Mandatory Conditions
All Premises Licence authorising supply of alcohol
The licence is granted subject to the Mandatory conditions for sale of alcohol as set out in the Licensing Act 2003 as amended by the Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 and Order 2014.
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 responsible person must 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.
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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;
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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;
d) 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.
e) dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).
4. The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
5. (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 licences 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.
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) these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and
(c) where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.
Minimum Drinks Pricing
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 + (DxV)
Where -
(i) P is the permitted price
(ii) D is the amount 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 the 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.
If the Premises Licence has conditions in respect of Door Supervision
[except theatres, cinemas, bingo halls and casinos]
1. Where a premises licence includes a condition that at specified times one or more individuals must be at the premises to carry out a security activity, each such individual must:
(a) be authorised to carry out that activity by a licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act 2001; or
(b) be entitled to carry out that activity by virtue of section 4 of the Act.
2. But nothing in subsection (1) requires such a condition to be imposed:
(a) in respect of premises within paragraph 8(3)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c12) (premises with premises licences authorising plays or films); or
(b) in respect of premises in relation to:
(i) any occasion mentioned in paragraph 8(3)(b) or (c) of that Schedule (premises being used exclusively by club with club premises certificate, under a temporary event notice authorising plays or films or under a gaming licence), or
(ii) any occasion within paragraph 8(3)(d) of that Schedule (occasions prescribed by regulations under that Act.
3. For the purposes of this section:
(a) “security activity” means an activity to which paragraph 2(1)(a) of that Schedule applies, and, which is licensable conduct for the purposes of that Act, (see Section 3(2) of that Act) and
(b) paragraph 8(5) of that Schedule (interpretation of references to an occasion) applies as it applies in relation to paragraph 8 of that Schedule.
Annex 2 Conditions consistent with operating schedule
Prevention of Crime and Disorder
1. a) The licence holder shall ensure that new staff shall receive induction training prior to the commencement of their employment at the premises, including drug awareness, underage sales training, and serving to persons who are drunk. This training shall be recorded.
b) Staff refresher training shall take place on an annual basis and shall be recorded.
c) All staff training records shall be retained on the premises, maintained by certificate Licence Holder, and made available immediately for inspection upon request by South Yorkshire Police or Local Authority Enforcement Officers.
2. The licence holder shall ensure that alcohol shall only be served in plastic drinking vessels.
3. a) The licence holder shall ensure that an incident register shall be maintained and kept on site at all times to record all incidents involving anti-social behaviour, injury and ejections from the premises. The register shall include consecutively numbered pages in a bound format and include the time, date and location of the incident, and details of the nature of the incident and names of any other staff involved or to whom the incident was reported.
b) The register shall include the details of any Police Officer who attended the incident, names and addresses of any witnesses, and confirmation as to whether there is CCTV footage of the incident. The register will be checked and signed on a weekly basis by a nominated member of staff.
c)This register shall be made available for inspection by South Yorkshire Police or Local Authority Enforcement Officers immediately upon request.
4. a) The licence holder shall ensure that a refusals register shall be maintained and kept on site at all times to record all occasions where refusal to sell alcohol has taken place. The register shall include consecutively numbered pages in a bound format and include the time, date and location of the refusal, details of the nature of the incident, names of any other staff involved or to whom the incident was reported, and a description of the person(s) refused. The register shall be checked and signed on a weekly basis by a nominated member of staff.
b) The register shall be made available for inspection by South Yorkshire Police or a Local Authority Enforcement Officer on request.
5. The licence holder shall ensure that any customer wearing a coloured wristband (denoting their entry to the activity zone) wishing to purchase alcohol will have their band removed at point of sale.
6. The licence holder shall ensure that alcohol shall only be sold to or consumed by those visitors not taking part in the activity zones or those that have taken part in the activity zones and have completed their allotted time slot.
