Annex 1 - Mandatory Conditions
1. A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.
2. For the purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 1-
(a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;
(b) “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula -
P = D + (D x V)
Where -
(i) P is the permitted price;
(ii) D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and
(iii) V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;
(c) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and
(d) “value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.
3. Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.
4. (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph2 on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.
(2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.
5. Only members of the club and their bona fide guests are allowed to use the facilities of the club unless they have been invited by the club committee on behalf of the club for a specific event which forms part of the qualifying activities of the club and this has been recorded in the committee meeting minutes.
6. The supply of alcohol must be made at a time when the premises are open for the purposes of supplying alcohol, in accordance with the club premises certificate, to members of the club for consumption on the premises.
7. Any alcohol supplied for consumption off the premises must be in a sealed container.
8. Any supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises must be made to a member of the club in person.
9. (1) The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that staff on relevant
premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.
(2) In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following
activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children-
(a) games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or
encourage, individuals to-
(i) drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or
supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible
person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or
(ii) drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise);
(b) provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or
discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic (other than
any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);
(c) provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or
reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less;
(d) provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a
sporting event, where that provision is dependent on-
(i) the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or
(ii) the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;
(e) selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the
vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or
glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable manner.
10. The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).
11. The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
12. Each individual carrying out a security activity must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority.
13. A record shall be kept of the names and registration number of such persons and this record shall include the circumstances including full details of all events that take place during their period of duty.
14.-(1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.
(2) The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and a holographic mark.
15. The responsible person shall ensure that-
(a) where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the following measures-
(i) beer or cider: ½ pint;
(ii) gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and
(iii) still wine in a glass: 125 ml; and
(b) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.
Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Club Operating Schedule
Embedded Restrictions:
Permitted Hours
S. 59 60 63 67A 68 70 74 76 78 - Licensing Act 1964
Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.
The above restrictions do not prohibit:
a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;
b) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of alcohol from the premises, unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;
c) during the first thirty minutes after the above hours, the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied as ancillary to the meals;
d) the supply to, or consumption by, any person of alcohol in any premises where they are residing.
Operating Schedule Conditions:
1. CCTV
1.1 The premises shall install and maintain a CCTV system as per the minimum requirements of the West Yorkshire Police Licensing Department, current Home Office Guidelines and in line with the Information Commissioners Office current “CCTV code of practice”. The CCTV system shall have sufficient storage capacity to store a minimum of 31 days footage & record images at 7-12 Frames Per Second (FPS).
1.2 Cameras shall be installed and located at the following locations, stairwells, dance floor, external drinking / smoking area, bar serving areas, circulation areas, seating area and toilet access points and corridor to enable the capture of images of individuals to a minimum of “RECOGNISING” as defined in the Information Commissioners Office current “CCTV code of practice”. The CCTV system shall be capable of obtaining clear facial recognition images and a clear head and shoulders image of every person entering or leaving the premises at each exit and entrance point.
1.3 All elements of the CCTV System must be maintained in good working order and recordings date and time stamped.
1.4 Staff shall be trained in the operation of the CCTV system to ensure rapid data retrieval & downloads of footage can be provided to the Police & the Local Authority Officer on reasonable request in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
1.5 CCTV shall be active during licensable hours and at least one member of staff who is trained in downloading from the system must be on the premises.
1.6 In the event of a failure of the CCTV system for any reason, a record of the failure will be recorded in the premises’ incident book and immediate steps will be made to rectify the problem.
2. Training
2.1 All staff shall receive induction training at the commencement of their employment at the premises, including drug awareness, underage sales & serving alcohol to drunks training.
2.2 Regular training to all staff shall be undertaken on a 6 monthly basis and recorded.
2.3 All staff training shall be recorded and training records maintained and available immediately for inspection by West Yorkshire Police and Local Authority Enforcement Officers upon request.
3. Proof of Age Scheme
3.1 The premises shall adopt a proof of age scheme approved by West Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Trading Standards providing for proof of age for sales to persons who appear to be below the age of 25. Signs shall be provided within the premises informing customers that sales shall not be made to persons under the age of 18 and that identification may be required.
3.2 The only acceptable form of identification are a UK driving licence, Passport, any PASS accredited photographic card or Her Majesty’s Forces Warrant Card. Failure to supply such ID will result in no sale or supply of alcohol to that person.
4. Incident / Refusals Register
4.1 An Incident Report Register shall be maintained and kept on the premises to record all incidents involving:-Crimes reported to the venue, anti-social behaviour, injury, ejections of patrons from the premises, any complaints received, any incidents of disorder, all seizures of drugs or offensive weapons; Any faults in the CCTV system, any refusal of the sale of alcohol & any visit by a relevant authority or emergency.
4.2 The register shall also include the details of any police officer who attend any incident, names and addresses of any witnesses and confirmation as to whether there is CCTV footage of the incident. This register shall be made available for inspection by West Yorkshire Police or Local Authority Enforcement Officers immediately upon request.
4.3 The register will contain consecutively numbered pages in a bound format and include the date, time and location of the incident, details of the nature of the incident, the names and SIA badge numbers of any door staff involved or to whom the incident was reported to and names of any other staff involved or to whom the incident was reported.
4.4 The DPS or nominated manager will inspect the incident register on a weekly basis to ensure that the document is being maintained correctly. The DPS or nominated manager will sign and date an entry accordingly to verify the above.
5. Children
5.1 Children will only be allowed in the concert room or lounge area. All children that come into the club premises must be accompanied by an adult who is currently a club member. Children will not be allowed in the bar areas or the games room. All children must leave the premise at or before 2300hrs.
6. Noise from amplified and non-amplified music, singing and speech arising from regulated entertainment at the premises [between the hours of 23:00 and 07:00] shall not be audible inside habitable rooms of noise sensitive properties in the vicinity.
Informative Note:
For the purpose of providing an objective standard to assess whether this condition is being complied with or not, noise shall be considered not to be audible if:
) the measurement of sound when music etc is on (expressed as LAeq, 1min) does not exceed the measurement of sound (expressed as LA90, 5min) when the music is off, and
) the measurement of sound in each 1/3rd octave band between 40Hz and 160 Hz when music is on (expressed as L10, 1min) does not exceed the measurement of sound in the same 1/3rd octave bands between 40Hz and 160Hz when the music is off (expressed as L90, 5min)
7. All measurements to be taken within the habitable room normally occupied at the time in question, using a Type 1 integrating-averaging sound level meter compliant with BS EN 60804, with either windows open for normal ventilation or closed, whichever situation causes greater noise disturbance.
8. Licensees are advised to carry out a simple “sound check” outside the nearest noise sensitive property by listening to the music etc. coming from regulated entertainment. If the music etc. is clearly audible then it is likely that this condition is being breached. Steps should then be taken to reduce the volume of the noise.
9. External areas of the premises (beer gardens, patios etc) shall not be used by customers between the hours of 22.45 and 11.00.
Annex 3 - Conditions attached after a hearing by the licensing authority
(None Applicable)
Annex 4 - Plans
Please Note:
Plans have not been re-issued with this licence/certificate as they remain unchanged from the previous application. You should now attach those plans to this licence/certificate as you can be required to produce them as part of the licence/certificate by the police or other authorised person.