Annex 1 - 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.
The following conditions came into force on 28th May 2014
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(a);
(b) “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula-
P = D + (D×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(b).
Mandatory Licensing Conditions from 1st October 2014
1.-(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).
2. The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
3.-(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.
4. 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.
Annex 4 - Conditions added following a Variation Application submitted on 18th December 2018:
General
Staff training
The Premises Licence Holder (PLH) or Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) 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.
The venue will maintain a written record of this training, detailing what date completed, when refresher is due/date refresher completed. What type of training provided. All staff receiving this training will sign this document to say the above has been provided and completed. This record will be made available to the Police/Council on request.
Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS)
The DPS to give the police 7 days’ notice of any absence from the premises of more than 7 days. i.e. holidays and nominate who will be the responsible person in charge whilst away.
DPS and/or PLH will be a member of the Pubwatch scheme and attend meetings on a regular basis.
Last Entry to Premise
On Friday and Saturday whilst the premise is open for business there shall be no new entries to the premises by members of the public after 00:30 hours, save for returning smokers.
Closing time
No members of the public shall remain on the premises past 02:30 hours on Friday and Saturday.
The Prevention of Crime and Disorder
CCTV
A tamper-proof digital colour CCTV system must be installed and maintained at the premises to the satisfaction of Greater Manchester Police.
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 as identified by Greater Manchester Police.
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.
A member of staff who is trained to operate the system and supply footage must be present at the premises at all times when licensable activities are taking place.
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
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.
Suitable signage informing customers that a CCTV system is in operation must be placed in prominent positions within the premises, to comply with the Data Protection Act and the Human Rights act.
Door Staff
After 19:00 a minimum of 2 SIA registered door supervisors shall be employed at the premises on whilst it is open for licensable activities and remain on duty until the premises closes. Door supervisors will wear high visibility armbands.
Door Staff Policy
The management shall produce and implement a Door Supervisor Policy which includes details of disciplinary procedures, and the management’s expectations as to the behaviour and professionalism of the door staff. This policy will be submitted to GMP and the Licensing Manager for approval. Any subsequent changes to this policy must also be approved.
Door Staff Log
A Door Supervisor Log shall be correctly maintained at the premises. This will include the following details:
a) The door staff names, dates of birth and home addresses;
b) Full details, name, address and contact number of employment agency used
And for each individual daily period of trading:
The name of the individual member of door staff
His/her Security Industry Authority licence number
The time and date He/she starts and finishes duty
The time of any breaks taken whilst on duty
Each entry shall be signed by the door supervisor, DPS or nominated person
Door staff will be responsible for:
Preventing entry to any persons who appear drunk or are behaving in an anti-social manner.
Keeping out excluded invididuals.
Search and excluding those suspected of carrying illegal drugs, or carrying offensive weapons.
Maintaining an orderly queue outside the venue, and keeping noise levels down from those who are queuing.
No persons will be ejected from the premises via any fire escape or rear door.
Drugs, Weapons & Search Policy
The premises will operate a zero tolerance approach to drugs and weapons. If suspicious we will search and seize any drugs or weapons for safe handover for as agreed with GMP.
A notice will be displayed at the entrance advising customers of our search policy & dress code.
Excluded Individuals
Excluded individuals will be denied entry into the premises (excluded individuals include those subject to court orders which prohibit the movement of convicted persons, such as Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBO), Pubwatch exclusions and those excluded by the premise licence holder or DPS) if made known to the DPS by GMP etc.
Intelligence sharing
The Designated Premises Supervisor or his/her nominee shall share information on drug use, drug dealing and anti-social behaviour within the venue, with Police, Council Officers and other local venues.
Incident Book
An incident book (with the pages numbered sequentially) must be kept on the premises and be made available for inspection by responsible authorities. The incident book must be used to record the following:
a) Any incident of violence or disorder on or immediately outside the premises
b) Any incident involving controlled drugs (supply/possession/influence) on the premises
c) Any other crime or criminal activity on the premises
d) Any refusal to serve alcohol to persons who are drunk (On sale and off sale premises only)
e) Any refusal to serve alcohol to under 18’s or anyone who appears to be under 18
f) Any call for police assistance to the premises
g) Any ejection from the premises
h) Any first aid/other care given to a customer
Public Safety
Drug Policy
The management of the premises must introduce a strict “zero tolerance” policy in respect of the use and/or supply of illegal drugs on the premises. The policy to include checks of the toile areas every half-hour whilst the premises are open and suitable signage to be placed in prominent areas within the premises.
Use of Polycarbonate Glassware
All glassware used in the premises must be of Polycarbonate type. Any drinks served in bottles must be in plastic bottles only. All drinks from glass bottles to be decanted into polycarbonate containers.
Protection of children from harm
Challenge 25 scheme
A documented Challenge 25 scheme will be operated at the premises. The Challenge 25 scheme shall be actively promoted and advertised at the premises and will ensure that any person purchasing alcohol, who appears to be under 25 years of age, shall be asked to provide acceptable identification to prove that they are 18 years of age or over. Failure to supply such identification will result in no sale or supply of alcohol to that person.
The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) will be actively promoted at the premises by the display of Challenge 25 posters bearing the PASS logo.
A PASS card must be accepted as proof of age if a purchaser possesses one. Where a purchaser does not possess a PASS accredited proof of age card, only the following alternative forms of alternative identification will be acceptable:-
(a) Photo driving licence
(b) Passport or
(c) Her Majesty’s Forces Warrant Card
No persons under the age of 18 are permitted on the premises whilst licensable activities are in operation.
Adult Entertainment
No entertainment or activity of an adult or sexual nature will take place within the premises.
No persons under the age of 18 years to be allowed on the premises whilst licensable activities are being carried out after 19:00.
The Prevention of Public Nuisance
All doors and windows shall remain closed whilst regulated entertainment is taking place at the premises. The only exception to this is for the access and egress of customers.
The fire exit door at the premises shall remain closed at all times the premises are open to the public, save for emergency use in the event of evacuating the premises. Customers will not be permitted to use the fire escape as a means of gaining access to the premises.
Notices will be placed in the area used for smoking requesting that customers using the area are quiet, respecting the needs of local residents.
Notices will be placed at the exit of the premises requiring customers to leave quietly.
On the days when licensable activity takes place at the premises, the Premises License Holder/DPS shall ensure that the curtilage of the premises (the rear yard, and areas at the side and front of the premises) are cleared of any refuse which may have been left by customers using the premises. For this purpose, rubbish includes cigarettes and the remains of cigarettes.
Disposal of waste bottles into external receptacles must not occur between 22:00 and 09:00.