CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY
Off sales will only be made in sealed containers.
No drinks, whether alcoholic or otherwise shall be taken from the premises for consumption in any external areas forming part of the premises or in the near vicinity
All licensable activities taking part on the premises shall be either organised directly by the premises licence holder or if by a third party, then with prior agreement with the premises licence holder.
Details of any licensable activities organised by a third party shall be recorded on a booking form and logged by the premises licence holder.
No third party booking shall take place until:
a) The third party organiser(s) has submitted proof of their public liability insurance;
b) A risk assessment has been submitted for the event; and
c) The risk assessment has been reviewed by a competent person on the licensed premises.
All risk assessments submitted by third party event organisers shall be reviewed by the premises licence holder to determine:
a) Whether the level of risk in enforcing the licensing objectives requires the support of SIA approved personnel and/or stewards; and
b) if so, in what numbers.
Any bar provided shall be staffed by employees of the site. All staff will be given training in their responsibilities linked to the licensing objectives, led by the DPS or any personal licence holder designated on their behalf.
Notices asking patrons to leave quietly when leaving the premises to be displayed at all exits.
General
Management Structure
Set out who has overall control of an event, clearly set out and show clear and defined roles and responsibilities for key staff.
Nature and Style of Entertainment
a) Provide a full and comprehensive description of the entertainment to be provided, including styles of the music and whether it is of an adult nature; b) provide assessment of the potential for adverse impacts on the licensing objectives of specific issues; c) describe how the effects of 'b' above will be mitigated.
The premises will not be a nightclub style venue open to the general public, the bar will not be open to walk in sales.
No 17-19 year old birthday parties will be held.
There shall be no promotions on the sale or supply of alcohol at the premises that include any multiple promotions i.e. offering discounted drinks relative to the quantity purchased (for example, but not limited to 2 for 1 deals and the like).
There shall be no seating provided at the bar to discourage people from standing at the bar.
Patrons shall not be allowed to enter or leave the premises whilst in the possession of any drink in either sealed or unsealed containers. For the purpose of clarity, this includes patrons going outside to use a designated smoking area.
The door supervisors shall be positioned in a prominent location whereby they can control the exit/entry to the venue.
There shall be a dispersal policy, drug policy, search policy, queue management policy and a general risk assessment completed for the premises. These documents will be specific to the venue and will be kept on site at all times and will be made available for inspection upon request from any responsible authority.
All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided except in the event of an emergency or when persons are entering/exiting the premises.
Glassing Incidents
For boxing events all drinks shall be supplied in polycarbonate drinking vessels. Any drinks sold in glass bottles shall be decanted behind the bar into polycarbonate drinking vessels.
Boxing and Wrestling Events
The premises licence holder shall give 6 months written notice to Lincolnshire Police Licensing Office, Lincoln Police Events Planning Officer, and the Event Manager for Lincolnshire Emergency Planning and the Fire Safety Officer for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, of any event where it is intended or can be reasonably expected that more than 499 persons will attend the event.
This notice will enable a decision as to the necessity for a Safety Advisory Group (SAG) for the event. The premises licence holder shall comply with all advice, guidance and timescales given by the SAG for each particular event.
The provision of a finely detailed risk assessment and operating schedule for such events addressing the four licensing objectives to include at the very least the following conditions:
The notification of such events to the Lincolnshire Police Licensing Department within at least 28 days prior to the event date.
An absolute veto of any event by any officer of the Lincolnshire Police, Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue or representative of any responsible authority. (LA 2003)
There shall be provided at the premises door supervisors who are registered with the SIA to such a number as the licence holder(s) consider are sufficient to control entry of persons to the premises and for the keeping of order in the premises when they are used for the activity.
The ratio of SIA registered doorstaff shall be 1 doorstaff to 50 customers.
A record shall be kept on the premises by the DPS of every person employed on the premises as a door supervisor. The records shall contain, the door supervisor’s name, address, date of birth and his/her SIA licence number. That record shall be available for inspection on demand by an authorised officer of the council, the SIA or a Police Constable.
