Annex 1 - Mandatory conditions
LICENSING ACT 2003
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
19 Mandatory conditions where licence authorises supply of alcohol
(1) Where a premise licence authorises the supply of alcohol, the licence must include the following conditions.
(2) The first condition is that 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.
(3) The second condition is that every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.
ADDITIONAL MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1. (1) The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps to 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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children-
(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 (other than any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);
(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;
(d) provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a sporting event, where that provision is dependent on-
(i) the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or
(ii) the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;
(e) 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.
2. The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).
3. The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
4. (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.
(2) 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 a holographic mark.
5. 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) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.
Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
a) General - all four licensing objectives
Age checks made on each potential sale, reasonable daylight hours of trade.
Premises to be kept clear and hazard free.
Entrance exit clearly marked and no obstruction present.
Fire checks to be made and recorded - logbook.
Disposal of rubbish - minimal and environmentally sound.
STAFF TRAINING
The Premises Licence Holder or Designated Premises Supervisor will ensure all staff employed at the venue are aware of the law and their responsibilities under the Licensing Act. Staff must undertake training in licensing law. All new staff must receive this training within 3 months of commencing employment at the premises. Refresher training must be given every 12 months.
A record shall be retained of all such training, and shall include details of the date the training was given, the date that refresher training is next due, and the type of training provided. All staff receiving this training will sign the training record to confirm the training has been completed and provided. Such record will be produced for inspection by the Police or other authorised officers of the licensing authority upon request.
b) The Prevention of Crime and Disorder
Alarm system in place (To be installed by ourselves).
Age checks on every sale potential to those appearing to look under age 18.
Communication and compliance to local authorities, police, fire etc.
CCTV
A tamper-proof digital colour CCTV system must be installed and maintained to a satisfactory standard at the premises.
The system must run and record continuously for 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and recorded footage must be stored for a minimum of 31 days.
The system must provide a clear head and shoulders view to an evidential quality on every entry/exit route and within any other vulnerable areas.
Recorded footage must be provided to a representative of any responsible authority on request. Such footage must be provided in an immediately viewable format and must include any software etc. which is required to view the footage. Any discs, portable drives or other storage media onto which footage is transferred must be provided by the premises and sufficient stock of such storage media must be kept on the premises at all times.
The Designated Premises Supervisor must ensure that the CCTV system is checked at least once every week by a suitably trained member of staff. This check must include the operation of the cameras, the recording facilities, the facilities for providing footage and the accuracy of the time & date. A written record of these checks must be kept, including a signature of the person carrying out the check. This written record must be kept on the premises at all times and made available to a representative of any responsible authority on request.
In the event of a technical failure of the CCTV equipment the Premises Licence holder/DPS must report the failure to the Police or council Licensing immediately (licensing@oldham.gov.uk).
Suitable signage informing customers that a CCTV system is in operation must be placed in prominent positions within the premises, including information on the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights act.
c) Public safety
Exits/entrance routes to be kept clear from obstruction at all times. Kept clear from ice and snow when applicable.
Logbook to be held and updated in accordance to health & safety. Fire regulations, check on electric appliance such as kettle and till.
d) The Prevention of Public Nuisance
Daylight - reasonable trading hours (sale of bottled ales only - so no onsight consumption).
Waste disposal will be minimal and is thought mainly boxes which will be disposed by recycle/environment friendly.
No noise pollution expected.
e) The Protection of Children from Harm
Notice will be displayed in and at the entrance which will be clearly seen and read. It shall indicate that it is unlawful for persons under 18 to purchase alcohol and for any person to purchase alcohol on behalf of anyone under 18.
Anyone who appears to be under the age of 18 will be asked for a recognised proof of age - (PASS) proof of age standards scheme or a photo driving licence, passport or accredited student card.
The premises shall adopt ‘Challenge 25’ as its age verification policy, any person who enters the shop as a customers and appears to be aged 25 and under will be asked for appropriate ID. All staff shall be trained in respect of this policy.
The only forms of acceptable ID shall be a photo style driving licence, a passport, an identification card which bears the ‘PASS’ logo in a hologram format, and military ID.