BlackpoolLicensing Service

Squires Gate Convenience Store

301 Squires Gate Lane, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 3RG

Completed application 080510 which is a Request for Removal of Premises Supervisor for Premises Licence from 20/09/2019 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Annex 1 - Mandatory conditions

   

  1              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              Every supply of alcohol under the premise licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  3               (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

  (2) The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

  (3) 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 either a holographic mark, or an ultraviolet feature.

   

  4              (1) A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

   

                (2) In this condition:-

  a.              “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula P = D + (D x V), where-

  i.              P is the permitted price,

  ii.              D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and

  iii.              V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;

  b.              “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

  c.              “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence-

  i.              the holder of the premises licence,

  ii.              the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  iii.              the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence;

  d.              “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and

  e.              “value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

   

                (3) Where the permitted price would not be a whole number of pennies, the permitted price shall be taken to be the price rounded up to the nearest penny.

   

                (4) Where the permitted price on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax, the permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

   

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  Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule

   

  1              There will be strong management controls and effective training of all staff so that they are aware of the premises licence and the requirements to meet the licensing objectives with particular attention to:

                a) no selling of alcohol to underage people

                b) no drunk or disorderly behaviour on the premises

                c) vigilance in preventing the use and sale of illegal drugs at the retail area

                d) no violent or anti-social behaviour

                e) no harm to children

   

                All the details provided in Training Record Book will be available at the premises.

   

  2              Staff will be well trained in asking customers to use premises in an orderly and respectful manner and to prevent drinking alcohol at the retail unit.

   

  3              A log book or recording system shall be kept upon the premises at all times in which shall be entered particulars of inspections made; those required to be made by statute, and information compiled to comply with any public safety condition attached to the premises licence that requires the recording of such information. The log book shall be kept available for inspection when required by persons authorised by the Licensing Act 2003 or associated legislation.

   

  4              Deliveries of goods necessary for the operation of the business will be carried out only during opening hours during the day to prevent nuisance and disturbance to nearby residents.

   

  5              The Licensee will ensure that staff arriving early morning and departing late at night when the business has ceased trading conduct themselves in such a manner to avoid causing disturbance to nearby residents.

   

  6              Customers will be asked not to stand around loudly talking in the street outside the premises.

   

  7              The movement of bins and rubbish outside the premises will be kept to before 10.00pm.

   

  8              Any lighting on or outside the premises will be positioned and screened in such a way so as to not cause a nuisance to nearby residents.

   

  9                            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
   

  10              All staff to have received suitable training in relation to the proof of age scheme to be applied upon the premises. Records to evidence this will be made available to an authorised officer upon request. Refresher training shall be conducted every 6 months as a minimum.

   

  11              Ordinarily a member of management team will be on the premises at all times the premises are open to the public. In exceptional circumstances where this is not the case another member of staff will be given responsibility of the premises and all staff will have knowledge of who this person in responsibility is.

   

  12              CCTV will be installed internally at the premises and will comply with the following:
  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. 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.
  The system will display on any recording the correct time and date of the recording.
  The system will make recordings during all hours the premises are open to the public.
  VCR tapes or digital recording shall be held for a minimum of 21 days 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.
  The system will, as a minimum, record images of the head and shoulders of all persons entering the premises.

   

  13              A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system will be on the premises at all times the premises are open to the public. This staff member will be able to show recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay when requested to a Police Officer or to a Local Authority Enforcement Officer.

   

  14              The Licence Holder or Designated Premises Supervisor shall 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 licence conditions.
   

  15              Appropriate signage alerting customers to CCTV recording shall be displayed in conspicuous positions on the premises.

   

  16              An authorisation of sales, signed and dated by the DPS, shall be kept at the premises showing all persons authorised by them to make sales of alcohol at the premises.

   

  17              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/ drunken persons
  (iii) A record of any person refused admission or asked to leave the premises
  (iv) Details of occasions upon which the Police are called to the premises
  (v) The use or discovery of drugs
  That book shall be available for inspection by a Police Officer or authorised person

   

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

   

  Not applicable

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  Annex 4 - Plans

   

  See attached reference PL2091 / 1 / 1