Licence Conditions
The licence holder shall operate and maintain a refusals register in respect of declined sales of alcohol where the attempted purchaser was suspected of being under 18 years of age or drunk. This register shall also be used to maintain a log of crimes, nuisance or anti-social behaviour at the premises.
The refusals register and log shall be kept on the premises and be made available immediately upon request to an authorised officer of the Police or Local Authority.
There will be no sales of beer lager, or cider over 6% ABV. No sales shall be made of single cans or bottles of beer, lager, ale or cider.
There shall be a minimum of 2 trained members of staff on duty at the premises at all times when the premises are open for the sale of alcohol.
A fully working and maintained CCTV system capable of recording and storing high quality colour images must be installed on the premises. The system must record at all times the premises are open to the public and images must be stored for a minimum of 28 days with date & time stamping. As a minimum this must cover all entry and exit points to the premises, and all areas inside the premises.
All recordings must be made available to an officer from a responsible authority immediately upon reasonable request and in line with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Any copies are to be provided at the premises licence holder’s expense.
All staff will be trained in relation to the law regarding sale of alcohol. This training must be completed prior to them working in the premises and refreshed every 12 months as a minimum. A record of this training must be kept and maintained with a copy of the syllabus attached. The recipient of the training must sign to state that they have received and understood the training and this should be dated. Training records must be kept on the premises at all times and made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request. *
Note: the nature and extent of training provided under this condition may vary dependent upon the specific role of the staff member concerned.
Signs will be displayed at the exit points of the premises requesting that customers respect local residents by leaving and dispersing from the premises and immediate area quietly and in an orderly manner. Staff will take all practical steps themselves and work with Northamptonshire Police and Northampton Borough Council in deterring groups of people from gathering in the immediate area outside the premises and causing harassment, alarm or distress.
The premises will operate and adhere to an age verification scheme with the minimum standard of Challenge 25. Signs advertising the policy must be displayed in all areas where alcohol is for sale. Challenge 25 shall be included in relevant training referred to at 3. above.
Spirits may only be displayed behind the sales point and will not be advisable for self-service. No sales of spirits shall take place in quantities of less than 35 cl.
The premises will conform to all statutory health and safety requirements.
Persons shall be discouraged from congregating outside the premises.
A notice will be placed immediately outside the main entrance reminding persons that no alcohol is to be consumed directly outside the main entrance to the shop or in its immediate vicinity.
The challenge 25 scheme will be implemented.
To ensure that any person selling or supplying alcoholic drink under the authority of a personal licence holder follows the guidelines of the Challenge 25 scheme and asks for photo ID proof of age where they have reason to suspect that the individual may be under 25 years of age and to ensure that signs relevant to this condition are prominently displayed at the premises.
There will be no window display posters or similar advertising containing and reference to alcohol on the premises shop frontage or the highway abutting the premises; and,
The premises licence holder will display at all times and in close proximity to all alcohol displays within the premises, the current Alcohol Guidelines produced by the UK Chief Medical Officers. The display content will be provided by the Public Health Team for display in A4 format.