Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
1 An additional hour for all permitted activities shall be added to the terminal time on the morning of the Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday of an official English Bank Holiday weekend, on the morning British Summer Time commences, and between 24th - 30th December, 1st - 3 January. On New Year's Eve hours shall extend from the end of permitted hours on 31 December to the start of permitted hours on 1 January.
2 No entertainment of an adult nature will take place on the premises.
3 The sale of intoxicating liquor will be to persons who are seated and by waitress service, wherever possible.
4 The provision of food shall form a substantial element of the operation of the premises. Menus will be displayed on tables throughout the trading period. This will include the provision of table meals up to 9pm each night and thereafter, snacks will be available.
5 The premises shall contain sufficient furniture and seating in order that they do not become a High Volume Vertical Drinking establishment as defined at para 10.41 Statutory Guidance and food will be available at all times when the premises is open.
6 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. All staff involved in sales will be at least 18 years of age and will receive training to promote the licensing objectives, all training to be documented and records made available on request to Lancashire Police ar any authorised officer.
7 There will be a dispersal policy to prevent crime and disorder and to promote public safety.
8 Door staff licensed by the SIA will be utilised if required, following a risk assessment.
9 The premises will be operated in accordance with the principles outlined by the Nightsafe initiative, as are relevant to those premises and indicated in the associated leaflet.
10 The premises will be operated in participation with the 'Pubwatch' scheme.
11 Recorded music will continue until the time for the sales of alcohol cease. There will then be a further period of 30 minutes when incidental background music only will be played whilst drinks containers and food utensils are collected, and patrons gradually dispersed towards the exit. Closure of the premises to the public will occur 30 minutes after alcohol sales terminate.
12 The licence holder and / or the designated premises supervisor shall be a member of the Pubwatch, Clubwatch or Bar U Scheme.
13 The premises shall be a member of the 'Radio Link' scheme whilst such a scheme is in operation. The Radiolink equipment will be live and monitored by either the head doorman or other responsible member of staff authorised by the Designated Premises Supervisor.
14 All staff shall receive suitable training, in particular in relation to the prevention of underage sales and sales to drunken persons. Records of such training will be available to an authorised person upon request.
15 There shall be no drinks promotions which would contravene the British Beer and Pub Association Standards for the Management of Responsible Drinks Promotions including Happy Hours or the Social Responsibility Standards for the Production and Sale of Alcoholic Drinks in the UK.
16 There shall be provided at the premises door supervisors who are registered with the SIA to such a number as the management of the premises consider are sufficient as a consequence of a risk assessment to control the entry of persons to the premises and for the keeping of order in the premises when they are used for a licensable activity. At least one door supervisor will be on duty during licensable hours beyond 0300 hours.
17 A record shall be kept on the premises by the Designated Premises Supervisor of every person employed on the premises as a door supervisor. The record shall contain the following details:
i. name, address
ii. date of birth
iii. SIA licence number
iv. time commenced duty and time terminated duty
That record shall be available for inspection on demand by an authorised person, the SIA or a Police Constable.
18 An incident book will be maintained, in which shall be recorded :
a. All incidents of crime and disorder
b. Refused sales to suspected under age / drunken persons
c. A record of any person refused admission or asked to leave the premises
d. Details of occasions upon which the Police are called to the premises
e. The use or discovery of drugs
That book shall be available for inspection by a Police Officer or authorised person.
19 If door supervisors are required following a risk assessment, they will ensure that no customer shall enter or leave the premises from / to the public highway or public place with any open bottle, glass or container except by way of trade delivery.
20 All door supervisors, if required, following a risk assessment, will be smartly dressed in keeping with the nature of the premises.
21 CCTV shall be provided in the form agreed as a sufficient standard with the Divisional Licensing officer for the area.
22 The CCTV equipment shall be maintained in good working order. Any technical defect will be repaired as soon as is practicable.
23 Recordings shall be kept in date order, numbered consequentially and kept for a period of 31 days and handed to Police on request under Section 19 Data Protection Act 1994.
24 Appropriate signage alerting customers to CCTV recording shall be displayed in conspicuous positions on the premises.
25 There will be a zero tolerance drugs policy at the premises.
26 At least one personal licence holder will be available on the licensed premises 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 an emergency.
27 The premises will be subject to risk assessment under the regulatory reform (fire safety) order 2005 from which the maximum safe capacity will be derived.
28 There will be frequent collections of drink containers and glassware to avoid accumulation.
29 Glasses will be shatterproof where commercially available.
30 SIA trained door staff will be on duty, if necessary, following a risk assessment, on each occasion and at least one SIA licensed door supervisor will be on duty at the premises during the time when licensable activities are taking place beyond 0300 hours.
31 The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 will apply to these premises.
32 Noise levels eminating from any licensable activity at the premises shall not at any time exceed the limits laid down in the Permitted Level of Noise (England) Directions 2008.
33 There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public, notices requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly.
34 During the final hour of trading appropriate announcements will be made or images are projected to remind patrons of the need to leave the premises without causing annoyance, nuisance or disturbance to local residents and to advise patrons of any taxi free-phone or collection arrangements available upon the premises.
35 All external doors and windows to any entrance / exit point (to include balcony areas) and any external windows shall be closed by midnight during hours of live entertainment, except in the event of an emergency, save for the purpose of access and egress.
36 All fire exit doors shall remain closed during regulated entertainment except in the event of an emergency, save for the purpose of access and egress.
37 The collection and disposal of bottles and refuse should not take place externally between the hours of 2200 and 0800.
38 The licence holder shall ensure that adequate ventilation is provided so as to ensure that cooking, noxious or persistent smells generated at the premises do not cause nuisance to properties within close proximity.
39 The licence holder shall provide suitable containers for the storage of waste which are constructed and maintained to prevent the removal of such waste by vandal, thieves, animals, accidental spillage or inclement weather.
40 Any external light source associated with the premises shall not cause a nuisance or disturbance to any property within close proximity.
41 Pre-entry safety checks should be carried out at the premises prior to the admission of any members of the public.
42 All staff will receive 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.
43 Persons who appear to be under the age of 21 years shall be required to produce proof of age by way of one of the following:
i. A recognised proof of age card accredited under the British Retail Consortium's Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)
ii. Photo Driving Licence
iii. Passport
iv. Citizen Card supported by the Home Office
v. Official I.D. card issued by HM Forces or European Union bearing a photograph and birth of the holder.
44 British Beer and Pub Association and / or Trading Standards 'Challenge 21' posters / notices shall be prominently displayed at the premises.
45 Any Gaming Machine which is placed in the premises will comply with the Code of Practice issued by the Gambling Commission under Section 24 Gambling Act 2005.