Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
1 Permitted hours for recorded music and supply of alcohol are extended until 01.00 on the morning after New Years' Eve and every Bank Holiday Sunday. On these occasions the hours for late night refreshment and the opening hours may be permitted until 01.30.
2 The full menu will be available throughout the trading day (subject to a permitted wind down period before the terminal hour of service).
3 The premises shall predominantly be run as a licensed restaurant.
4 A 30 minute drinking up time is permitted on top of the last permitted sale of alcohol to allow customers to use the toilet facilities and disperse from the premises.
5 Location of fire safety and other safety equipment subject to change in accordance with the requirements of the responsible authorities or following a risk assessment. Any details shown on the plan that is not required by the licensing plans regulations is indicative only and subject to change at any time.
6 The premises licence holder will risk assess the requirement for door supervisors at the premises and shall employ door supervisors in such numbers and at such times as is deemed necessary by the risk assessment. The requirement to provide door supervisors as determined by risk assessment will equally apply in respect of private functions and ticketed events where admission is only permitted by ticket purchases in advance.
7 The premises shall have no fewer than 2 SIA registered door supervisors, only when regulated entertainment takes place, on a Friday, Saturday and Bank Holiday Sunday, as well as any other evening when regulated entertainment takes place after midnight. Their shift will begin no later than 8.00pm finishing no earlier than the closing time of the venue.
8 All door staff shall sign a register when performing duties at the premises. This register is to contain the full names, SIA badge numbers and contact details of that person. Those records are to be made available on request to any relevant authority for the purposes of investigating or preventing crime or apprehending or prosecuting an offender.
9 Other than in the areas designated for drinking and indicated in this application, no person shall be permitted by the designated premises supervisor or persons acting under his/her authorisation to remove alcohol from the premises in an open container.
10 The supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises (excluding alcohol for consumption in any external seating area) shall be in sealed containers only and shall not be consumed on or immediately outside the premises.
11 The premises will be a member of Pubwatch or related scheme.
12 Crime prevention posters/material aimed at preventing theft/loss of personal possessions will be affixed/displayed in prominent positions (agreed by both police and management) within the premises.
13 A dispersal policy document is to be drawn up in consultation with police and council officers. Once it is agreed it is to be implemented in full. To include, but not limited to: the monitoring of customers by door staff, the pre-booking of mini cabs/taxis, orderly dispersal of patrons. This policy shall be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure it is still effective and shall be updated if necessary.
14 Appropriate fire safety measures will be installed and maintained as shown on the drawings accompanying this application.
15 A refuse store of sufficient size shall be provided.
16 Late night refreshment is restricted to consumption on the premises.
17 A designated, delineated and boarded smoking area will be allocated outside the premises. Suitable receptacles will be provided within this area for cigarette litter. The premises licence holder or nominated person shall ensure that the smoking area is regularly cleaned to ensure that all discarded smoking litter is removed and property disposed. The premises licence holder or nominated person shall ensure that suitable signage is positioned at exits to request the co-operation of patrons, in particular to make as little noise as possible when leaving the premises.
18 Patrons will be asked not to stand around talking in the street outside the premises and will be asked to leave the vicinity quickly and quietly.
19 Any outside areas are to be monitored and supervised by management and staff, when occupied, during the hours the premises are open to the public.
20 No regulated entertainment to take place outside.
21 The seating inside the premises will be provided for at least 80% of the total maximum capacity of the premises as determined by a risk assessment.
22 Whenever licensable activities are available at the premises a waiter/waitress service shall be available.
23 At least one personal licence holder will be contactable 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.
24 Another member of staff shall be nominated to act for the DPS in their absence whose identity is known by all staff when such absence occurs.
25 Records of incidents involving the use, and/or detection of drugs shall be maintained and those records shall be available for inspection.
26 Confiscated and found drugs shall be transferred to the police in accordance with procedures agreed with Lancashire Constabulary.
27 No person in possession of a drink in a sealed or unsealed container will be allowed to enter the premises except for the purposes of delivery.
28 An incident book will be maintained in which will be recorded:
· All incidents of crime and disorder.
· Refused sales to suspected underage and drunken persons.
· A record of any person asked to leave the premises or that are removed from the premises.
· Details of occasions on which the police are called to the premises.
· A record of persons searched on suspicion that drugs are being carried and their reason for such suspicion.
· The book will be available for inspection by a police officer.
29 Any risk assessments carried out by or on behalf of the licence holder which relate to a licensing objective shall be available for inspection by an officer of a responsible authority.
30 All members of staff shall receive suitable training with regard to serving drunks and are to receive regular refresher training at intervals of a maximum of 6 months, records to evidence this will be made available to authorised officer upon request.
31 Any person within the premises who appears to be intoxicated who is behaving in a disorderly manner will be asked to conduct themselves correctly and if they refuse they will be asked to leave the premises and will be escorted off the premises in a calm and appropriate manner.
32 No entertainment of an adult or sexual nature will take place on the premises.
33 A Challenge 21 proof of age policy shall be implemented and adhered to. All staff to have received suitable training in relation to the Challenge 21 proof of age scheme. Records to evidence this will be made available to an authorised officer upon request. Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 21 shall be asked to provide identification that they are over the age of 18. The following are the only forms of identification acceptable:
· A recognised proof of age scheme accredited under the British Retail Consortiums Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS).
· Photo driving licence.
· Passport.
· Official ID card issued by HM Forces or European Union bearing a photograph and date of birth of the holder.
If no suitable identification is provided the sale of alcohol to them will be refused.
34 All staff involved in the sale of alcohol shall receive suitable training in relation to proof of age scheme to be applied upon the premises. All staff receive regular refresher training at intervals of at least 4 months. Records to evidence this will be made available to officers upon request.
35 Suitable signage will be displayed to specify the Challenge 21 policy is in place.
36 Persons under the age of 18 shall only be admitted onto the premises in the company of an adult. Children under 16 shall vacate the premises by 10.00pm unless partaking in a meal of family function.
37 Any outside seating area is to be clearly defined and separated from the public footpath. A fixed or removable barrier must enclose the outside seating area.
38 CCTV must be installed internally and externally at the premises and must comply with the following:
i. Appropriate signage alerting customers to CCTV recording must be displayed in conspicuous positions on the premises.
ii. The CCTV system must be installed, maintained and operated to the reasonable satisfaction of Lancashire Constabulary. All public areas of the premises must be covered by the system. The system will incorporate a camera covering each of the main entrance doors and each camera must be capable of providing an image which is regarded as identification standard in all lighting conditions.
iii. The system must record all hours the premises are open to the public.
iv. Recordings must display the correct date and time.
v. Digital recordings must be held for a minimum period of 28 days. The system must as a minimum record images of the head and shoulders of all persons entering the premises.
vi. A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system must be on the premises at all times the premises is open to the public. This staff member must be able to show CCTV footage to the Police, responsible authorities or an authorised person immediately and provide footage in a viewable format within 48 hours of request, with minimum delay.
vii. The licence holder must notify the Police Licensing Unit on any occasion when the CCTV is to be inoperative for a period in excess of one working day and shall provide a certificate from a competent person stating the reason for the system being inoperative and the measures which have been taken to satisfy the conditions of this licence.
viii. Bi-annually documented maintenance checks by a suitably qualified CCTV engineer must be made of the CCTV system to ensure that the system is in good working order and is operating in compliance with the conditions of this licence.