Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
1 On Christmas Eve and New Years Eve licensed hours are extended from the end of normal permitted hours to the start of permitted hours on the following day.
An additional hour is permitted to finish times of the following days:
i) Sundays immediately before Bank Holiday Monday
ii) The morning British Summer Time begins to allow for clocks going forward at 01:00 hours
iii) Saint Patrick's Day
iv) Saint George's Day
v) Saint Valentine's Day
2 A full range of non-alcoholic drinks shall always be available.
3 The premises are operated in accordance with the principles outlined by the 'Nightsafe' Scheme, as are relevant to those premises.
4 The licence holder shall promote safe and responsible drinking.
5 The maximum number of persons to be accommodated in the main licensed area at any one time is 490 people.
6 A senior member of staff (e.g. a manager) shall assess the impact of any noisy activities on neighbouring residential premises at the start of the activity/entertainment and periodically throughout the activity/entertainment to ensure levels of noise have not increased.
7 Customers must be encouraged to depart quietly.
8 A management system shall be introduced to ensure that staff are aware of the legal requirements relating to underage sales and the prevention from use of gaming machines by those under eighteen.
9 An authorisation, signed and dated by the Designated Premises Supervisor, shall be kept at the premises showing all persons authorised by them to make sales of alcohol at the premises.
10 Any ground floor external smoking area must be a clearly defined area with a barrier enclosing customers and adequately supervised.
11 CCTV will be installed internally and externally 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. All public areas of the premises are to be covered by the system.
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 that the premises are open to the public.
d. The VCR tapes or digital recording will be held for a minimum of 31 days and 28 days respectively after the recording is made and will be made available to the police or any authorised persons acting for a 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.
12 A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system will be on the premises at all times that the premises are 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.
13 Appropriate signs informing customers that CCTV is recording will be displayed in conspicuous positions on the premises.
14 Monthly documented maintenance checks of the CCTV system, including the recording system, will be carried out by the Designated Premisies Supervisor to ensure that the system is in good working order and fit for purpose.
15 The Police Licensing Unit shall be notified on any occasion when the CCTV or radio system is to be inoperative for a period in excess of one working day and a certificate from a competent person shall be provided stating the reason for the system being inoperative and the measures which have been taken to satisfy the licence conditions.
16 The licence holder 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.
17 All staff are to have received suitable training in relation to the proof of age scheme to be applied upon the premises. All staff are to receive regular refresher training at intervals of a maximum of six months. Records to evidence this will be made available to an authorised officer upon request.
18 An adequate number of licensed door supervisors will be on duty as appropriate to any risk assessment and in accordance with the guidance under the Nightsafe scheme.
19 Appropriate measures will be taken to ensure staff prevent the removal of bottles or glasses from the curtilage and grounds of the licensed premises.
20 Frequent collection of glasses and bottles will be undertaken to ensure that empty containers do not accumulate in or around the licensed premises.
21 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.
22 Another member of staff shall be nominated to act for the Designated Premises Supervisor, in their absence, whose identity is known by all other staff when such absence occurs.
23 An authorisation, signed and dated by the Designated Premises Supervisor, shall be kept at the premises showing all persons authorised by them to make sales of alcohol at the premises.
24 Risk assessments carried out by or on behalf of the licence holder which relate to a licensing objective will be available for inspection by an authorised officer.
25 The premises shall maintain a drinks policy which complies with any Local Authority resolution made in accordance with approval from the Licensees Forum or any successor body recognised by the Licensing Authority.
26 All internal lobbied doors to any entrance/exit point, fire exit doors and external windows shall be closed during hours of any regulated entertainment except in the event of an emergency and save for the purposes of access and egress.
27 The premises shall be operated in participation with the "Pubwatch" and "Radiolink" schemes.
28 All door staff employed at the entrance/exit of the the licensed premises will wear a reflective jacket/tabard of a design approved by Lancashire Constabulary.
29 An incident book will be maintained in which shall be recorded:
i. All incidents of crime and disorder
ii. Refused sales to suspected under-age and drunken persons
iii. A record of any person asked to leave the premises or removed from the premises
iv. Details of occasions on which the police are called to the premises
v. A record of persons searched on suspicion that drugs are being carried and the reason for such suspicion
The book will be available for inspection by a police officer.
30 Any person who appears to be intoxicated or who is behaving in a disorderly manner will not be allowed entry to the venue. Any person within the premises who appears to be intoxicated or who is behaving in a disorderly manner will be given care and consideration in leaving the venue.
31 All staff are to have received suitable training with regard to serving drunks. All staff are to receive regular refresher training at intervals of a maximum of three months. Records to evidence this will be made available to an authorised officer upon request.
32 Functions which specifically target young people aged 17-18 years (for example birthday parties) will not be allowed to take place on the premises.
33 Children under the age of 18 years shall not be permitted to remain on the premises unless accompanied by an adult.
34 Children under the age of 16 years shall have vacated the premises by 21.00 hours.
35 No under 18's shall be permitted after 21:30 hours.
36 The volume of amplified sound used in connection with entertainment shall at all times be under the control of the licensee or management and the controlling mechanism shall be operated from a part of the premises inaccessible to the public.
37 Where there is reasonable suspicion that drugs are being carried, the licensee shall ensure that the outer clothing, pockets and bags of those entering the venue are searched by a trained staff member of the same sex.
38 Records of incidents involving the use and/or detection of drugs shall be maintained and those records shall be available for inspection.
39 Confiscated and found drugs shall be stored, disposed, transferred in accordance with procedures agreed with the Lancashire Constabulary.
40 A drugs prevention strategy for the company shall be developed and applied. The strategy shall include arrangements for the location of posters and the distribution of other information relating to drugs risks, the dangers associated with drugs and the legal provisions relating to drug use.