A log book shall be maintained at the premises, in which shall be recorded the following details: door supervisors name, his her SIA licence number, the time and date he/she starts and finishes duty, each entry shall be signed by the door supervisor. That log book shall be available for inspection on demand by an authroised officer of the council and the SIA or a Police Constable.
Door supervisors registered with the SIA will remain outside the premises until the last customer has left the premises.
Door supervisors to control the queue to the premises to ensure that customers are advised of the amount of time they are going to have to wait to gain entry and to prevent any customers who have behaved in such a way as to cause public nuisance or disturbance from entering the premises.
In order to comply with the venues capacity limit SIA registered security team must be employed to control entry to the premises.
No person in possession of a drink in a sealed or unsealed container shall be allowed to enter the premises except for the purposes of delivery.
No drinks hall be removed from the premises in an unsealed container.
Only polycarbonate, non-splintering plastic or paper drinking vessels will be used whether alcohol is being consumed on the premises or in any area outside premises which trades as part of the premises.
No drink will be sold in either glass bottles or in any other vessel or container made of glass. Any drink will either be served in a bottle, which is not made from glass or alternatively will be decanted into a container or vessel made from non-splintering plastic, polycarbonate or paper before being given to the customer.
The maximum number of persons, including staff and performers allowed in these premises shall be determined.
Door supervisors registered with the SIA shall keep an accurate record of the numbers in attendance, including separate numbers for individual rooms and/or levels.
A registered medical practitioner shall be present at any sports entertainment involving boxing, wresting, judo, karate or other sports entertainment of a similar nature.
Where entertainment requires the provision of a ring, it shall be installed by a competent person who shall ensure that it is properly constructed and supported and all materials used in its construction are non-combustible. The premises licence holder shall obtain a certificate from that competent person that the ring has been correctly constructed is for purpose and is constructed of non-combustible material. The premises licence holder shall produce that certificate if required to do so to an authorised officer of the council or Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue.
With regard to wrestling or other entertainments of a similar nature no member of the public shall be allowed to be seated or to enter an area within 2.5 metres of the outermost edge of the playing area of sport.
The presence of any child under 18 years of age at such events will only be permitted after prior consultation and agreement with the responsible authorities.
Adult Entertainment
When adult entertainment is provided at the premises, (for the purposes of this licence condition 'Adult Entertainment' will be defined using the definition for 'Relevant Entertainment' found in Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1982 (as amended by section 27 of the Policing Crime Act 2009)). That is "any live performance or live display of nudity which is of such a nature that, ignoring financial gain, it must reasonably be assumed to be provided solely or principally for the purpose of sexually stimulating any member of an audience (whether by verbal or other means)". In this condition an audience can consist of just one person, (e.g.in a private booth).
No still or moving photographic or video recordings other than by CCTV monitoring equipment installed for crime prevention purposes shall be made of any performance of adult entertainment.
There shall be no images of nakedness, nudity or of any description of a sexually explicit nature to cause offence as to the nature of the entertainment being held on the premises on any external advertising.
Performances of adult entertainment shall only be the subject of any advertising involving the distribution of leaflets, promotion by canvassers or by touting in the stet, subject to written approval by Lincolnshire Police and on the undertaking that the premises licence holder shall ensure that all associated litter is collected at the end of the day's opening hours within any area defined and agreed with Lincolnshire Police.
The adult entertainment shall not visible from the street, any person who can be observed from outside the premises shall be decently dressed.
No person either resident, staff, performer, entertainer, visitor or customer under the age of 18 years of age shall be allowed in any part of the premises whilst adult entertainment is being performed or at any time whilst a rehearsal or audition for such entertainment is being conducted.
A clear notice shall be displayed at each entrance to the premises, in a prominent position so that it can be easily read by people entering the premises saying ' No person under the age of 18 shall be admitted'.
The adult entertainment shall be given only by performers/entertainers who are engaged exclusively for that purpose.
No performer shall be allowed to work if they appear to be under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs.
The entertainment shall be restricted to dancing and the removal of clothes, there shall not be any other form of sexual activity.
There shall be no physical participation between any member of the audience and any other performer. The DPS, management or anyone concerned in providing the adult entertainment shall not encourage or permit the encouragement of the audience to throw money or other gratuities to the performers.
