Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Club operating Schedule
General
CCTV surveillance with exterior lighting monitors arrivals and departures at club main doors and streets on two sides of the club. Club management, steward and bar staff are informed of the Licensing Act 2003 objectives and statutory requirements to comply with all relevant provisions of the Act.
The prevention of crime and disorder
Club constitution includes rules governing the conduct of members and their guests within and adjacent to club premises. Admission to the club is confined to members and bona fide guests and controlled by a door person within the entrance of the club, guests arriving unaccompanied are monitored by the door person before admission and signing in by the host member. Club employees are instructed not to admit or serve members and guests who behave in a drunk or disorderly fashion. Misconduct is reported to the committee to consider action under the clubs disciplinary code.
Public Safety
The club complies with Health & Safety and Fire Precautions Regulations. Following risk assessment, preventative and control measures are in place to ensure the safety of members, guests, employees and entertainers whilst on the premises. The club complies with advised capacity limits. Fire action notices are posted, emergency escape routes are signposted.
The prevention of public nuisance
Signage is displayed near exits requesting members and guests to respect the needs of local residents by quietly leaving the premises and car park. When live or recorded music is played all reasonable steps are taken to avoid disturbance to nearby properties.
For premises where entertainment frequently takes place, music and associated sources (including DJs, and amplified voices) should generally not be audible inside noise sensitive property at any time. Where entertainment takes place less frequently, such noise should not be audible inside noise sensitive property between 23.00 and 07.00 hours.
All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when entertainment is being provided, other than for access and egress and in the event of an emergency. If additional ventilation is subsequently necessary, then it shall be attenuated in accordance with a scheme submitted to the licensing authority.
The licence holder or his representative shall conduct regular assessments of the noise coming from the premises on every occasion the premises are used for regulated entertainment and shall take steps to reduce the level of noise where it is likely to cause a disturbance to local residents. A written record shall be made of those assessments in a log book kept for that purpose and shall include, the time and date of the checks, the person making them and the results including any remedial action.
The protection of children from harm
Persons under age 18 are only allowed in the club if accompanied eg Children and Grandchildren attending a junior disco in the function room. Door control ensures that children seeking admission to the club for any purpose are accompanied by an adult member. Young adults applying for membership must satisfy the committee that they are over 18, if necessary by providing proof of age. Accompanied children and grandchildren of members and their guests may attend a private party in the function room. Committee members, the club steward and other members of staff are instructed in the offence provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 relating to alcohol and the protection of children. Signage is posted at all bars to prohibit the direct and indirect supply of alcohol to children.
Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.
In this condition, permitted hours means:
Club premises
f. On New Year’s Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31st December).
The above restrictions do not prohibit the supply to, or consumption by, any person of alcohol in any premises where they are residing.
S.166 LA 1964
Club premises Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied unless it is paid for before or at the time when it is sold or supplied, except alcohol sold or supplied with and for consumption at a meal supplied at the same time, consumed with the meal and paid for together with the meal.