Agenda item

An application has been made to review the club premises certificate for Weymouth Angling Society, Commercial Road, Weymouth, Dorset. The application has been out to public consultation.  A Licensing Sub-Committee must consider the application and representations at a public hearing.

Dorset Police had made a request for the hearing be held in private due to ongoing investigations which needed to be kept confidential, balanced against the need to provide the Sub-Committee with all the facts. Whilst hearings are normally held in public, Regulation 14 of the Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005 does provide for the public to be excluded from all or part of the hearing, where the Sub-Committee considers that the public interest in doing so outweighs the public interest in the hearing or that part of the hearing, taking place in public.

 

Proposed by Cllr Monks, seconded by Cllr Parker. Supported by Cllr Starr.

 

The Sub-Committee was satisfied that the public interest in excluding the public from the hearing outweighed the public interest in the hearing taking place in public due to the ongoing confidential investigations.

 

The meeting moved into private business.

 

Decision:

 

To add conditions to the Club Premises Certificate relating to Door Supervision, CCTV, Dispersal Policy, Incident Log, Refusals Log, Staff Training and Welfare Policy as follows:

 

 

Door Supervision

 

The holder of the Club Premises Certificate shall undertake a risk assessment with regard to the deployment of SIA Door Supervisors at different times of the day and on different days of the week to determine whether it is appropriate to deploy door staff on those days and/or at any other time(s) and to then implement the outcome of the risk assessment.

 

A copy of the risk assessment should be made available to an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or Dorset Police upon request and for a period of up to 6 months.

 

Only Door Supervisors who are accredited by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) shall be employed to undertake door supervision activities. When deployed, a record shall be maintained on the premises by the Door Staff. The record will contain consecutively numbered pages, the full name and full 16-digit registration number of each person on duty, the employer of that person and the date and time he/she commenced duty and finished duty (verified by the individual’s signature). The record will be retained on the premises for a period of twelve months from the date of the last entry and made available to an authorised officer from the Licensing Authority or Police on request.

 

CCTV

 

The premises shall install and maintain a CCTV system. The CCTV system shall continually record whilst the premises is open for licensable activities and during all times when customers remain on the premises. All recordings shall be stored for a minimum period of 28 days with correct date and time stamping. Recordings shall be made available immediately upon the request of Police or authorised officer throughout the preceding 28-day period.

 

A Club member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be on the premises at all times when the premises is open. This staff member must be able to show a Police or authorised council officer recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay when requested. CCTV shall be downloaded on request of the Police or authorised officer of the council. Appropriate signage advising customers of CCTV being in operation, shall be prominently displayed in the premises. A documented check of the CCTV shall be completed weekly to ensure all cameras remain operational and the 28 days storage for recordings is being maintained.

 

Dispersal Policy

 

No licensable activity shall be carried out at the premises unless there is in place written arrangements to manage the departure of all club members and their guests (a Dispersal Policy) and these arrangements have been provided to all members of staff.  A copy of these arrangements shall be kept at the premises at all times.

 

Incident Log

 

An incident log shall be kept at the premises. The log should include the date and time of the incident and the name of the member of staff involved. The log to be made available immediately on request to an authorised officer of the Council or the Police, which will record the following:

• All crimes reported to the venue

• All ejections of patrons

• Any complaints received

• Any incidents of disorder

• All seizures of drugs or offensive weapons

• Any faults in the CCTV system or searching equipment or scanning equipment

• Any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service

 

Refusals Log

 

An alcohol supply refusal register shall be kept at the premises and be maintained to include details of all alcohol supplies refused. The register will include:

i.               the date and time of refusal

ii.              the reason for refusal

iii.             details of the person refusing the supply

iv.            description of the customer

v.              any other relevant observations.

The refusals register will be made available for inspection and copying by Police, Licensing or other authorised officers on request. All entries must be made within 24 hours of the refusal.

Staff Training

 

All Club members involved in the sale of alcohol shall receive training on the law relating to prohibited sales, the age verification policy adopted by the premises and the conditions attaching to the Certificate. Refresher training shall be provided at least once every 6 months. A record shall be maintained of all training and that record shall be signed by the person receiving the training and the trainer. The records shall be kept for a minimum of 12 months and made available for inspection by Police, Licensing or other authorised officers.

 

Welfare Policy

 

No licensable activity shall be carried out at the premises unless there is in place written arrangements for ensuring the welfare of all club members and their guests (a Welfare Policy) and these arrangements have been provided to all members of staff.  A copy of these arrangements shall be kept at the premises at all times.