West Northamptonshire Council

New Star Mini Market

11 Marefair, Northampton, NN1 1SR

Premises Licence PL1362 from from 29/10/2024 to 10/12/2026

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  All Premises Licence authorising supply of alcohol

  The licence is granted subject to the Mandatory conditions for sale of alcohol as set out in the Licensing Act 2003 as amended by the Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 and Order 2014.

  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 then 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

   

  3.1 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

  3.2 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).

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

   

  5.1 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.

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

  5.3 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) a holographic mark or

  b.              b) an ultraviolet feature

   

  6. 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              i. beer or cider: ½ pint;

  ii              ii. gin, rum, vodka or whiskey: 25ml or 35ml; and

  iii              iii. still wine in a glass: 125ml; and

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

  v              b) 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.

   

  Minimum Drinks Pricing

  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              i. P is the permitted price

  ii              ii. D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of alcohol, and

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

  b.             

  c.              i. The holder of the premises licence

  d.              ii. The designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  e.              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

  f.              e. “value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with Value Added Tax Act 1994

  g.             

  h.              3. Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from the 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 price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax

  i.             

   

   

  i              4.2 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.

  ii             

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General – all four licensing objectives

  1. The CCTV system must be installed and operate internally to cover all areas that licensable activities take place and where alcohol is displayed within any public area.

  2. The CCTV unit shall be positioned in a secure part of the licensed premise. Access to

  the system should be allowed immediately to ALL RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES upon

  request.

  3. A competent trained person in the use of and operation of the CCTV will be in attendance at the premises at all times that licensable activities take place and be able to fully

  operate the CCTV system to be able to down load in a recognised format any information

  requested ALL RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES

  4. The CCTV system clock should be set correctly and maintained (taking account of

  GMT and BST).

  5. A facility will be available for the Police to remove from the CCTV system a copy of any

  material relevant to any ongoing Police investigation.

  6. All CCTV images will be retained for a period of not less than 31 day

  7. An incident register of all occurrences and ejections from the premises will be maintained

  at the premises and all details of public order offences will be recorded and MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL REPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES ON REQUEST

  9. At any time when there is no Personal License holder on the premises there must be

  at least one member of staff on duty inside the premise who has been authorised by the DPS. Any such person should have seen, read and be fully aware of the conditions of the premise licence and take all steps to ensure that such conditions are adhered to whilst they have responsibility for the premise.

  10. A record should be kept detailing, the name and address relative to the person left in

  charge of the premise and the times and dates when the authority to cover exists, in writing.

  11. These should be individual entries covering short periods of time only and should not

  exceed more than a three week period.

  12. The authorised person should also sign on each occasion that he/she has physically seen inspected and is fully aware of all the conditions attached to the premise licence. The DPS should sign to acknowledge that they agree to the authorised person being in charge of the premise for any times specified. The records of these matters should be kept fully updated at all times. All Records shall be retained at the premises for a period of no less than 12 months and made available to responsible authorities on request.

   

  The prevention of crime and disorder

  13.The premises shall install and maintain a comprehensive CCTV system. All entry and exit points will be covered enabling frontal identification of every person entering in any light condition. The CCTV system shall continually record whilst the premises is open for licensable activities and during all times when customers remain on the premises.

  14. All recordings shall be stored for a minimum period of 31 days with date and time stamping.

  15.Viewing of recordings shall be made available immediately upon the request of a Responsible Authority officer throughout the entire 31 day period.

  16. A staff member from the premises who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be on the premises at all times when the premises is open. This staff member must be able to provide a Responsible Authority officer copies of recent CCTV images or data 24hrs when requested, in line with current Data Protection legislation.

  17. There shall be a personal licence holder on duty on the premises at all times when the premises are open for Licensable Activities. All sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall be in sealed containers only, and shall not be consumed on the and shall not be consumed on the premises.

  18. The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that customer areas are well lit and kept free from obstruction at all times when the Premises is open to members of the public.

