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Junction 9 Retail Park, Winwick Road, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8TW

Premises Licence WBC\LP1004 from from 04/03/2025 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEXE 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  Supply of Alcohol

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

  ()       at a time when there 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.

   

  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

   

  1.              THE PREVENTION OF CRIME & DISORDER

   

  a) All alcohol displayed shall be covered by CCTV.

  b) A written or electronic incident and refusals log shall be maintained and entries made readily available for inspection by Authorised Officers of the Police and the Licensing Authority.

  c) A CCTV system shall be used and shall be designed and installed in accordance with the Cheshire Constabulary’s CCTV guidance document called ‘CCTV in Licensed Premises - An Operational Requirement’. This system shall be in operation at all times when licensable activities are taking place.

  d) The images recorded by the CCTV shall be retained in an unedited format for a period of not less than twenty-eight days,

  e) A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be on the premises at all times when the premises are open to the public and have sufficient training to enable officers of the responsible authorities to view recorded footage.

  f) Copies of CCTV footage will be provided by the premises licence holders centralised security team within 24 hours of the receipt of a compliant data access request.

  g) Designated supervisors shall demonstrate that their CCTV system complies with their Operational requirements. They shall also demonstrate the following:-

  Recordings are fit for their intended purpose,

  Good quality images are presented to the officer in a format that can be replayed on a standard computer

  The supervisor has an understanding of the equipment/training,

  Management records are kept,

  Maintenance agreements and records are maintained,

  Data Protection principles and signage are in place.

   

  h) CCTV shall be maintained in good working order.

   

   

  2.              PUBLIC SAFETY

   

       None

   

   

  3.              PREVENTION OF PUBLIC NUISANCE

   

  a) The premises will be responsibly managed and supervised.

   

   

  4. THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM HARM

   

  a)              A “Challenge 25” policy shall be operated at the premises at all times. Publicity materials notifying customers of the operation of the “Challenge 25! Scheme shall be displayed at the premises.

   

  b)              The only forms of ID that shall be accepted (at the discretion of the Management) as proof of age are a valid passport, a valid photographic driving licence, a PASS approved proof of age card, HM Services Warrant Card or other reliable photo ID (that has been approved for acceptance by the Police or an Officer of the Local Authority)

   

  c) The Designated Premises Supervisor or Premises Licence Holder shall operate and maintain an up-to-date Register of Refusals of Sale of Alcohol, indicating the date, time and reason for refusal which shall be made available for inspection by Local Authority Officers and the Police. The DPS or other responsible person shall check the register once a week.

   

  d)               A documented training programme shall be introduced for all staff in a position to sell, serve or deliver alcohol. An electronic record for each member of staff shall be kept of the content of such training and shall be made available for inspection at the request of Local Authority Officers and Police.

   

  e) The DPS or Premises Licence Holder shall conduct 12 monthly training reviews with all members of staff authorised to sell, serve or deliver alcohol in order to reinforce the training and to promote best practice. A written record for each member of staff shall be kept of the content of such reviews and shall be made available for inspection at the request of Local Authority Officers and Police.

   

  f)  Till prompts are in use at the store to remind staff to ask for proof of age.

   

   

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

   

  N/A

   

   

• ANNEXE 4 - PLANS

   

  The plan of the premises forms part of the licence.

  A854/115 March 2024

• ANNEXE 5 - DATE LICENCE FIRST GRANTED

   

  8th July, 2024

   

Premises Plans

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