intention of
this condition to include genuine artisan or speciality ales, beers and
ciders, which may have an ABV in excess of 6.5%.
3. There will be no sales of single cans / bottles of lager, beers or cider.
4. The premises shall operate a strict alcohol refusals policy - alcohol will
not be sold to any person recognised or identified as a street
drinker (regardless of their level of inebriation at the time)
5. A notice advising customers of the refusals policy shall be on display.
6. Prominent, clear notices shall be displayed at every public entrance stating
the actual operating hours of the premises.
7. All staff engaged in licensable activity at the premises will receive training
and information in relation to the following:
i. The Challenge 25 scheme in operation at the premises, including the
forms of identification that are acceptable.
ii. The hours and activities permitted by the premises licence issued under
the Licensing Act 2003 and conditions attached to the licence.
iii. How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the
premises (in relation to the sale of alcohol).
iv. Recognising the signs of drunkenness.
v. The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk,
under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy
purchase.
vi. Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an
incident to the emergency services.
iv. Recognising the signs of drunkenness.
v. The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk,
under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy
purchase.
vi. Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an
incident to the emergency services.
8. Training shall be recorded in documentary form and shall be regularly
refreshed at no greater than 12 month intervals. Training records shall be
made available for inspection and copying at reasonable times upon request
of an authorised officer of a responsible authority. Training records will be
retained for at least 12 months.
9. An incident log shall be kept and maintained at the premises which will
include a log of the following, including pertinent details:
i. Any incidents of disorder or of a violent or antisocial nature;
ii. All crimes reported to the venue, or by the venue to the police;
iii. All ejections of patrons;
iv. Any complaints received;
v. Seizures of drugs or offensive weapons;
vi. Any faults in the CCTV system;
vii. Any visits by a responsible authority (under the Licensing Act 2003) or
emergency service.
10. Records must be completed within 24 hours of any incident, and 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 logs shall be kept for at least 12
months following the date of entry and be made available for inspection and
copying upon request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority.
11. The premises shall install, operate, and maintain a comprehensive digital
colour CCTV system to the satisfaction of the Police. All public areas of the
licensed premises including entry and exit points will be covered. The system
must record clear images permitting the identification of individuals, and in
particular enable facial recognition images (a clear head and shoulder image)
of every person entering and leaving in any light condition. The CCTV system
will continually record whilst the premises are open for licensable activities and
during all times when customers remain on the premises. All equipment must
have a constant and accurate time and date generation. All recordings will be
stored for a minimum period of 31 days with date and time stamping.
Recordings will be made available immediately upon the request of an
authorised officer of a responsible authority throughout the entire 31 day
period. The CCTV system will be capable of downloading images to a
recognisable viewable format. The CCTV system will capture a minimum of 4
frames per second. The CCTV system will be fitted with security functions to
prevent recordings being tampered with, i.e., be password protected.
12. In the event that an incident occurs for which the police have been called, the
crime scene shall be preserved to enable police to carry out a full forensic
investigation.
13. The maximum number of persons (including staff) allowed at the premises
shall not exceed 20.
14. A telephone number shall be made available and displayed in a prominent
location where it can conveniently be read from the exterior of the premises by
the public for local residents to contact in the case of noise-nuisance or anti-
social behaviour by persons or activities associated with the premises. The
telephone number will be a direct number to the management who are in
control during opening hours. A record will be kept by management of all calls
received, including the time, date and information of the caller, including action
taken following the call. Records will be made available for inspection and
copying by an authorised officer of a responsible authority throughout the
trading hours of the premises.
15. No deliveries (in relation to licensable activities) to the premises shall take
place between 23:00 hours and 07:00 hours.
16. During the hours of operation of the premises, sufficient measures will be
taken to remove and prevent litter and waste arising or accumulating from
customers in the area immediately outside the premises.
17. No collections of waste or recycling materials (including bottles) from the
premises shall take place between 23:00 hours and 07:00 hours on the
following day.
18. All staff, supervisors and managers must be trained in the legality and
procedure of alcohol sales, prior to undertaking the sale of alcohol and then at
least every 12 months. Training shall be signed and documented. Training
records must be kept on the premises and be made available for inspection
and copying to an authorised officer of a responsible authority on request. The
documentation relating to training should extend back to a period of at least 12
months and should specify the time, date and details of the persons both
providing the training and receiving the training.
19. There will be in place a written age verification policy in relation to the sale or
supply of alcohol, which will specify a Challenge 25 proof of age requirement.
This means that staff working at the premises must ask individuals who appear
to be under 25 years of age, attempting to purchase alcohol, to produce
identification. The only acceptable identification documents will be:
- A photo driving licence
- A passport
- An identification card carrying the PASS hologram
Unless such identification is produced the sale of alcohol must be refused.
This policy will include documented steps taken to prevent adults from
purchasing alcohol for or on behalf of children under 18.
20. The premises shall display prominent signage indicating at any point of sale
that a Challenge 25 scheme is in operation.
21. An alcohol sales refusal register shall be kept at the premises and be
maintained to include details of all alcohol sales refused. The register will
include:
i. the date and time of refusal
ii. the reason for refusal
iii. details of the person refusing the sale
iv. description of the customer
v. any other relevant observations
The refusals register will be made available for inspection and copying on
request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority. All entries must be
made within 24 hours of the refusal.
Annex 3 - Conditions Attached after a Hearing by the Licensing Authority
Not applicable
Annex 4 - Plans
See plan, deposited with the premises licence application and retained by Licensing and Public Protection.