Mansion Nightclub Warrington

122-126 Bridge Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2RU

Completed application 036604 which is a Suspension after Non-Payment of Annual Fee/Levy for Premises Licence from 14/11/2012 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol
• an exhibition of a film
• an indoor sporting event
• a performance of a play

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  A) CONDITIONS REPRODUCING THE EFFECT OF CONDITIONS SUBJECT TO WHICH THE RELEVANT EXISTING LICENCE HAD EFFECT (PARAGRAPH 6(6) OF SCHEDULE 8 TO THE LICENSING ACT 2003).

   

  1        Public Entertainment Licence - Permitted numbers

  The maximum number of persons permitted to use the Premises at any one time shall not exceed for all purposes 320 persons or such lesser number of persons as the Premises can with ample safety, accommodate having regard to the nature of the entertainment provided.

   

  2.  Public Entertainment Licence - Standard Conditions

  The Premises Licence is subject to all the standard conditions contained in the previous Public Entertainment Licence issued under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as amended.

   

   

  B)  MANDATORY CONDITIONS UNDER THE LICENSING ACT 2003

   

  Alcohol

  1.  No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:

  ()       at a time when here is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence, or

  ()       at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

   

  Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  2. (1) The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps to 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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children-

  (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 (other than any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);

  (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;

  (d) provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a sporting event, where that provision is dependent on-

                              (i) the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or

                              (ii) the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;

  (e) 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.

   

  3. The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

   

  4. The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  5. (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

   

  (2) 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 a holographic mark.

   

  6. The responsible person shall 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; and

                (b) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

   

  Door Supervision

  Only individuals licensed by the Security Industry Authority shall be used at the premises to guard against:

   

  (a) unauthorised access or occupation (e.g. through door supervision), or

  (b)  outbreaks of disorder, or

  (c)  damage

   

  Exhibition of films

  The admission of children under the age of 18 to film exhibitions permitted under the terms of this licence shall be restricted in accordance with any recommendations made by the British Board of Film Classification, where the film has been classified by that Board.

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  PREVENTION OF CRIME & DISORDER

   

  Drinks promotions

  The premises shall not to hold any alcoholic drinks promotions which include the sale of alcohol for a retail value of a unit of alcohol of less than the duty to be paid on the alcohol to HMRC plus Value Added Tax.

   

  Search, drugs and weapons policy

  The Premises Licence holder shall put in place a written search, drugs and weapons policy for the premises which shall be to the satisfaction of Cheshire Constabulary.  The Premises Licence holder or other nominated person shall then ensure that this drugs policy is complied with at all times when the premises are open for public entertainment. Conspicuous notices advising customers of the search policy shall be displayed at all entrances to the premises.

   

  Dispersal

  There should be a clear written policy to assist in the safe and quiet dispersal of customers at the end of the evening.

   

  Pubwatch/Radio Scheme

  The premises licence holder or their representative shall be an active member of the local pubwatch scheme and participate in the pubwatch radio scheme.

   

  CCTV

  CCTV equipment shall be maintained in good working order in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and shall be operational at all times when a licensable activity takes place on the premises.

   

  A written record shall be kept of images that are recorded by CCTV and shall include details of the recording medium used, the time and date recording commenced and finished.  The record shall identify the person responsible for the recording and shall be signed by him/her.  Where the recording is on a removable medium (i.e. videotape, compact disc, flash card etc), a secure storage system to store those recording mediums shall be provided.

   

  The images recorded by the CCTV system shall be retained in unedited form for a period of not less than 31 days.

   

  CCTV images shall be made available to the police or an authorised officer on request for crime prevention/detection purposes.  The Premises Licence holder or Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that there are sufficient staff trained on the premises who can download CCTV images at the time of a request to maximise the effectiveness of any police enquiry to detect and prosecute offenders.

   

  Door Supervisors

  Where any Door Supervisors are used at the premises they shall be registered with the Security Industry Authority.

