Proposed by Cllr Fry, seconded by Cllr Lugg.
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).
The Committee retired to make their
decision.
Decision: To GRANT a Premises Licence with the usual mandatory conditions and
the conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
as amended by the Sub-Committee as set out below, to permit the following:
Films,
Live Music, Recorded Music and Dance (indoors)
Late
Night Refreshment (indoors and outdoors)
Supply
of alcohol (on and off the premises)
Sunday to Wednesday
From 08:30 to terminal hour for all regulated entertainment,
opening, late night refreshment and supply of alcohol of 23.59 hrs with last
sale of alcohol at 2330hrs.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
From 08:30 to terminal hour for all regulated entertainment,
opening, late night refreshment and supply of alcohol of 0130hrs with last sale
of alcohol at 0100hrs.
Easter Sunday and the Monday
immediately following
From 08:30 to terminal hour for
all regulated entertainment, opening, late night refreshment and supply of
alcohol at 0130hrs with last sale of alcohol at 0100hrs.
Christmas Eve/Christmas
Day/Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve
From 08:30 to terminal hour for
all regulated entertainment, opening, late night refreshment and supply of
alcohol at 0130hrs with last sale of alcohol at 0100hrs.
Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule as amended by the
Sub-Committee
- All staff
working at the premises concerned with the sale of alcohol shall be
trained in accordance with an accredited training scheme on the law
relating to prohibited sales, the age verification policy adopted by the
premises, drug awareness and the conditions attaching to the
premises licence
- All front
of house staff to be trained to Level 2 Award in Conflict
Management.
- Refresher training shall be provided at
least once every 6 months. A record shall be maintained of all staff
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.
- A refusals book shall be maintained and shall be checked and signed
by one of the management staff on a weekly basis. The refusals book shall
be kept on the premises and made available for inspection by Licensing, Police and other authorised officers.
- An incident log shall be kept at the premises. The log shall
include the date and time of the incident and the name of the member of
staff who has been involved. and made available on request to an
authorised officer of the Council or the Police, which shall record the
following:
- any complaints received
- any incidents of disorder
- any faults in the CCTV system / or searching equipment /or
scanning equipment
- any refusal of the sale of alcohol
- any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service
- all crimes reported to the venue
- all ejections of patrons
- all seizures of drugs or offensive weapons
This log to
be checked on a weekly basis by the DPS of the premises.
- Challenge 25 shall be operated at the premises where the only
acceptable forms of identification are (recognised photographic
identification cards, such as a driving licence or passport or
Holographically marked PASS scheme identification cards). Appropriate
signage advising customers of the policy shall prominently displayed in
the premises.
- All seated areas including the outside area will be regularly
monitored both by staff and CCTV and tables will be cleared at regular
intervals.
- A CCTV system shall be installed to cover all entry
and exit points enabling frontal identification of every person entering
in any light condition. The CCTV system shall continually record and cover
areas where alcohol is kept for selection and purchase by the public, whilst
the premises is open for licensable activities. It shall operate during
all times when customers remain on the premises. All recordings shall be
stored for a minimum period of 31days with correct date and time stamping.
Recordings shall be made available immediately upon the request of Police
or an authorised officer of the council throughout the preceding 31-day
period. The CCTV system shall be updated and maintained according to
police recommendations.
- A staff member from the premises who is conversant with the
operation of the CCTV system shall be on the premises at
all times when the premises are open to the public. 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 31 days storage for recordings is
being maintained.
- Refresher training shall be provided at least once every 6 months
for staff members conversant in CCTV operation.
- At least 1 SIA registered door
supervisor will be available from 2200hrs on each floor
when licensable activities are taking place on that floor. There
shall be a minimum of 2 SIA registered door supervisors on duty each
Friday, Saturday, and New Year’s Eve from 2200hrs until close and the last
customers have dispersed.
- If it is intended to show any major sporting event on a television
within the premises (other than Snooker or Pool tournaments, golf, motor
racing events, athletics competitions or tennis or cricket matches), or to
hold any function, special event or live music, the Premises will conduct
a written risk assessment to determine whether it is appropriate to deploy
door supervisors for a period of time before the event is scheduled to
start, during the event and for a period of time after the event is
scheduled to end and will deploy door supervisors in accordance with the
outcome of the risk assessment. Such risk assessments will also be
conducted at the request of the police in respect of any other event
scheduled to take place at the premises. Copies of all risk
assessments shall be retained on the premises for a minimum period of 6
months and shall be made available for inspection by police and other
authorised officers on request.
