West Street Social Club

15 West Street, Wigton, CUMBRIA, CA7 9NP

Premises Licence PL0501 from from 24/05/2017 to 03/12/2018

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an indoor sporting event
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• entertainment facilities for making music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within entertainment facilities for making music or dancing
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• LICENSING ACT 2003 MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  Mandatory conditions where licence authorises the supply of alcohol

   

  1.               No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence -

   

  (a)              at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence; or

   

  (b)              at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

   

  2.     The supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  Mandatory Condition where the licence authorises the exhibition of films

   

  (a)               Where a club premises certificate authorises the exhibition of films, the certificate must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this condition.

   

  (b)               Where the film classification body is specified in the certificate, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendations made by that body.

   

  (c)               Where -

   

  (i)                   the film classification body is not specified in the licence; or

   

  (ii)              the relevant licensing authority has notified the premises which holds the certificate that this subsection applies to the film in question, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority.

   

  (d)               In this section -

   

                              “children” means persons aged under 18; and

   

  “film classification body” means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c.39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).

   

  Mandatory condition where Door Supervisors are provided

   

  Any individual employed on the premises to carry out a security activity must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority.

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014

  1.               (1)              The responsible person must 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-

  (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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

  (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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

  (d)              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;

  (e)              dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).

  2.               The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

  3.                (1)                The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

  (2)               The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

  (3)               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 either-

  (a)              a holographic mark, or

  (b)              an ultraviolet feature.

  4.                The responsible person must 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;

  (b)              these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

  (c)              where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2014

   

  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(6);

  (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 rate 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 premises licence-

   

  (i)               the holder of the premises licence,

  (ii)               the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  (iii)               the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence;

   

  (d)               “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

   

  (e)              “valued added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994(7).

   

  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 paragraph 2 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.

   

   

   

• CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY LICENSING COMMITTEE AT A HEARING ON 14th AUGUST 2008 OF WHICH CONDITIONS 1 to 68 INCLUSIVE, CONDITIONS 71, 73, 75, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 87 WERE REMOVED BY MINOR VARIATION ON 18 OCTOBER 2014

   

  69.              PPN6    The licence holder or his representative shall conduct regular assessments of the noise coming from the premises on every occasion the premises are used for regulated entertainment and shall take steps to reduce the level of noise where it is likely to cause a disturbance to local residents.  A written record shall be made of those assessments in a log book kept for that purpose and shall include the time and date of the checks, the person making them and the results including any remedial action.

   

  70.              PPN7   There shall be placed a dispersal policy/warden scheme in place to assist dispersal of clientele from the area in a swift, efficient and safe manner.  Notices will be displayed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public (or member and their guests) requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly.

   

  72.              PPN9   There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public (or member and their guests) notices pointing out the needs of local residents and the need to leave the premises and the area quietly. (Note:  this may also include reference to vehicles.)

   

  74.              PPN11  A noise management plan shall be drawn up and submitted to the licensing Authority for approval.

   

  76.              PPN14  The placing of bottles into receptacles outside the premises is not permitted to take place between the hours of 2000 and 0800 to minimise disturbance to nearby properties.

   

  77.              PPN 15  The playing of live or recorded music in garden areas and other external spaces of the premises is not permitted.

   

  78.              Children under age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

   

  84.              Only non amplified background music will be played in the main bar and wall mounted televisions.  REMOVED BY MINOR VARIATION ON 07.12.12.

   

  85.                In the main function room all precautions to be taken to prevent noise escaping including keeping all windows and doors closed during functions. 

   

  86.              Pubwatch meetings will be attended by a representative of the club or the premises licence holder.

   

   

• CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH OPERATING SCHEDULE BY MINOR VARIATION ON 18 OCTOBER 2014

   

    1.              The CCTV system at the premises shall be used to record during all hours that a licensable activity takes place on the premises.

    2.              At all times when the premises are open there shall be present a member of staff who is trained in the operation of the CCTV system installed at the premises. This includes the ability to download data images onto a recording format.

    3.              The recording medium (e.g. discs/tapes/hard drive etc.) and associated images will be retained and securely stored for a minimum period of 14 days and will be made available to the Police and Authorised Officers of the Licensing Authority upon a request being made pursuant to the Data Protection Act 1998.

    4.              Any images required for police investigation will be supplied to police officers on demand or by close of business at the latest.

    5.              Adequate external lighting of the premises will be maintained so as to be compatible with the requirements of the CCTV system in place.

    6.              An incident book shall be maintained to record any activity of a violent, criminal or antisocial nature. The record will contain the time and date, the nature of the incident, the people involved, the action taken and details of the person responsible for the management of the premises at the time of the incident.

    7.              An incident book shall be available for inspection at all times a licensable activity is being conducted by an authorised officer of the relevant responsible authority. The records will be retained for at least 12 months.

    8.              All staff who are involved in the sale of alcohol will be trained in relation to all of the Licensing objectives so as to prevent crime, disorder, public nuisance and to promote public safety and the protection of children from harm.  Such training will encompass service refusal skills and recognising drunkenness.  Refresher training will be completed no later than every 6 months thereafter. Training will be documented and be available for inspection to a Police Officer or Council Licensing and Enforcement Officers.

    9.              Prior to any pre-arranged function at the premises, the Premises Licence Holder will make Cumbria Constabulary aware of the function no later than 14 days prior to it taking place.

  10.              The Designated Premises Supervisor will risk-assess the function to be held, in consultation with Cumbria Constabulary.  Dependent upon the nature of the function and number of attendees, an agreed number of Security Industry Authority Registered Door Supervisors will be employed for the duration of the function.

  11.              A suitable system to control entry to the premises will be used to count the number of persons entering and leaving the premises, or parts of the premises where appropriate, to ensure that the maximum specified occupancy is not exceeded at any one time.