Wordsworth House and Gardens

Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9RX

Completed application 019365 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 31/05/2013 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol
• any playing of recorded music

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 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) Order 2010

   

  Condition numbers 1, 2 and 3 are effective from 6 April 2010 and conditions 4 and 5 are effective from 1 October 2010.  Please note the conditions 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the schedule do not apply where the licence or certificate authorises the sale by retail or supply of alcohol only for consumption off the premises. 

   

  1.              (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.

  2.                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).

  3.                The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

  4.               (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.

  5.                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.

   

• CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

   

  1.              All recorded music will be internal to the premises only

   

  2.              There shall be maintained on the premises at all times an adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials for the use of customers.

   

• CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

    1.              All staff to be fully trained in the issues arising from the sale of Alcohol.

   

    2.              The times and conditions of sale will be prescribed and monitored by the premises

  supervisor on a case-by-case basis in terms of our events and a monthly review basis in terms of retail sales.

   

    3.              Risk to visitor safety and the Property as a whole are already the basis of an extensive

  visitor risk assessment and Emergency Plan which can be made available, and which will be modified to include the issues arising from the sale of alcohol.

   

    4.              It is our intention to review the implications and issues arising from the sale of alcohol on an annual basis as part of our property Health & Safety plan.

   

    5.              All events will be fully staffed by trained members of our team.

   

    6.              Radios are available to staff members to ensure that situations can be monitored and help summoned if needed.

   

    7.              All on-site events are ticketed with contact details taken of those attending, or of the organisers of said events.

   

    8.              All staff will be trained and briefed in advance of the specific risks of a given event.

   

    9.              All rooms will be continually supervised by a member of the team.

   

  10.              Phones are provided for staff to use in the event of an emergency.

   

  11.              Wordsworth house is already covered by extensive health & safety plans regarding public access & safety, which can be made available if needed.

   

  12.              Specific risk assessments will be produced to cover individual events where activities (such as the provision of alcohol) exceed the usual remit.

   

  13.              First-aid provision is always available on the premises, as are trained first-aiders.

   

  14.              All events are pre-booked so visitor numbers can be taken into account when considering staffing.

   

  15.              Visitor numbers are already limited by the provisions of our fire risk assessments.

   

  16.              Where alcohol is sold for consumption on the premises it will only be for the duration of specific events, and activities will be confined to the premises itself or the walled garden that surrounds it.

   

  17.              Alcohol sold through the shop will be specifically of the ‘gift’ or souvenir variety rather than that designed for mass consumption.

   

  18.              Shop staff will be fully trained in the laws surrounding the sale of alcohol through Retail.

   

  19.              We retain the right to refuse service if we believe that there is the potential for Public Nuisance.

   

  20.              Staff will be trained in the laws surrounding alcohol sales to children.