Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
1 No entertainment of an adult or sexual nature will take place upon the licensed premises.
2 The premises are not open to the public and licensable activities will be available to hotel guests only.
3 No guests will be permitted to drink outside the premises. Glasses and bottles will not be allowed outside the premises.
4 Children under the age of 16 who are not accompanied by an adult will not be allowed in the bar area.
5 Between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day (inclusive) permitted hours for recorded music may be extended until 01.00 whilst guests are in the bar area.
6 Music must not be excessive in volume and must be under the control of the holder of the licence or his duly appointed representative. The requirements of the Licensing Authority's Environmental Health Division in relation to levels of noise produced inside or outside the premises as a result of, incidental to, or arising from the public entertainment, shall be complied with.
7 The volume of amplified sound used in connection with any regulated entertainment shall at all times be under the control of the licence holder or management and the controlling mechanism shall be operated from a part of the premises inaccessible to the public.
8 Regular noise assessments shall be made by the management / Designated Premises Supervisor and adjusted as necessary.
9 All internal lobbied doors to any entrance / exit point, fire exit doors and external windows shall be closed during hours of regulated entertainment except in the event of an emergency and save for the purposes of access or egress.
10 All external smoking areas provided for the premises shall be located in such a position that their use does not cause a nuisance to any nearby sensitive premises.
11 The premises licence holder shall provide suitable containers for the storage of waste which are constructed and maintained to prevent the removal of such waste by vandals, thieves, animals, accidental spillage or inclement weather. This shall include any external waste receptacles provided for the disposal of all smoking related litter so as to prevent waste litter being deposited on to the highway.
12 The Licence holder and / or DPS is to support and rigorously enforce the Challenge 25 proof of age policy.
Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 25 shall be asked to provide identification that they are over the age of 18. The following are the only forms of identification acceptable:
i. UK photo driving licence
ii. Passport
iii. Proof of Age Standards Scheme Card
OR any other nationally or locally approved form of identification which may be introduced in the future
13 Staff involved in the supply of alcohol will be appropriately trained and records maintained and available upon request. Appropriate training logs will be updated and a refusals book and the Challenge 25 scheme will be initiated.
14 There shall be placed at all exit points from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by customers, clear and legible notices requiring patrons to leave the premises and the area quietly so as to minimise disturbance to local residents.
15 At least one personal licence holder will be available while the supply or sale of alcohol is being undertaken (whose identity will be known to all other staff engaged in the supply or sale of alcohol) except in the case of emergency.
16 CCTV will be installed internally at the premises and will comply with the following:
a) The CCTV system shall be installed, maintained and operated to the reasonable satisfaction of Lancashire Constabulary. The entrance and the bar area are to be covered by the system. The system will incorporate a camera covering each of the entrance doors and will be capable of providing an image which is regarded as identification standard.
b) The system will display on any recording the correct time and date of the recording.
c) The system will make recordings during all hours the premises are open to the public.
d) VCR tapes or digital recording shall be held for a minimum of 31 days and 21 days respectively, after the recording is made and ill be made available to the Police or any authorised persons acting for Responsible Authority for inspection upon request.
e) The system will, as a minimum, record images of the head and shoulders of all persons entering the premises.
17 A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system will be on the premises at all times that the premises is open to the public. This staff member will be able to show police recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay when requested. This data or footage reproduction should be almost instantaneous.
18 Appropriate signage alerting customers to CCTV recording shall be displayed in conspicuous positions on the premises.
19 Bi-annual documented maintenance checks of the CCTV system, including the recording system will be undertaken by the Designated Premises Supervisor to ensure that the system is in good working order and fit for purpose.