   

  Where any person is employed on or about the Premises as a Door Supervisor the Premises Licence Holder shall maintain a register in a form approved by the Licensing Authority showing in respect of each period of duty of that person:-

   

  (a)  the name, date of birth, badge or licence number and residential address of that person;

  (b)  the time at which he commenced the period of duty, with a signed acknowledgement by that person;

  (c)  the time at which he finished the period of duty, with a signed acknowledgement by that person;

  (d)  any time during the period of duty when he was not on duty; and

  (e)  if that person is not an employee of the Premises Licence Holder, the name of the person by whom that person is employed, or through whom the services of that person were engaged.

   

  The register shall be of hardback construction with consecutive numbered pages.

   

  The register shall be kept on the Premises at all times and shall be available for inspection by an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or a Police Officer.

   

  The Premises Licence Holder shall keep a log of all incidents that occur on the Premises.

   

  Door supervisors shall be required to wear a reflective waistcoat to an approved standard.

   

  The reflective waistcoats shall:-

  1)  be a specified colour

  2)  have the approved wording "SECURITY" on the front and rear and

  3)  have a clear plastic pocket to display the SIA badge securely in a prominent position.

   

  Further details of the reflective waistcoat can be obtained from Cheshire Constabulary's Force Licensing Officer.

   

  Waste Receptacles

  The Premises Licence holder shall within one month install within the public areas of the premises, a sufficient number of receptacles for the safe disposal of glass bottles by patrons and staff.  These receptacles shall be maintained in good order and emptied on a regular basis.

   

  External bottle bins to be kept secure and away from the front of the building to prevent their use as weapons of opportunity.

   

  Containers

  With the exception only of drinks which are available solely in glass bottles, the Premises Licence holder or Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that no drinks shall be sold from a bar or by staff service or otherwise to be consumed in or on the premises other than in a container made from non-splintering plastic or shatterproof glass.

   

  Seating

  There shall be a minimum of 60 seats in the premises.

   

  Drugs

  There shall be a zero tolerance to drugs.

   

   

  THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

   

  Notices

  There shall be placed at all exits from the premises prominent, clear and legible notices that can be easily read by the public requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly.

   

  Doors

  No doors shall be propped open after 00.00 to ensure noise levels are contained.

   

  Litter

  The Designated Premises Supervisor or other nominated person shall ensure that the area around the premises is cleared of bottles, glasses and rubbish each day when the premises close.

   

  THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM HARM

   

  Challenge 25 system of entry

   

  The only forms of ID that shall be accepted as proof of age are a valid passport, driving licence or a PASS approved proof of age card. No other form of identification shall be accepted unless agreed with Trading Standards, Local Authority Licensing Officers or the Police.

  Publicity materials notifying customers of the operation of the 'Challenge 25' scheme shall be displayed at the premises.

   

  Quarterly Reviews

   

  The DPS shall conduct quarterly reviews with all members of staff authorised to sell alcohol in order to reinforce the training and to promote best practice. A record shall be made of the content of such reviews.

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  THE PREVENTION OF CRIME & DISORDER

   

  Alcohol Sales

  A Personal Licence holder shall be present on the premises to supervise alcohol sales at all times.

   

  Door Security

  A minimum of 3 door staff shall be employed at the premises from 10pm till closure on Friday and Saturday.

   

  A minimum of 2 door staff shall be employed at the premises on a Tuesday from 10pm till midnight.  Should the premises stay open past midnight on a Tuesday then a third member of door staff is to be in place by midnight.

   

  Designated Premises Supervisor

  The new Designated Premises Supervisor to be interviewed and approved by the police prior to the premises re-opening, such approval not to be unreasonably delayed.

   

  Should the Designated Premises Supervisor leave within the first 6 months the above condition shall apply.

   

  Refusals Log

  The Premises Licence holder shall keep refusal logs for door entry and bars.

   

  Staff Training

  All staff must be suitably trained and have knowledge of the licensing objectives and a written record must be kept of training which is readily available for inspection by Cheshire Constabulary and the Licensing Authority Enforcement Officer and Trading Standards.

   

  Contact Number

  A 24 hour contact telephone number shall be given to Cheshire Constabulary and the Licensing Authority.