Sixfields Tavern

Sixfields, Sixfields Leisure Complex, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 5QL

Completed application 092123 which is a Variation Application for Premises Licence from 02/03/2025 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

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

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  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.

• 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.”

   

   

   

                             

• 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.

   

• Police Conditions

   

  1              The operator in order to secure the integrity of the licensing objective the prevention of crime & disorder shall ensure that bottles, glasses and other open containers are not taken from the premise unless the practise is specifically authorised by the premise license.

   

  2              At peak time and critical times, that is when the licensing objectives namely the prevention of crime & disorder and public safety is or is likely to be compromised, the capacity limit is maintained so as to be conducive to the keeping of good order on the premise.

   

  3              To co-operate fully with any agency to ensure that the promotion of the four licensing objectives is actively supported by the use of crime prevention notices and similar.

   

  4              Sales promotions or discounting of alcoholic drinks can be instrumental to creating the circumstances whereby the promotion of the four licensing objectives is disregarded.  Therefore, the operators of premises that promote such practice have an added positive responsibility to monitor incidents relevant to the licensing objectives and introduce control measures as necessary to prevent offences of drunkenness and disorder being occasioned.

   

  5              To prevent incidents of crime and disorder an expectation prevails that the operators of premises and their staff will at all reasonable times co-operate fully with the Police and other enforcement agencies and take steps to ensure that members of their staff understand the importance of the responsibility they hold.

   

  6              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. All recordings must be made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request and in line with the provisions of the current data protection legislation.

   

  7              A personal licence holder must be on duty and allocated to the outside bar area at all times when it is open for licensable activity.

   

  8              Open vessels of alcohol must not be taken outside the boundary of the licensable area as detailed by the premises plan.

   

  9. For a period of at least three hours before, during and two hours after the kick off time on “match days”, all drinks must be dispensed into plastic containers. For clarity, match days are defined as any designated sporting fixture being played at Sixfields Stadium.

   

  10.   When the outside bar is being used on “match days”, a member of SIA licenced door staff must be present and on duty for two hours before, during and two hours after the kick off time.

   

  11.  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 employ door supervisors or not will be 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.

   

  12. Between the hours of 09:00hrs and 11:00hrs on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays alcohol will only be available when ancillary to a breakfast meal.

   

   

   

   

   

   

• Licensing Act 2003

   

  This licence is granted on the condition that the restrictions contained within the enactments specified under the Licensing Act 2003 Schedule 8 (1 & 6) are adhered to.