7. a) The licence holder shall ensure that the CCTV cameras shall cover the entire premises, including the till area where payment is made for alcohol and all areas in which members of the public have access. The location of the monitor to allow playback and retrieval of data shall be located in an area which is easily and safely accessible to Police Officers and Local Authority Officers.
b) The Information Commissioner’s Office is notified of the CCTV system and that the data controller is aware of the Information Commissioners advice in relation to the storage and handling of personal data, including when it can be provided to third parties.
c) Equipment shall be operated and maintained in good and clear working order
d) At least one current staff member shall be trained in the use of the system to ensure rapid data retrieval and download is retrieved should it be required by a Police Officer or Council Licensing Enforcement Officer. Any footage requested shall be made available in any event within 24 hours.
e) A notice of CCTV in operation shall be displayed in a clear and prominent position at the premises.
f) The CCTV system shall have a 28 day recording and retrieval system and be capable of downloading onto a portable storage device such as memory stick or DVD.
8. The licence holder shall ensure that alcohol may only be purchased from the café point of sale and may only be consumed in the ‘bar area’ positioned on the mezzanine floor. Signage will be displayed to direct customers to the ‘bar area’.
9. The licence holder shall ensure that high tables and high chairs will be the only seating arrangements in the ‘bar area’ itself.
10. The licence holder shall ensure that the ‘bar area’ will be checked regularly by staff on ‘floor walking’ duties tasked with cleaning down tables and disposing of waste including alcohol amongst other duties in a timely manner.
11. The licence holder shall ensure that no person under the age of 18 will be permitted access to the bar area unless accompanied by an adult.
12. The licence holder shall ensure that customers shall not be permitted to take vessels containing alcoholic products into the premises, and no open vessels containing alcoholic products shall be allowed to be taken from the premises whilst the premises are conducting licensable activities.
13. The licence holder shall ensure that a wind down period will be in operation 30 minutes before the site closes to the public to give customers sufficient drinking up time.
14. The licence holder shall ensure that a Walkie Talkie system and Tannoy used to communicate across departments and all staff in the event of emergencies. For example - aggressive behaviour.
15. The licence holder shall ensure that staff are vigilant at all times by constantly monitoring customers and all areas of the building to look out for early warning signs of any problems or nuisance.
16. The licence holder shall ensure that there are no irresponsible alcohol promotions.
17. The licence holder shall ensure that that managers are on site and trained to deal with conflict.
18. The licence holder shall ensure that staff are trained in their duty to refuse the sale of alcohol to a drunk person and managers will have the confidence to request a drunk or disorderly person leave the premises.
Public Safety
19. The licence holder shall ensure that daily premises checks are carried out by the staff, this includes checking that signs are in place, and all fixtures and fittings are fit for intended use.
20. The licence holder shall ensure that all staff are trained on how to refuse the sale of alcohol and such refusals shall be recorded in addition to records of staff training/refresher training.
21. The licence holder shall ensure that there shall be a general risk assessment completed for the premises. These documents will be specific to the venue and will be kept on site at all times and will be made available for inspection upon request from any responsible authority.
Prevention of Public Nuisance
22. The licence holder shall ensure that refuse such as bottles shall be disposed of from the premises at a time when it is not likely to cause a disturbance to residents.
23. The licence holder shall ensure that customers shall be reminded by way of clear and prominent notices at the entrance/exit door to please leave the premises quietly and have consideration for any neighbouring residential or business properties.
Protection of Children from Harm
24. a) The licence holder shall ensure that the premises shall adopt a Challenge 25 proof of age scheme approved by South Yorkshire Police. Signage shall be displayed in the premises that Challenge 25 is the age verification policy adopted at the premises.
b) Notices shall be displayed in the premises where they can be seen clearly to advise customers that it is unlawful for persons under 18 to purchase alcohol or for any persons to purchase alcohol on behalf of a person less than 18 years of age.
25. The licence holder shall ensure that notices shall be prominently displayed advising customers of the “Challenge 25” policy
26. The licence holder shall ensure that no alcohol purchased by customers shall be removed from the bar area at any time. (the only point where alcohol will not be in the bar area will be when customers walk from the café point of sale to the bar area)
27. The licence holder shall ensure that clear signage shall be placed at the entrance/exit to the bar area informing customers that alcoholic products shall not be removed from the bar area.
28. The licence holder shall ensure that all staff are vigilant and all staff have undergone ‘safeguarding children’ training. Regular staff training will be carried out when and how to refuse a sale.
29. The licence holder shall ensure that the premises implement a ‘challenge 25’ age verification policy ‘no proof no sale’ signage will be in place at the point of sale.
Annex 3 Conditions attached after a Hearing of Licensing Authority
None
Annex 4 Plans
Attached.