West Northamptonshire Council

The Wedgwood

79-81 Abington Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BH

Completed application 086294 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 25/07/2023 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within entertainment facilities for making music or dancing
• provision of late night refreshment
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  Mandatory conditions where licence authorises 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.

• ADDITIONAL MANDATORY CONDITIONS.

   

  The following mandatory conditions are to be applied to the licence stated above in accordance with The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 as amended by the The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions)(Amendment) Order 2014.

   

  The following conditions shall come into force on 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.”

   

   

   

                             

• The following mandatory conditions are to be applied to the licence stated above in accordance with The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2014.

  The following conditions shall come 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
                (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 rate 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) “valued 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 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.

  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 prie 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.

   

• Conditions added after Review Hearing 21/01/14

   

  Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

  1. When the premises open beyon 02:00am SIA registered door staff will be deployed from 22:00 hrs when the premises is open with a minimum ratio of 2 for the first 100 customers and 1 for every 100 customers thereafter. All members of doorstaff employed at the point of entry will wear their ID on a distinguishing armband.

   

  2. A CCTV System which conforms to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 is installed within the premises. The system will cover all public areas. There will be cameras sighted in areas which include coverage of the point of entry and the entrance to toilets and images are of sufficient quality to afford facial identification of persons entering the premises. The CCTV system will record all images from 30 minutes before the public are admitted to 30 minutes after the last customer leaves. Images will be retained for at least 28 days. At all times the premises are open to the Public a suitably trained member of staff will be available to provide copies of the recorded footage on suitable media (compact disc/USB stick - to be supplied by the premises) to a Police Officer or authorised officer, at reasonable request.

   

  3. The premises has a zero tolerance drugs policy. Any persons found to be using/dealing controlled drugs within the premises or its environs will be ejected and consideration will be made to calling the police.

   

  4.  Risk areas for drugs to be identified, documented and included in door staff patrol plan. This to be reviewed at 3 monthly intervals

   

  5.  The designated premises supervisor or duty manager will maintain a register indicating the name of person in charge of the management of the premises, door supervisors working including first and last names and full 16 digit SIA numbers, who are present when the public are admitted. Further the register will contain detail regarding any incident relevant to the four licensing objectives. This register shall be produced immediately on the request of an authorised officer. 

  Any register required under this condition will be

  ·              Accurate and up to date

  ·              Bound and consecutively numbered

  ·              Retained in a safe place on the premises for a minimum of 12 months after the date of the last entry.

  ·              Readily available for examination by a Police officer or authorised Officer

   

  6.  When door staff are on duty at least 1 in 4 people entering the premises in any 15 minute period after 22:00hrs will be subject to a pat down/pocket and/or handbag search. Notices will be displayed at the point of entry that this is a condition of entry.

   

  7.  No admissions to the premises after 03.00hrs, when the premises is open to the public for licensable activity. (with the exception of staff members who are employed and on duty at the premises)

   

  8.  The DPS will inform the Police Licensing officer at least 14 days before any promoter is to use the premises. The following details will be supplied:

   

  ·              The full name, date of birth & home address of the promoter (including any ‘stage names’).

  ·              The date and times the event is to take place

  ·              Anticipated numbers attending

  ·              Details of how and where the event is to be advertised

  ·              Any additional security measures identified

   

  Public Safety

   

  9.  Staff will be trained in health & safety and all other legislation relevant to their role. Records of this training will be kept.

   

  Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  10.  After 23:00 hours doors and windows will be closed except for access to and egress from the premises, during regulated entertainment.

   

  11.  Notices will be displayed at the exits requesting customers to leave the premises quietly and to respect the neighbours when using the outside areas.

   

  12.  No events at the premises will be advertised upon any street furniture or building (other than the premises itself), unless specifically authorised by the local authority or owner of the building to which the advertisement is attached.

   

  Protection of Children from Harm

   

  13.  A challenge 25 policy will be employed where anyone who appears to be under the age of 25 and are attempting to purchase alcohol will be asked to provide identification that they are over 18. The only type of identification that will be accepted is a passport; photo driving licence, military ID card or PASS accredited identification.

   

  14.  Staff will be trained in this policy and records will be kept.

   

  15. Persons under 18 years of age will only be admitted to the premises when they are accompanied by an adult.