Conditions as per Operating Schedule
a) General – All Four Licensing objectives, (b,c,d and e)
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.
The refusals register shall be kept on the premises and be made available immediately upon request to an authorised officer of the Police or Local Authority.
The licence holder will ensure that any appointment of a member of staff, they receive adequate training in responsible alcohol retailing and refreshed every 12 months. A training record will be kept at the premises.
There will be no sales of beer lager, or cider over 6.5% ABV.
b) The prevention of crime and disorder CCTV
1. A fully working and maintained 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.
2. All recordings must be made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request and in line with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Staff Training
3. 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 request.
Nuisance
4. 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 and in an orderly manner.
Staff will take all practical steps themselves and work with Northamptonshire Police and West Northamptonshire Council in deterring groups of people from gathering in the immediate area outside the premises and causing harassment, alarm or distress.
Age Verification
5. 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.
6. A refusals register will be kept on the premises for the recording of any incidents involving the refusal of a sale of alcohol due to age or drunkenness. The register will be made available to an officer from the local authority for inspection upon reasonable request.
Miscellaneous
7. Spirits must be displayed behind the sales point and will not be available for self-service.
8. There will be no sales of beer lager, or cider over 6.6% ABV.
c) Public Safety
The premises will conform to all statutory health & safety requirements.
d) The prevention of public nuisance
Persons shall be discouraged from congregating outside of the premises.
A notice will be placed immediately outside the main entrance reminding persons that no alcohol to be consumed directly outside the main entrance to the shop.
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.
e) The protection of Children from harm
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.