Licence Conditions (Added at Review Hearing 21 February 2019)
A fully working and maintained CCTV system capable of recording and storing images must be installed on the premises. The system must record at all times the premises s open to the public and images must be stored for a minimum of 28 days with date & time stamping. The coverage of this system must include all internal areas excluding the insides of the toilets and private staff areas and also the front curtilage of the building and any external smoking areas. A person conversant with the retrieval and viewing of CCTV footage must be present on the premises at all times it is open to the public.
All recordings must be made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request and in line with the provisions of the current Data Protection legislation with downloads available within 24 hours from the time of the request.
At least two SIA licensed door supervisors must be employed on the premises at all times when it is open for licensable activity after 23:00hrs.
All security staff must sign in on a register at the commencement of every duty. This register will contain the name, date of birth and full 16 digit SIA badge number of each security staff member on duty. The register must be fully maintained and kept on the premises at all times and must be made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request. Records must be retained for at least 6 months.
Door supervisors employed at the venue will wear hi-visibility outer garments at all times both when working inside and outside the venue.
The premises will have a documented searching policy which has been agreed between the management and Northamptonshire Police. This document will be retained upon the premises and made available to an officer from a responsible authority for inspection upon reasonable request.
The premises will have a documented drugs policy which has been agreed between the management and Northamptonshire Police. This document will be retained upon the premises and made available to an officer from a responsible authority for inspection upon reasonable request.
All staff involved in the retail of alcohol will be trained in relation to the law regarding its sale. This training must be completed prior to them being authorised to sell alcohol 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.
Customers must not take open vessels of alcohol from the premises at any time.
The premises will have a dispersal plan in place which involves staff/door staff encouraging and monitoring the safe and peaceful exit of customers from the venue and the immediate area outside.
Signs will be displayed at the exit points of the venue requesting that customers respect local residents by leaving and dispersing from the premises and immediate area quietly.
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.
No children under the age of 18yrs old will be allowed to enter or remain on the premises after 21.00 unless for the purposes of attendance at a pre-booked private function and in which case under the supervision of a person age no less than 21-year-old.
A personal licence holder must be working on the premises at all times when licensable activity is taking place after 23:00hrs and at all times when an event organised by an external promotor is taking place.
Vulnerability - The premises will have a written policy in relation to dealing with vulnerable people associated with the venue. This will include as a minimum - a) a means of contacting any scheme that deal with vulnerable people such as Street Pastors; b) a direct line of communication with the local area CCTV operators; c) documented training for all staff members in dealing with vulnerability and how to spot it within the context of the night-time economy; d) an agreement with a local taxi company(ies) to provide a line a of communication facilitating the removal of vulnerable people to a safe location if the need arises (the choice of company(ies) shall be at the discretion of the venue); e) identification of a safe area inside the venue where vulnerable people can remain until their safety has been insured; f) a nominated member of staff who can be tasked to deal with any vulnerable people within the venue; g) a method of recording the rationale for actions taken when dealing with a person who is deemed as vulnerable. A copy of this policy will remain on the premises and be made available to all staff as they need to refer to it and to an officer from a responsible authority at all times upon reasonable request.