MANDATORY CONDITIONS
MANDATORY CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PREMISES LICENCES & CLUB PREMISES CERTIFICATES UNDER THE LICENSING ACT 2003
Supply of Alcohol
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.
Exhibition of Films
3. Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this section.
4. Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body.
5. Where-
(a) The film classification body is not specified in the licence, or
(b) The relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question,
admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority.
6. In this section “Children” - means persons aged under 18; and “Film classification body” means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).
Door Supervision
7. 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, that licence must include a condition that each such individual must:
(a) Be authorised to carry out that activity by a licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act 2001;
(b) Be entitled to carry out activity by virtue of section 4 of the Act.
8. 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 (c.12) (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).
9. 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.
(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.
Age Verification
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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
13. 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.
14. For the purpose of this condition set out in paragraph 1:
(a) ''duty'' is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979(6);
(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 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(7).
15. 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.
16. (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.
Irresponsible Drink Promotions (applicable to ‘on’ & ‘off’ sales)
17. 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.
18. 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).
19. The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
Alcoholic Drink Measures
20. The responsible person must 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;
(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.”
Conditions consistent with the applicant’s operating schedule
a) General - all four licensing objectives
1. An incident log shall be kept at the premises and made available on request to an authorised officer of the Council or Police, which will record the following:
a. all crimes reported to the venue
b. all ejections of patrons
c. any complaints received concerning crime and disorder
d. any incidents of disorder
e. any faults in the CCTV system
f. any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service.
2. Food will be available at all times the premises is open for licensable activities
b) The prevention of crime and disorder
3. CCTV shall be installed, operated and maintained at all times that the premises is open for licensable activities, so as to comply with the following criteria;
The licensee will ensure that the system is checked every two weeks to ensure that the system is working properly and that the date and time are correct. A record of these checks, showing the date and time of the person checking, shall be kept and made available to police or authorised council officers on request.
The police must be informed if the system will not be operating for longer than one day of business for any reason.
One camera will show a close-up of the entrance to the premises, to capture a clear, full length image of anyone entering.
The system will provide coverage of any exterior part of the premises accessible to the public.
The system shall record in real time and recordings will be date and time stamped.
Recordings will be kept for a minimum of 31 days and downloaded footage will be provided free of charge to police or authorised council officers on request, (subject to the Data Protection Act 1998) within 24 hours of any request, and
At all times the premises are open for licensable activity, there will be a person on the premises who can operate the system sufficiently to allow police or authorised council officers to view footage on request.
Signage stating that CCTV is in operation at the premises will be clearly displayed at the premises.
The use of CCTV at the premises will be registered with the Information Commissioners officer (ICO)
4. A record shall be kept detailing all refused sales of alcohol. The record should include the date and time of the refused sale, a description of the person who was refused service and the name of the member of staff who refused the sale. The record shall be available for inspection at the premises by authorised officers of the Council and Police upon request.
c) Public safety
5. A first aid box will be available at the premises at all times.
6. A fire safety risk assessment will be completed as per government guidelines on an annual basis (Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005) And produced to authorised officers of the Council, the Police or the Fire Service upon request.
d) The prevention of public nuisance
7. Alcoholic beverages can only be served to and consumed by customers sat at a table: and clear signage will be used to inform patrons that alcoholic drinks can only be consumed by customers sat at a table.
8. Notices shall be prominently displayed at the exit requesting patrons respect the needs of local residents and businesses and leave the area quietly.
9. Smokers will not be permitted to take drinks outside the premises.
10. The removal of rubbish to outside the premises will not take place between the hours of 9pm and 7am.
11. The Licensee shall provide a safe receptacle for cigarette ends to be placed outside for the use of customers, such receptacle being carefully placed so as not to cause an obstruction or trip.
e) The protection of children from harm
12. The premises shall at all times, operate a Challenge 25 policy to prevent any customers who attempt to purchase alcohol and who appear to the staff member to be under the age of 25 years without having first provided identification. Only a valid British driver’s licence showing a photograph of the person, a valid passport or proof of age card showing the ‘Pass’ hologram are to be accepted as identification. Military ID Cards can also be accepted. Notices and/or posters advertising the Challenge 25 policy shall be placed in prominent positions at the premises.
13. All staff members engaged, or to be engaged, in selling alcohol on the premises shall receive full training pertinent to the Licensing Act, specifically in regard to age-restricted sales, and the refusal of sales to persons believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
14. All such training is to be fully documented and signed by not only the employee but the person delivering the training. Training records shall be kept at the premises and made available upon request to either an authorised officer of the council or Police on request. Staff employed to sell alcohol shall undergo training upon induction. This shall include, but not be limited to;
• The premises age verification policy
• Dealing with refusal of sales
• Proxy purchasing
• Identifying attempts by intoxicated persons to purchase alcohol
• Identifying signs of intoxication
15. Such training sessions are to be documented and refreshed every twelve months. All training sessions are to be documented in English. Records of training shall be kept for a minimum of one year and be made available to an authorised officer of the Council or the Police upon request.