  19. The Premises Licence Holder will prominently display signage at the entrance to the Premises and at point of sale advising customers of the Challenge 25 proof of age scheme in operation at the Premises. The Premises Licence Holder will prominently display signage at the entrance to the Premises and at point of sale advising that it is illegal to purchase alcohol on behalf of persons under the age of 18.

  19. An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available on request to a Responsible Authority officer. It must be completed within 24 hours of the incident and will record the following:

  • all crimes reported to the venue; any ejections of patrons; any complaints received concerning crime and disorder; any incidents of disorder; any faults in the CCTV system, searching equipment or scanning equipment; any refusal of the sale of alcohol; and any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service.

  20. Prior to undertaking any work at the Premises, paid or unpaid, the Premises

  Licence Holder shall undertake a right to work check on any prospective employee to make sure that he or she has the right to work in the UK. The Premises Licence Holder will record this check in the Premises’ Right to Work register a copy of which shall be kept at the Premises and made available for inspection by a Responsible Authority officer on request. It shall record the following:

  • The name of the employee

  • The date of birth of the employee

  • A copy of the employee’s photographic ID document proving his or her right to work in the UK

  • The date upon which the employee’s status is to be reviewed and his or her right to work in the UK re-confirmed.

   

  Public safety

  21. Prior to undertaking any work at the Premises, paid or unpaid, the Premises

  Licence Holder shall ensure that any prospective employee is trained in the

  following:

  • The Licensing Act 2003 and the Licensing Objectives

  • The Conditions of this Premises Licence

  • Underage sales of alcohol and tobacco and the Premises’ Challenge 25 policy

  • Proxy sales and sales of alcohol to persons who are drunk

  • Identifying non-duty paid products

  22. Employee training shall be repeated every six (6) months and must take place at least twice in every calendar year.

  23. The Premises Licence Holder shall record all employee training in the Premises’ Employee Training Register a copy of which shall be kept at the Premises and made available for inspection by a Responsible Authority officer on request.

  24. There shall be no self-service of spirits on the Premises

  25. No alcohol or tobacco will ever be purchased from sellers calling at the premises except for authorised representatives who have made prior appointments to visit the store.

  26. All alcohol and tobacco products sold at the store will have the relevant UK Duty paid.

  27. Any tobacco, which does not comply with UK Duty will not be stored at the premises

  28. Invoices or copies of invoices for all alcohol and tobacco punched for the business will be available for inspection by any Responsible Authority representative upon request.

  29. A Risk Assessment will be carried out and updated on an annual basis.

   

   

  The prevention of public nuisance

  30. Prominent Signs will be displayed requesting customers have regard for local residents when leaving the premises.

  31. Adequate bins are available for customers to dispose of litter.

  32. A Challenge 25 policy will be adopted in order to reduce the potential for underage sales of age restricted products including alcohol. If a customer appears to be under 25 years of age and cannot prove that they are eligible to purchase the age restricted item with a valid UK or Ireland Photocard Driving Licence, a valid Passport or PASS accredited proof of age scheme card, they will be refused service.

  33.Challenge 25 posters will be displayed at the premises to reinforce this policy. Posters will be placed at; each till, each area alcohol is stocked and at the point of entry into the store. The posters will be displayed prominently and in sight of customers and staff.

   

  The protection of children from harm

  34. A Refusals Register is to be used to record all incidents when a sale is refused. The register is to be kept in the store at all times unless it is requested by authorised officers of responsible authorities. The Refusal/Challenge Register is to be checked and signed off by the Designated Premises Supervisor every two weeks.

  • All staff ,WHO ARE NOT PERSONAL LICENSE HOLDERS ,working at the premises involved in the sale of age restricted products including alcohol will receive on-going training and will be refreshed at least every 6 months. This will be recorded in a staff training register and will also include a written test of knowledge. 35. The Training records must be made available to authorised officers of responsible authorities on request.  Records shall be retained at the premises.

   

   

   

   

   

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  Conditions yet to be entered.