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
1. A CCTV camera system capable of providing good quality images in all lighting conditions shall be used. Images will be retained for a period of at least 28 days and be made available with the minimum of delay to the Police and other Authorised Persons upon reasonable request for evidential purposes, in accordance with the relevant data protection legislation (currently GDPR 2018).
2. The CCTV recording equipment shall be kept in a secure environment under the control of the premises licence holder (PLH) and/or another named responsible individual.
3. There shall be sufficient members of trained staff available to be able to download or view CCTV evidence with the minimum of delay at the reasonable request of an authorised officer.
4. In the event of a breakdown of the CCTV equipment the PLH/DPS or another member of staff shall inform the Licensing Authority as soon as is reasonably practicable. This information shall be recorded in the incident report register and shall include the time, date and means this was reported. The breakdown shall be remedied as soon as possible.
5. The PLH/DPS will run the premises well as a responsible retailer and be a good neighbour to promote the licensing objectives.
6. An appropriate number of staff shall be on duty in the shop - the number of staff on duty will be assessed and determined on a regular basis by the PLH/DPS taking account of any peak periods in terms of sales, volume of customers, etc.
7. All staff selling alcohol will be authorised to sell alcohol in writing and a record of the authorisation will be made available for inspection.
8. The DPS and other staff will be vigilant and monitor the area immediately outside the shop to check that youths are not causing annoyance by congregating.
9. Spirits will be kept behind the counter.
10. Any incidents of crime and disorder at or immediately outside the premises, witnessed by staff, will be recorded in an incident book kept at the shop. This book will be made available for inspection by the Police and other Authorised Persons upon request.
11. Challenge 25 shall be used. Alcohol will only be sold to people who can satisfy or prove to the seller that they are 18 years old or over. The only acceptable form of ID will be a:
a) passport,
b) photo driving licence,
c) PASS accredited proof of age card, or
d) other form of photo ID as recommended by Trading Standards.
12. The premises shall display clear and prominent signage advising customers that a Challenge 25 policy is in operation.
13. An automatic till prompt system shall be used to assist staff carrying out age verification.
14. An alcohol refusals register will be kept and maintained. The register will include details of the date of the refusal, the time, and the reason(s) for refusing the sale. It will be checked on a regular basis by the DPS and be made available for inspection by responsible authorities.
15. A notice(s) 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 under 18 years of age.
16. A due diligence checklist will be used to help prevent underage sales.
17. The shop shall operate an alcohol refusals policy as follows - alcohol will not be sold to;
18. Any person recognised or identified as a street drinker (regardless of their level of inebriation at the time);
a) Any person found to be drinking alcohol in the street;
b) Any person who is drunk or appears to be drunk;
c) Any person suspected of trying to buy alcohol for another person who is drunk or appears to be drunk;
d) Any person unable to provide valid ID when requested by staff;
e) Any person who is verbally or physically abusive towards staff or customers.
f) To any person suspected of trying to buy alcohol for another person(s) who may be under age.
19. A notice advising customers of the refusals policy shall be on display.
20. A notice(s) shall be on display telling customers not to drink alcohol in the street.
21. The PLH and/or the DPS will seek regular contact with the Police and other parties as appropriate to receive updates on any relevant issues in connection with the promotion of the licensing objectives.
22. A ‘Crimestoppers’ notice will on display to promote the initiative;
23. The premises shall comply with the Portman Group code of practice on rules for the naming, packaging, and promotion of alcoholic drinks.
24. Notice(s) will be displayed asking customers to leave the shop quietly;
25. Notice(s) will be displayed asking customers not to drop any litter on the floor.
26. Staff will monitor the area immediately outside the shop on a regular basis to check for, and dispose of, any litter.
27. Deliveries to and from the shop will be conducted to ensure no public nuisance is caused.
28. All staff to be trained prior to serving alcohol and other age restricted products. The training will cover matters such as preventing underage sales, proxy sales, and refusing service.
29. Staff training will be refreshed every 12 months, records will be kept and be made available to responsible authorities upon request.
Annex 3 Conditions attached after a Hearing of Licensing Authority
None
Annex 4 Plans