Vue Cinema

Barbican Leisure Park, Shapters Road, Coxside, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 0LG

Completed application 029935 which is a Change of Supervisor for Premises Licence from 23/09/2011 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of a play
• an exhibition of a film
• 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
• provision of late night refreshment
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  1. The first condition is that 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. The second condition is that 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 shall take all reasonable steps to 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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children-

  (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 (other than any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for

  consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);

  (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;

  (d) provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a

  sporting event, where that provision is dependent on-

  (i) the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or

  (ii) the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;

  (e) 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.

   

  4. The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

   

  5.The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  6.(1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

   

  (2) 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 a holographic mark.

   

  7. The responsible person shall 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; and

  (b) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

   

  Exhibition of films

   

  (1) Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this section.

   

  (2) Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body.

   

  (3) Where-

  (a) the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or

  (b) the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question,

  admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority.

   

  (4) In this section-

  "children" means persons aged under 18; and

  "film classification body" means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).

   

  Plays

   

  (1) In relation to a premises licence, which authorises the performance of plays, no condition may be attached to the licence as to the nature of the plays, which may be performed, or the manner of performing plays, under the licence.

   

  (2) But subsection (1) does not prevent a licensing authority imposing, in accordance with section 18(2)(a) or (3)(b), 35(3)(b) or 52(3), any condition which it considers necessary on the grounds of public safety.

   

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  ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  Steps that have been taken to promote the Four Licensing Objectives

   

  Attendants - premises without a staff alerting system

   

  Where the premises are not equipped with a staff alerting system the number of attendants present should be as set out in the table below

   

  Number of members of the audience present on the premises - 1-250

  Minimum number of attendants required to be on duty - two

   

  And one additional attendant for each additional 250 members of the audience present (or part thereof)

   

  Where there are more than 150 members of an audience in any auditorium or on any floor

  At least one attendant shall be present in any auditorium or on any floor

   

   

  Attendants - premises with a staff alerting system

   

  1.              Where premises are equipped with a staff alerting system the number of attendants present should be as set out in the table below

   

  Number of members                            Minimum number of                             Minimum number of

  of the audience present              attendants required to                            other staff on the

  on the premises                            be on duty                                          on the premises

                                                                                                                  who are available

                                                                                                                  to assist in the event

                                                                                                                  of an emergency

   

  1-1500                                                        Two                                                        One

  201-1000                                          Three                                                        Two

  101-1500                                          Four                                                        Four

  1501 or more                                          Five plus one for every              Five plus one for every

                                            500 (or part thereof)                            500(or part thereof)

                                            persons over 2000                            persons over 2000

                                            on the premises                            on the premises

   

  2.              Staff shall not be considered as being available to assist in the event of a emergency if they are:

   

  a.              The holder of the premises licence or the manager on duty at the premises; or

   

  b.              A member of staff whose normal duties or responsibilities are likely to significantly effect or delay his response in an emergency situation; or

   

  c.              A member of staff whose usual location when on duty is more that 60metres from the location to which he is required to go on being alerted to an emergency situation

   

  3.              Attendants shall as far as reasonably practicable be evenly distributed throughout all parts of the premises to which the public have access and keep under observation all parts of the premises to which the audience have access

  4.              The staff alerting system shall be maintained in working order

   

  The Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

  1.              Sale of alcohol will cease at 02.30 or 30 minutes before the end of the last film showing at the premises whichever is the earlier

  2.              Alcohol shall only be sold to persons who have purchase or had  purchased on their behalf  a ticket entitling them to admission to a film showing at the premises or to persons attending a pre-booked event

  3.              Each auditoria is visited by a member of staff during film showings to monitor screens and the behaviour of customers.  These staff are issued with night vision goggles or equivalent

  4.              Save for pre-booked functions alcohol sold in the auditoria will be supplied only in plastic bottles or plastic glasses

   

  The Protection of Children from Harm

   

  The premises shall operate a proof of age scheme and Challenge 21 policy shall be displayed within the premises.  All staff involved in the sale of alcohol shall be properly trained (as per the premise licence holder’s own training programme) and retrained every 6 months

   

   

   

• Annex 3 - Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority

   

  None.

   

• ANNEX 4 - PLANS

   

  As Attached