No performer shall accept or give any telephone number or business card or note to or from the members of the audience.
Performers shall be provided with changing room(s) which shall be located separately, and apart from public facilities. No persons other than performers and authroised staff shall be permitted in the changing room(s).
Prevention of Crime and Disorder
A CCTV system shall be installed, recording and maintained in working order and operated at the premises to the satisfaction of Lincolnshire Police, specifically:
There shall be a minimum of one high resolution camera fitted in a weatherproof housing, for external coverage of the entrance.
There shall be a minimum of one high-resolution colour camera fitted to the public entrance/exit to provide a quality head and shoulder image for facial recognition/identification purposes of all persons entering the premises.
There shall be sufficient cameras able to cope with the normal operating illumination to reasonably cover all licensed public areas.
Recordings must be kept for a minimum of 31 days and endorsed with the accurate, correct time/date (BST/GMT adjusted).
Police and/or Authorised Licensing Officers shall be able on attendance to view immediate playback of any incident without the necessity for download.
Recordings of incidents at the premises must be provided to the police following lawful request.
A member of staff should be on the premises at all times they are open to the public who is capable of operating the CCTV system and providing recordings on request. When this is not possible recordings will be produced at the nearest Police station within 24 hours of the original request.
Recording equipment shall be housed in a secure room/cabinet where access and operation is strictly limited to authorised persons.
An incident book shall be kept at the premises, in which details of crime and/or disorder relating to the premises shall be recorded, the incident book shall contain the following details:
Time, date and location of incident, nature of the incident, names, addresses and contact details of the persons involved. Results of the incident, action taken to prevent further such incidents. Each entry signed by the DPS or other responsible person employed at the premises and so authorised by the DPS.
Retained for a period of no less than 12 months and made available to Lincolnshire Police for inspection upon request.
Door supervisors shall be provided in such numbers as the licence holder considers necessary for the keeping of order on the premises when used for the licensable activities.
A record/log book shall be kept on the premises by the DPS of every person employed on the premises as a door supervisor. The records shall contain, the door supervisors name, his/her SIA licence number, the time & date he/she commenced and concluded their duty, the door supervisor shall be asked to sign each entry, the signature of the DPS or their agent, certifying each entry as having checked the authenticity of each individual door supervisor, each entry shall be retained for a period of no less than 12 months from date of completion.
The record shall be available for inspection on demand by an authorised officer of the licensing authority, the SIA or a police constable.
Staff shall be trained in crime prevention and drug awareness measures set out as follows: there shall be a written drugs policy for the premises, all staff shall be trained on the most recent drugs policy in operation at the premises, a written record shall be kept detailing the following: i) content of training; ii) name and member of staff; iii) name of trainer; iv) date training completed; and v) the member of staff and trainer to sign the entry.
Protection of Children from Harm
The premises shall operate the "Challenge 25" Proof of Age Policy to prevent the sale or supply of alcohol to persons under 18 years of age. The policy shall require any person who appears to be under the age of 25 years to produce one of the following forms of identification:
A recognised proof of age card credited under the British Retail Consortiums Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS); Photo driving licence; Passport; any other means of identification approved and accredited in writing by Lincolnshire Police.
All point of sale staff shall undergo training in the challenge 25 proof of age scheme and all other relevant policies with a record kept of the date of training, signed by the member of staff and the trainer. Each entry shall be retained for a period of 24 months from date of completion. This record shall be made available for inspection by Lincolnshire Police Officers or other relevant authority.
Clear, prominent and unobstructed signage informing customers of the proof of age scheme in operation shall clearly be displayed at entry points to the premises, adjacent to the alcohol displays and all points of sale.
Children under 16 years of age will be supervised at all times on the premises by an accompanying responsible adult.
In regards to teenage functions, all guests shall be admitted to the venue by written invitation only. A copy of the invitation and the guest list to be provided to the DPS prior to the event in order to allow for monitoring of guests. There shall be provided at the premises door supervisors to such a number as the management of the premises consider are sufficient to control the entry of persons to the premises and for the keeping of order in the premises when they are used for the provision of a licensable activity.