ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE
A Conditions that have been agreed with the Environmental Health Authority
Public Nuisance
1. A nominated member of staff shall be appointed to deal with noise complaints from local residents, or from a representative of a responsible authority
2. A senior member of staff (manager) will assess the impact of any noisy activities on neighbouring residential premises at the start of the activity/entertainment and periodically throughout the activity/entertainment
3. Management will take action to control the sound levels of the music/entertainment if found to be unreasonable/excessive
After 02.00hrs until 08.00hrs
1. Doors and windows will be kept shut during entertainment
B Conditions that have been agreed with The Licensing Police Authority
Crime and Disorder
1. Whenever the designated premises supervisor is not at the premises another responsible person will be nominated by the designated premises supervisor as being the person to manage the premises
2. The premises licence holder and/or the designated premises supervisor or a person nominated by them shall be a member of and regularly attend meetings of any pubwatch scheme for the area within which the premises are located (if relevant)
3. A CCTV system will be installed which covers all the public areas of the licensed premises. It will be maintained in good working order at all times. The images recorded will be of good quality with a camera at the entrance capable of recording facial recognition images. The recorded images will be retained for a minimum of 14 days and made available to the authorities on request
4. A notice will be displayed at the entrance to the premises advising that CCTV is in operation
5. The Police Licensing Department will be informed if the CCTV system is not working properly
Public Safety
1. No open bottles or other vessels will be permitted to be taken from the premises
2. Wherever possible only glasses, which are made of ‘toughened/safety glass’ will be used on the premises
3. There will be regular glass collection made in all areas of the premises
4. Free drinking water to be made available at all times from the bar. The place that this service exists shall be clearly advertised within the premises. A good selection of soft drinks will also be sold at the premises
5. A daily incident logbook detailing all incidents of note at the premises or in the immediate vicinity e.g. slips, accidents, entry refusals and incidents of disorder etc. The log will detail the date, time, type of incident, brief circumstances, action taken and person dealing. The logbook will be made available for up to six months to police or any other responsible authority for inspection, if required. All relevant incidents will be reported to the police at the earliest opportunity
Public Nuisance
1. At least 15 minutes before the last sale of alcohol the atmosphere will be adjusted to create a calm period of wind down. An example will be the turning up of lights and switching off of any background music
2. The DPS will ensure that the level of noise emitting from the premises is kept to a minimum so as not to disturb the residential neighbours
3. Notices will be displayed at entrances/exits requesting patrons to leave the premises quietly and have respect for the residential neighbours
Protection of Children
1. Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 21 years shall be asked to provide identification that they are over the age of 18 years. The following are the only forms of identification acceptable
UK PHOTO DRIVING LICENCE
PASSPORT
PASS CARD (proof of age standards scheme)
2. Proof of age checks will take place inside the premises by staff whenever they have doubt about a person’s age
3. Notices obtained from Police publicising the Challenge 21 initiate, shall be clearly displayed at the entrance to the premises and behind the bar area at all times
4. Children under the age of 18 years will not be allowed entry when any entertainment of an adult or sexual nature is taking place
General
1. No irresponsible drinks promotions or ‘all inclusives’
2. No drinks hoarding
3. Police Officers will be afforded all possible assistance in the course of their investigations that relate directly to the premise
4. All material evidence resulting from a criminal incident will be preserved for Police forensic examination
C Steps that have been taken to promote the Four Licensing Objectives
1. All staff will be trained in the Licensing objectives during their induction training
2. On all days that the premises remain open after midnight, Door Supervisors will be employed from 23.30hrs to close of business
3. A service will be available to call a taxi on request for patrons
4. The Licensing Act 2003 to be relied upon for children in premises