ANNEXE 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS
MANDATORY CONDITIONS UNDER THE LICENSING ACT 2003
Supply of Alcohol
No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:
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at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence, or
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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.
Age Verification
(1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate 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.
Permitted Price
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) 'value 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. (1) Sub-paragraph (2) 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.
(2) 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.
ANNEXE 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE
THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND DISORDER
1) 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 areas where the sale/ supply of alcohol occurs.
- An external camera shall cover the front entrance to the premises.
- 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.
- No super strength beers, lagers or ciders of over 6.5% abv will be sold on the premises (except artisan products).
- Staffing levels shall be maintained appropriately to ensure adequate security.
- 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.
- Alcohol will not be permitted to be consumed on or near the premises and alcohol will not be sold or allowed to leave the premises in open bottles or containers.
2) Contact details of the Designated Premises Supervisor shall be available to staff and to the authorities.
3) No more than 20% of the retail space shall be available for the display/sale of alcohol products.
PUBLIC SAFETY
4) The management and staff will have an effective policy to maintain a safe premises 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 Designated Premises Supervisor will liaise with the authorities to ensure that all aspects of public safety are adhered to. The policy will include:
- Appropriate fire fighting equipment being installed and maintained at the premises and staff trained in its use.
- Fire risk assessments being undertaken and acted upon in accordance with current recommendations and requirements.
- Effective lighting maintained and operated to ensure the safety of the public and staff
- The approved arrangements at the premises, including means of escape provisions, emergency warning equipment, the electrical installation and mechanical equipment, shall at all material times be maintained in good condition and full working order.
- The means of escape provided for the premises shall be maintained unobstructed, free of trip hazards, be immediately available and clearly identified in accordance with the plans provided.
THE PREVENTION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE
5) The premises licence holder shall ensure:
- The shop and public areas nearby are kept free from litter associated with the operation of the shop.
- 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.
THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM HARM
6) The premises will be maintained as suitable for all ages. 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 display of notices and signage relating to the policy at the entrance to the premises and at the point of sale.
- 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.
- Staff training will be recorded with regular refresher sessions and signed off by the Designated Premises Supervisor/Premises Licence Holder.
- Staff training records will be available for inspection by the police or other responsible authority upon request.
- A refusals log will be kept and reviewed regularly by the Designated Premises Supervisor and made available for inspection by the police and an appropriate local authority representative.
- Staff will take reasonable steps to ensure that children and young people do not congregate outside the premises.
7) A written notice of ‘authority’ record for all staff who sell alcohol shall be maintained at the premises.
ANNEXE 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED FOLLOWING A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY
None.
ANNEXE 4 - PREMISES PLANS
The plan of the premises forms part of the licence.
ANNEXE 5 - DATE LICENCE FIRST GRANTED
23rd December 2022.