Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
1 The supply of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises shall be by waiter / waitress service only.
2 Table and chair furniture shall be arranged so that there will be no provision for vertical drinking in the venue.
3 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.
4 A zero tolerance drugs policy will be adopted at the premises.
5 Security/staff arrangements will be sufficient to discourage the sale and consumption of drugs and shall ensure arrangements include regular checks of toilet areas.
6 Confiscated and found drugs shall be transferred to the police in accordance with procedures agreed with Lancashire Constabulary.
7 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 4 months. Records to evidence this will be made available to an authorised officer on request.
8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
11 CCTV must be installed internally 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.
12 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.
13 No entertainment of an adult or sexual nature will take place on the premises.
14 A Challenge 25 proof of age policy shall be implemented and adhered to. All staff to have received suitable training in relation to the Challenge 25 proof of age scheme and will receive regular refresher training at intervals of a maximum 6 months. Records to evidence this will be made available to an authorised officer upon request.
15 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. A recognised proof of age card accredited under the British Retail Consortium's Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)
ii. Photocard driving licence
iii. Passport or citizen card supported by the Home Office
iv. 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.
16 Suitable signage will be displayed to specify that a Challenge 25 Policy is in place.
17 Unaccompanied children shall not be allowed on the premises.
18 Adequate glass and bottle collections shall be undertaken throughout the premises.
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 The departure of customers from the premises shall be effectively managed by staff who will request patrons to leave quietly and to avoid causing noise, nuisance or disturbance in the area.
21 A clear legible and conspicuous notice requesting patrons to avoid causing noise, nuisance or disturbance to local residents shall be displayed at every exit from the premises.
22 The licence holder shall ensure that cooking, noxious or persistent smells generated at the premises do not cause nuisance to properties within close proximity.
23 The placing of refuse such as bottles shall only take place between 0800 and 2200 hours so to avoid causing disturbance to nearby premises.
24 The licence holder shall ensure that staff arriving before 0900 hours or leaving after 2100 hours or when the premises have ceased trading conduct themselves in such a manner as to avoid disturbance to local residents and neighbours.
25 The licence holder shall erect and maintain a sufficient number of signs at each bar or alcohol sales point informing customers that the sale of alcohol will not be made to persons under the age of 18 years.
26 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.
27 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.
28 Noise from any regulated entertainment, mechanical ventilation or refrigeration plant shall not exceed background levels at the nearest sensitive properties or at the discretion of the Local Authority shall not exceed some other pre-agreed limit which does not cause unreasonable disturbance to the residents of those properties or their guests.
29 The premises are to be operated in accordance with the principles outlined by the Nightsafe scheme as are relevant to the premises and indicated in the associated leaflet.
30 No person in possession of an alcoholic drink in an unsealed container will be allowed to enter or leave the premises.
31 During the Blackpool Dance Festival in May the opening hours of the premises may be extended until 01:00 Sunday - Thursday.