Agenda item

Exempt Business

To move the exclusion of the press and the public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph x of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered.

 

Minutes:

Proposed by Cllr Sarah Williams, seconded by Cllr Mike Barron.

 

Decision

 

That the press and the public be excluded for the following item(s) in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

Woodshedding, King Stag

 

Decision:

To GRANT a Premises Licence for a reduced site area and indoors only, together with the usual mandatory conditions, and the conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule, and the conditions added by the Licensing Sub-Committee as set out below, to permit the following:

 

Anything of a similar nature to live and recorded music and dance performance  (indoors):

Monday to Sunday 1200 to 2300 hours

 

Sale of alcohol (on and off the premises):

Monday to Sunday 1200 to 2300 hours

 

-And

 

Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule.

 

1.    Any instance of a criminal nature that occur on the premises must be reported to the Police.

 

2.    The Premises Licence Holder shall carry out a risk assessment for the premises to ensure the safety of all people on the premises. 

 

The risk assessment must be kept on the licensed premises and made available for inspection by a Licensing Officer, Trading Standards Officer or the Police.  The Premises Licence holder must ensure that the risk assessment is complied with during any licensable activity.

 

 

3.    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that an “incident report register” is kept in a bound book, in which full details of all incidents are recorded. 

 

4.    The Premises Licence Holder shall provide a contact telephone number, email address and Instagram contact for use by local residents by sending it to Holwell Parish Council.  The telephone shall be staffed at all times that the premises are open.  The Premises Licence Holder shall maintain a record of complaints, together with a summary of what action has been taken in respect of any complaints and any such record will be made available to the Licensing Authority on request. 

 

5.    A clear notice shall be displayed at every exit from the premises to instruct customers to respect the needs of local residents and leave the premises and area quietly.  The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that a sufficient number of suitable receptacles are located in appropriate locations for the depositing of waste materials including food wrappings, drinks containers and smoking related litter by customers.

 

6.    The Premises Licence Holder will adopt a “challenge 25” policy where all customers who appear to be under the age of 25 that attempt to purchase alcohol or other age-related products are asked for proof of their age.

 

7.    The Premises Licence Holder shall prominently display notices advising customers of the “challenge 25” policy. 

 

8.    The Premises Licence Holder must keep a register of refused sales of all age-restricted products (Refusals Book). 

 

 

Pageant gardens

 

Decision:

To GRANT a Premises Licence with amended hours, together with the usual mandatory conditions, and the conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule and the conditions added by the Licensing Sub-Committee as set out below, to permit the following:

 

Plays (outdoors):

Monday to Sunday 0900 to 2300 hours

 

Films (outdoors):

Monday to Sunday 0900 to 2300 hours

 

Recorded and live music (outdoors):

Monday to Sunday 0900 to 2300 hours

 

Dance (outdoors):

Monday to Sunday 0900 to 2300 hours

 

Anything similar to music or dance (outdoors):

Monday to Sunday 0900 to 2300 hours

 

Sale of alcohol (on the premises):

Monday to Sunday 1000 to 2200 hours

 

 

-And

 

Conditions Consistent with the Operating Schedule.

 

1.    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that at all times when the premises is open for any licensable activity, there are sufficient competent staff on duty at the premises for the purposes of fulfilling the terms and conditions of the licence and preventing crime and disorder.

 

2.    The Premises Licence Holder will ensure that each member of staff authorised to sell alcohol has received adequate training on the law with regards to age-restricted products and that this has been properly documented and training records kept.  The training record must be kept by the Premises Licence Holder at its office and made available for inspection by a Licensing Officer, Trading Standards Officer or the Police.

 

3.    Any incidents of a criminal nature that occur on the premises must be reported to the Police.

 

4.    The Premises Licence Holder shall carry out a risk assessment for the premises to ensure the safety of all people on the premises.

 

The risk assessment must be kept by the Premises Licence Holder at its offices and made available for inspection by a Licensing Officer, Trading Standards Officer or the Police.  The Premises Licence Holder must ensure that the risk assessment is complied with during any licensable activities.

 

 

5.    All exits must at all times be kept entirely free from any obstructions and from any article or substance which may cause a person to slip, trip or fall.

 

6.    A clear notice shall be displayed at every exit from the premises to instruct customers to respect the needs of local residents and to leave the premises and the area quietly.

 

7.    The Premises Licence Holder will adopt a “challenge 25” policy where all customers who appear to be under the age of 25 that attempt to purchase alcohol or other age item restricted products are asked for proof of their age.

 

8.    The Premises Licence Holder shall prominently display notices advising customers of the “challenge 25” policy.

 

9.    The Premises Licence Holder will keep a register of refused sales of all age-restricted products (Refusals Book).  The Refusals Book will contain details of time and date, description of the attempting purchaser, description of the age-restricted products they attempted to purchase, reason why the sale was refused and the name/signature of the sales person refusing the sale.  The Refusals Book will be examined on a regular basis by the Premises Licence Holder and the date and time of each examination must be endorsed in the Refusals Book.  The Refusals Book will be kept at the Premises Licence Holder’s offices and made available for inspection by the Licensing Officer, Trading Standards Officer or the Police.

 

Conditions added by the Licensing Sub-Committee

 

1.    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that a “incident report register” is kept in a bound book, in which full details of all incidents are recorded.  This shall be completed as soon as possible and in any case no later than the close of business on the day of the incident.  The time and date when the report is completed, and by whom, is to form part of the entry.  The register is to be kept at the Premises Licence Holder’s offices at all times and shall be produced to a Licensing Officer, Trading Standards Officer, or the Police on request.

 

2.    The sale of alcohol shall only take place during events at the licensed premises which are both authorised and managed by Sherborne Town Council. 

 

3.    The Premises Licence Holder shall carry out an assessment for each event regarding the need for SIA door staff/stewards.  The assessment shall include the minimum number of door staff/supervisors required, where any such staff/stewards shall be stationed, what clothing or insignia they shall wear to identify themselves as door staff/stewards and whether any surveillance equipment, for example body worn video cameras, are required.  The assessment must be kept at the Premises Licensed Holder’s offices for at least twelve months following the relevant event and shall be made available to a Licensing Officer, Trading Standards Officer, or the Police.