ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE
General
All staff engaged in licensable activity at the premises will receive training and information in relation to the following:
i. The Challenge 25 scheme in operation at the premises, including the forms of identification that are acceptable.
ii. The hours and activities permitted by the premises licence issued under the Licensing Act 2003 and conditions attached to the licence.
iii. How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the premises (in relation to the sale of alcohol).
iv. Recognising the signs of drunkenness.
v. The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk, under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy purchase.
vi. Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an incident to the emergency services.
Training shall be recorded in documentary form and shall be regularly refreshed at no greater than 6-month intervals. Training records shall be made available for inspection and copying at reasonable times upon request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority.
Training records will be retained for at least 12 months.
An incident book shall be maintained to record any activity of a violent, criminal, or anti- social nature. The record will contain the time and date, the nature of the incident, the people involved, the action taken and details of the person responsible for the management of the premises at the time of the incident.
The Premises Licence Holder or Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure a sales refusal register is maintained to include details of all alcohol sales refused and the reason for refusal.
The refusals register should be made available to an authorized enforcement officer on request.
The prevention of crime and disorder
The Premises Licence Holder will ensure that a CCTV system is fully compliant.
Images shall be retained for a minimum of 31 days.
The CCTV system will be capable of downloading images to a recognizable viewable format.
At all times the premises are open for business a member of staff shall be present who is capable of operating the CCTV system and downloading images at the request of police or other authorised officer.
Alcohol consumed on the premises shall only be consumed inside the venue. The premises licence holder must remain vigilant against any nuisance being caused.
Taking any necessary precautions.
Public safety
Appropriate fire safety procedures are in place including fire extinguishers and fire blanket also smoke detectors.
All appliances are inspected annually.
All emergency exits shall be kept free from obstruction at all times.
The prevention of public nuisance
All customers will be asked to leave quietly.
Clear and legible notices will be prominently displayed to remind customers to leave quietly and have regard to our neighbours.
Between 23:00 and 08:00 there will be total sound containment within the premises
The pavement at the front of the premises must be kept clean. This area must be swept and cleared of any litter at the start and end of trading.
During opening hours suitable provision will be provided at the front of the premises for the collection of smoking related litter
The protection of children from harm
All staff shall be trained in the legality and procedure of alcohol sales, using the SWERCOTS on line training pack or equivalent, prior to undertaking the sale of alcohol and then at least every six months. Training shall be signed and documented, and training records will be kept on the premises and be made available to an authorised officer of a responsible authority on request. The documentation relating to training should extend back to a period of three years and should specify the time, date, and details of the persons both providing the training and receiving the training.
There will be in place a written age verification policy in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol, which will specify a Challenge 25 proof of age requirement. This means that staff working at the premises must ask individuals who appear to be under 25 years of age, attempting to purchase alcohol, to produce identification. The only acceptable identification documents will be:
- A photo driving licence
- A passport
- An identification card carrying the PASS hologram
Unless such identification is produced the sale of alcohol must be refused.