Mandatory Conditions where the licence authorises the sale 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 licence , or
(b) at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence, or his licence has been suspended.
2 The supply of alcohol under a premises licence must be made or authorised by a
person who holds a personal licence.
Age Verification Policy - Mandatory Condition
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.
(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.
Alcohol 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 purpose of the condition set out in paragraph 1-
(a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcohol 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
Conditions Consistent with the Operating Schedule
All staff involved in the sale, supply or provision of alcohol must be trained in relation to the licensing objectives. Refresher training must be undertaken every6 months and all training must be documented and made available to an authorised officer upon request.
A CCTV system shall be installed in the premises and will display on any recording the time and date of the recording and;
The system will be operated during all permitted hours and for a period of 2 hours afterwards
The correct time and date must be generated onto both the recordings and the real time image screen.
The cameras shall be sufficient in number to view any area used for licensable activity and any exit/entry and the area immediately outside the main entrance.
Signs must be displayed in the premises to indicate that CCTV is in use and when dealing with incidents or unruly behaviour, staff should indicate that CCTV is recording the incident.
The system must be kept in working order, and must be regularly maintained and any faults rectified immediately.
Images and recordings must be kept for 28 days and must be available to the police or any authorised officer promptly upon request. Staff must be trained to access and operate the system and download images.
The recordings must be capable of being accessed and downloaded to another format (e.g. a USB stick or DVD or other recognised format)
If the CCTV equipment (including any mobile units in use at the premises) breaks down the Premises Licence Holder must ensure that the designated premises supervisor, or in his/her absence another responsible person, verbally informs the licensing authority and the police as soon as is reasonably practicable. This information must be contemporaneously recorded in the incident register and shall include the time, date and the means by which this was done, and to whom the incident was reported. The licensing authority and the police must then be informed when the faults have been rectified.
Equipment failures must be repaired as soon as reasonably practicable and without undue delay
The DPS must keep an up to date log showing a list of all staff who have been authorised to sell alcohol on the premises.
An incident register of all occurrences and ejections form the premises must be maintained at the premises and any details of public order offences must be recorded. Said register must be made available upon request to an authorised officer.
There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public, notices requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly.
If a situation arise that staff feel they cannot diffuse without risk to themselves or other staff or customers, they must call the police immediately.
A 'Challenge 25' Policy must be adopted and enforced at the premises whereby any person who appears to be under the age of 25 years shall be required to produce proof of age by way of the following:
A recognised proof of age card accredited under the British Retail Consortium Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)
UK Photo driving licence
Passport
Citizen card supported by the Home Office
Official ID card issued by HM Forces or European Union Member State bearing a photograph and birth date of the holder.
All staff involved in the sale, supply or provision of alcohol must be trained in relation to the 'Challenge 25' Policy upon commencement of their employment, following which they must take refresher training at least once every 6 months. Said training must be documented and made available to an authorised officer upon request.
'Challenge 25' posters must be displayed and must be visible at the entrance to the premises and from the point of sale of alcohol.
Any member of staff under the age of 18 must have the sale of alcohol authorised by a senior member of staff who is over the age of 18.
If it is known or suspected that someone is trying to purchase alcohol for someone under the age of 18 the sale must be refused.
All refusal must be logged in a refusals book which should be made available upon the request of an authorised office.