West Northamptonshire Council

The Church

67-83 Bridge Street, Northampton, NN1 1PD

Premises Licence PL1357 from from 03/07/2024 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

   

  19              Mandatory conditions where licence authorises supply of alcohol

   

  (1)              No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence -

   

  (a)              at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence, or 

   

  (b)              at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

   

  (2)              Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

• MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  Mandatory condition: exhibition of films

   

  (1)              Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this section.

   

  (2)              Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body.

   

  (3)              Where -

   

  (a)              the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or

  (b)              the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question,

   

  admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any                  recommendation made by that licensing authority.

   

  (4)              In this section -

   

                “children” means persons aged under 18; and

  “film classification body” means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39)

  (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).

• ADDITIONAL MANDATORY CONDITIONS.

   

  The following mandatory conditions are to be applied to the licence stated above in accordance with The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 as amended by the The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions)(Amendment) Order 2014.

   

  The following conditions shall come into force on 1st October 2014

   

  1.  (1) The responsible person must ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.

  (2) In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises-

  (a)games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or encourage, individuals to-

  (i)drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or

  (ii)drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise);

  (b)provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

  (c)provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

  (d)selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable manner;

  (e)dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).

  2.  The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

  3.  (1)  The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

  (2) The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

  (3) The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and either-

  (a)a holographic mark, or

  (b)an ultraviolet feature.

  4.  The responsible person must ensure that-

  (a)where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the following measures-

  (i)beer or cider: ½ pint;

  (ii)gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and

  (iii)still wine in a glass: 125 ml;

  (b)these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

  (c)where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.”

   

   

   

                             

• Additional Mandatory Conditions

   

  The following mandatory conditions are to be applied to the licence stated above in accordance with The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2014.

  The following conditions shall come into force on 28th May 2014

  1.  A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

  2. For the purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 1-

                (a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic
                    Liquor Duties Act 1979
                (b) “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula-

                                             P = D + (DxV)

  Where -

       (i)   P is the permitted price,

        (ii)  D is the rate of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if
               the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the
              alcohol, and
       (iii) V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the
              alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of
              the sale or supply of the alcohol;

  (c) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence -

                (i) the holder of the premises licence,
              (ii) the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of
                    such a licence, or
              (iii) the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a
                    supply of alcohol under such a licence;

  (d) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and

  (e) “valued added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

  3.  Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

  4.  (1)  Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted prie on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

       (2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

   

• CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General - all four licensing objectives

   

  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 LA 2003 Sec 141 selling to drunks and Sec 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 12 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.

   

  The prevention of crime and disorder

   

  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 and 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 current Data Protection legislation. The CCTV cameras and recording equipment must be of sufficient quality to work in all lighting levels inside the premises at all times.

   

  Door Supervision:

   

  It is not anticipated that door supervisors will be necessary for the general style of operation of these premises, however for special events each booking will be risk assessed, and if it is felt that security is required then door supervisors will be deployed based upon that threat & risk.

   

  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.

   

  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 are located so as not to obstruct exits, fire safety signs or fire-fighting equipment.

   

  Public safety

   

  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) documented training for all staff members in dealing with vulnerability and how to spot it within the context of the night-time economy;

  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.

   

  The premises licence holder shall provide training for all staff to ensure that they are familiar with all means of ingress and egress and the appropriate procedures in case of any emergencies that require an immediate evacuation of the premises. A record of the training shall be maintained and shall be available upon request by an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or the Police. The records will be retained for at least 1 year.

   

  The prevention of public nuisance

   

  Noise escape from the premises should not be an issue due to the style of operation, but the premises license holder shall take all necessary steps to ensure that noise or vibration is not noticeable at the façade of any noise sensitive premises / nearest residential property.

   

  The placing of bottles into receptacles outside the premises shall take place at times that will minimise disturbance to nearby properties and will not take place between 23.00 and 08.00hrs.

   

  The premises licence 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. Receptacles for waste shall be emptied regularly to minimise nuisance smells. Signs will be placed in a prominent place at all exit points of the premise requesting patrons to respect the neighbours and leave quietly.

   

  The protection of children from harm

   

  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.