Licence Conditions
The Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure that all existing staff, new staff, supervisors and managers receive an induction in the legality and procedure of alcohol sales, prior to undertaking the sale of alcohol. This training will include the lawful selling of age restricted products, refusing the sale of alcohol to a person who is drunk or appears to be intoxicated, the contents of the premises licence; times of operation, licensable activities and all conditions. Verbal refresher training will be undertaken at intervals not to exceed 6 months. Training documents shall be signed and dated, and training records be made available to an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or the Police upon reasonable request. The records will be retained for at least 12 months.
An incident log will be maintained by the premises showing a detailed note of incidents that occur in the premises. The log will be inspected and signed off by the DPS (or a person with delegated authority) at least once a week. The log book should always be kept on the premises and be available for inspection at all times the premises are open by authorised officers of the Licensing Authority or the police. An incident will be defined as being one which involves an allegation of a criminal offence and/or is relevant to the licensing objectives.
At least one Personal License Holder will be working on the premises at all times it is open for licensable activity after 23.00 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays prior to a bank holiday Monday.
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 is 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, both sides of all areas where the sale/supply of alcohol takes place.
A person conversant with the retrieval and down loading 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 written request and in line with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Door supervisors will be employed at the premises based upon a threat & risk assessment performed by the premises management and a decision as to whether to deploy door supervisors or not will documented in the venues written risk assessment including any rationale as to why this decision was reached. A copy of this risk assessment document should remain at the premises and be made available to an officer from a local authority upon reasonable request. As a minimum 2 door supervisors will be deployed from 23.00hrs on Friday, Saturday and Sundays prior to a Bank Holiday Monday.
All security staff must sign into a register at the commencement of every duty. This register will contain the name 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 search 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 relevant staff will be made aware of this policy and will actively implement it.
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 relevant staff will be made aware of this policy and will actively implement it.
The premises will have a means of monitoring and controlling its capacity, in accordance with the Fire risk assessment, during peak times, (clickers, head count etc). This will be determined by the management but will generally be between 24.00 and 02.00 Friday, Saturday and Sundays prior to a Bank Holiday Monday.
No bottles, glasses and other open containers will be permitted to be taken from the premises.
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. All relevant staff will be made aware of this policy and will actively implement it.
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 placed in a prominent place at all exit points of the premises requesting patrons to respect the neighbours and leave quietly.
A proof of age scheme, such as Challenge 25, shall be operated at the premises where the only acceptable forms of identification are recognised photographic identification, as per the current home office guidance. Challenge 21/25 signage will be displayed at all points of sale of alcohol.
A refusals register shall be maintained (either paper or electronic) and be made available for inspection to Police or authorised officers upon request. The Designated Premises Supervisor shall regularly check the register to ensure it is being consistently used by all staff. The records will be retained for at least 1 year.
No person under the age of 18 will be permitted to remain on the premises after 21.00hrs when it is open for licensable activity, with the exception of bona-fide private functions by invitation only with a guest list
Environmental Health Condition
Only background and recorded music shall be played in the basement and ground floor levels of the premises, until a further Noise Assessment, undertaken by a suitably competent acoustician, has been completed to ensure that the NR20 Noise rating curve background noise levels can be achieved in the habitable rooms of the first floor accommodation. A noise assessment should also consider impact on any other nearby residential accommodation. Any remedial measures required shall be put in place to the satisfaction of NBC Environmental Protection Officers, to allow live music to be performed in the basement.