Licensing Act 2003 - Premises Licence Register as at 10:05 on 23 April 2025

Northampton Sports Bar

51 Gold Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1RA

Completed application 057990 which is a Suspension after Non-Payment of Annual Fee/Levy for Premises Licence from 02/08/2017 to 21/08/2018

Applicant(s)

Full Name	Reading Pool and Snooker Limited

Designated Premises Supervisor

Full Name	Ms Carly Freitas

Permitted Activities

any playing of recorded music
the sale by retail of alcohol
an indoor sporting event
a performance of live music
entertainment facilities for making music
provision of late night refreshment

Premises Open Hours Requested
	Time From	Time To

Monday-Sunday	00:00	00:00
Activities - Times Requested
	Time From	Time To
C. Indoor sporting event

Monday-Sunday	11:00	03:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. In the event of the screening in the unit of an international sporting event involving British or Republic of Ireland temas which falls outside the current permitted hours on the Premises Licence, to commence one hour before the start of the said event and ending one hour after the end of the event, the details to be notified to the Police and the Licensing Authority at least 21 days beforehand, and not to proceed if the Police object within 7days of notification, unless such objection be subsequently withdrawn. New Years Eve - from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve to Start of permitted hours on New Years Day.
E. Performance of live music (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	11:00	03:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. In the event of the screening in the unit of an international sporting event involving British or Republic of Ireland teams which falls outside the current permitted hours on the Premises Licence, to commence one hour before the start of the said event and ending one hour after the end of the event, the details to be notified to the Police and the Licensing Authority at least 21 days beforehand, and not to proceed if the Police object within 7days of notification, unless such objection be subsequently withdrawn. New Years Eve - from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve to start of permitted hours on New Years Day.
F. Playing of recorded music (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	11:00	03:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. In the event of the screening in the unit of an international sporting event involving British or Republic of Ireland teams which falls outside the current permitted hours on the Premises Licence, to commence one hour before the start of the said event and ending one hour after the end of the event, the details to be notified to the Police and the Licensing Authority at least 21 days beforehand, and not to proceed if the Police object within 7days of notification, unless such objection be subsequently withdrawn. New Years Eve - from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve to start of permitted hours on New Years Day.
I. Provision of facilities for making music (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	11:00	03:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. In the event of the screening in the unit of an international sporting event involving British or Republic of Ireland teams which falls outside the current permitted hours on the Premises Licence, to commence one h our before the start of the said event and ending one hour after the end of the event, the details to be notified to the Police and the Licensing Authority at least 21 days beforehand, and not to proceed if the Police object within 7days of notification, unless such objection be subsequently withdrawn. New Years Eve - from end of permitted hours on New Years Eve to start of permitted hours on New Years Day.
L. Late night refreshment (Indoors)

Monday-Sunday	23:00	05:00
M. The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption ON and OFF the premises

Monday-Sunday	11:00	03:00
Non Standard Timings:			An additional hour to the standard and non standard times on the day when British Summertime commences. In the event of the screening in the unit of an international sporting event involving British or Republic of Ireland teams which falls outside the current permitted hours on the Premises Licence, to commence one hour before the start of the said event and ending one hour after the end of the event, the details to be notified to the Police and the Licensing Authority at least 21 days beforehand, and not to proceed if the Police object within 7 days of notificaiton, unless such objection be subsequently withdrawn.

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.”
Operating Conditions from 4th June 2014 in addition to Mandatory Conditions

1              The operator shall ensure that in order to secure the integrity of the licensing objectives namely the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance; the operator maintains a link and actively supports the provision of the Northampton Pubwatch scheme, its policies and guidelines.

2              The operator of a premise, designated premise supervisor or duty manager shall maintain a register indicating the name of person in charge of the management of the premise, numbers of staff, performers and door supervisors, including names & SIA License numbers of door supervisors,               who are present when the public are present. Further the register will contain detail regarding any incident relevant to the four licensing objectives. This               register shall be produced immediately on the request of an authorised officer.

3              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.

4              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.

5              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.

6              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.

7              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.

8              Entry to the premises will be supervised at all times from the bar reception area as persons enter the premises.

9              After 00.00 hours the outer door to the premises shall remain locked, and entry thereafter will be by buzzer entry through the outer door               and then through the inner doors . The outer door will be monitored by CCTV, which will be operable. A recording must be made until the premises cease to be open to the public. This CCTV must conform to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1988 and must meet the reasonable requirements of the Licensing Authority and the Police.

10     Adhere to all the current legislation affecting this operation, and train staff on an ongoing basis to the standards required.

11     Carry out risk assessments relating to the prevention of crime and disorder,the banking of monies taken and continue to liaise regularly with the police.

12      External area to be included within the risk assessment currently carried out for the unit and any additional measures considered necessary will be implemented.

13     The external area is secure with access only being possible from inside of the club.

14      Carry out full risk assessments in respect of fire safety, health and safety, and continue to upgrade these assessments on a twice yearly basis.

15      No unaccompanied children are allowed in the premises after 7.00pm.
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) “value 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 price 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.
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.”

Northampton Sports Bar

Completed application 057990 which is a Suspension after Non-Payment of Annual Fee/Levy for Premises Licence from 02/08/2017 to 21/08/2018

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

Additional Conditions

Operating Conditions from 4th June 2014 in addition to Mandatory Conditions