- The premises will actively participate in any local
Town Watch initiative. A senior
member of staff shall attend all Pub Watch meetings (or any successor
scheme) unless an emergency arises preventing such attendance and the
premises will support Pub Watch initiatives.
- There will
be a communication link via radio to other venues in the town centre. This
will be the system recognised by Dorset Council and Dorset Police.
- A suitably trained
and competent person must ensure weekly safety checks of the premises, decorative
and functional fixtures, floor surfaces and equipment (including
electrical appliances) to which the public may come into contact are
undertaken. Records of these safety checks must be kept and made
available for inspection by an authorised officer.
- There shall be no admission or
re-admission to the premises after midnight on any occasion, save for
patrons permitted to temporarily leave and then re-enter the premises, e.g. to smoke, and such patrons will not be permitted
to take drinks or glass containers with them after midnight.
- Notices shall be
prominently displayed at any area used for smoking requesting patrons to
respect the needs of local residents and use the
area quietly.
- The Premises Licence
Holder/Designated Premise Supervisor will prominently display notices
which inform customers that open bottles or glasses may not be taken off
the premises.
- The Designated
Premises Supervisor will ensure that a ‘Daily Record Register’ is
maintained on the premises by the door staff. The Daily Record Register
will contain consecutively numbered pages, the full name and 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 Daily Record
Register 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.
- The Designated
Premises Supervisor shall ensure that any queue to enter the premises
which forms outside the premises is orderly and supervised by door staff so as to ensure that there is no public nuisance or
obstruction to the public highway.
- There shall be a
clear visible notice displayed on the premises advising those attending
that the Police shall be informed if anyone is found in possession of
controlled substances or weapons.
- The Premises Licence
Holder/Designated Premise Supervisor will inform Dorset Police as soon as
possible of any search resulting in a seizure of drugs or offensive
weapons.
- The
outside of the premises including any outside seating area will be
regularly monitored by staff and CCTV to ensure that the licensing
objectives are being upheld.
- From
2200hrs daily the outside area will be used only by those temporarily
leaving the premises for the purposes of smoking.
- Signs will
be displayed at the exit requesting customers to leave the area quietly,
having regard for residents.
- Staff will
encourage customers to leave quietly.
- A direct
telephone number for the manager at the premises shall be
publicly available at all times the premises is open. This
telephone number is to be made available to residents and businesses in
the vicinity.
- Written records of
all accidents and safety incidents involving members of the public and/or
staff will be kept. These will be made available at the request of an
authorised officer.
- All sales of alcohol
for consumption off the premises shall be in sealed containers only and
shall not be consumed on the premises or in the vicinity of the premises
- A Supervisor’s
Register will be maintained at the licensed premises, showing the names,
addresses and up-to-date contact details for the Designated Premise Supervisor
and all personal licence holders.
- There shall be a personal licence holder on duty on the premises at all
times when the premises are authorised to sell alcohol.
- A welfare procedure
for dealing with unwell or intoxicated customers will be in place,
including those who appear to be affected by drugs. Staff will be
appropriately trained in such procedures.
·
No
waste will be removed from the premises during the hours of 2000hrs - 0800hrs.
·
No
deliveries to the premises will take place between the hours of 2000hrs
-0800hrs.
·
All openable doors and windows shall
remain closed during periods of regulated entertainment except for
access/egress.
·
A Noise Management Plan (NMP) shall be
submitted in writing 1 month after the provision of any premises licence.
It shall include the following matters:
o
Use of a cooling down period and the
timings associated with it.
o
No entry policy and how this is to
be managed.
o
Monitoring of any regulated
entertainment, by whom, and when.
o
Noise control measures in place at
the premises both physical barriers, speaker alignment etc. and any management
controls.
A new/updated NMP shall be produced if any changes are made
that are likely to see an increase in the volume/style of regulated
entertainment. The written report shall be submitted to the Local
Authority Licensing Section for agreement and as such will form part of the
Premises Licence.
·
Monitoring of regulated
entertainment shall occur after 21.00hrs, and in each and
every hour, thereafter whilst regulated entertainment is being
played. Any monitoring and comments shall be recorded and listed with any
actions taken, and by whom. All records shall be kept a minimum of 1
month and shall be accessible on request to an authorised officer of the
Council or the Police. Monitoring shall take place at the rear of the
premises and at the front of the premises on the opposite side of the street.