Conditions as per Operating Schedule (as amended in agreement with EHO)
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 (including Sec 141 selling to drunks and section 146 selling to children), 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 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
Documented delegation of authority to sell alcohol will be maintained at the premises and made available for inspection by police or other authorised officer.
A fully working and maintained CCTV system capable of recording and storing images must be installed on the premises.
The CCTV system will record at all times the premises are open to the public for licensable activity.
CCTV images will be stored for a minimum of 28 days with date & time stamping.
As a minimum the CCTV will cover all entry and exit points, both sides of all areas where the sale 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 written request and in line with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.
The CCTV cameras and recording equipment must be of sufficient quality to work in all lighting levels inside the premises at all times.
It is not anticipated that door supervisors will be necessary for the general day to day style of operation of these premises.
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.
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.
Colour copies of the SIA licenses of all door supervisors employed at the premises are to be kept on the premises and be made available for inspection by Police or Authorised Officer 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.
All exit doors shall be easily openable and shall not require the use of a key, card, code or similar means.
Doors at exits shall be regularly checked to ensure that they function satisfactorily and a record of the check will be kept.
Clear gangways to exits will be maintained.
Curtains, hangings and temporary decorations will be located so as not to obstruct exits, fire safety signs or fire-fighting equipment.
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) documented training for all staff members in dealing with vulnerability and how to spot it within the context of the night-time economy;
b) 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);
c) identification of a safe area inside the venue where vulnerable people can remain until their safety has been insured;
d) a nominated member of staff who can be tasked to deal with any vulnerable people within the venue;
e) 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.
All external windows and external doors shall be kept closed at any time when regulated entertainment takes place, except for the immediate access and egress of persons.
No noise generated on the premises, or by its associated plant or equipment, shall emanate from the premises nor vibration be transmitted through the structure of the premises; which gives rise to a public nuisance.
The premises license holder shall implement a system to ensure that offensive smells from the licensed premises are not permitted so as to cause a nuisance to nearby properties and the premises are properly vented.
Notices shall be prominently displayed at any area used for smoking requesting patrons and employees to respect the needs of local residents and use the area quietly and also when leaving the venue.
No waste or recyclable materials, including bottles, shall be moved, removed from or placed in outside areas between 22.00 hours and 08.00 hours on the following day.
During the hours of operation of the premises, the licence holder shall ensure sufficient measures are in place to remove and prevent litter or waste arising or accumulating from customers in the area immediately outside the premises, and that this area shall be swept and or washed, and litter and sweepings collected and stored in accordance with the approved refuse storage arrangements, by close of business.
A ‘Challenge 25’ policy will be adopted.
Challenge 25 signage will be displayed at the point of sale and at least one other prominent position within the premises.
Acceptable Proof of Age Identification will be: Passport, Photo Driving Licence, PASS card, British Military ID, National ID card or any other document/ID approved by the Home Office.
A refusals register shall be maintained 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.