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281 London Road, Sheffield, S2 4NF

Completed application 198187 which is a Review of Licence/Certificate for Premises Licence from 02/11/2022 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Annex 1A - Mandatory Conditions

   

  Mandatory Condition 1 (Section 19 ss 2)

   

  Where a licence authorises the sale of alcohol then 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.

   

  Mandatory Condition 2 (Section 19 ss 3)

   

  Where a licence authorises the sale of alcohol then every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  Mandatory Condition 3 (Section 20)

   

  1.              Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence includes the following conditions relating to the admission of children to the exhibition:

  (a)              The admission of children (under 18) to the exhibition of any film must be restricted in accordance with the classification set by the film classification body (currently the BBFC).

  (b)              In a case where there is no classification given by the classification body (the BBFC) the admission of children to the exhibition of any film must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation given by the Licensing Authority.

  2.              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 4 (Section 21)

   

  Where a premises licence includes a condition that at specified times one or more individuals must be at the premises to carry out a security activity each such individual must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority.

   

  Annex 1B - Mandatory Condition effective from 28th May 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;

  (b) “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula-

   

  P = D + (D×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

  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) “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 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.

   

  Annex 1C - Mandatory Conditions effective from 1st October 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.

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1. There shall be no adult entertainment or services, activities, other entertainment or matters ancillary to the use of the premises that may give rise to concern in respect of children.

   

  2. A tamper proof digital colour CCTV system must be installed and maintained at the premises, the system must run and record continously 24 hours a day, 7 days per week and recorded footage must be stored               for a minimum of 28 days.  The system must provide a clear head and shoulders view to evidential quality on every entry/exit route and within any vulnerable areas.

   

  3. Recorded footage must be provided to a representative of any responsible authority on request. Such footage must be provided in an immediately viewable format and must include any software etc which is required to view the footage.

   

  4. Any discs, portable drives or other storage media onto which footage is transferred must be provided by the premises and sufficent stock of such storage media must be kept on the premises at all times.

   

  5. The DPS must ensure that the CCTV system is checked at least once every week by a suitably trained member of staff.  This check must include the operation of the cameras, the recording facilities, the facilities for providing footage and the accuracy of the time and date. A written record of these checks must be kept, including a signature of the person carrying out the check. 

   

  6. The premises will be secured with roller shutters at the front when premises is closed.
   

  7.  When the DPS is not on duty a contact telephone number will be available at all times.

   

  8. All spirits of high ABV will be sold from behind the counter.

   

  9. An incident book (with pages numbered seqentially) must be kept on the premsies and be made available for inspection by responsible authorities.  The incident book must be used to record the following:

                i) Any incident of violence or disorder on or immediately outside the premises.

                ii) Any other crime or criminal activity on the premsies

                iii) Any refusal to serve alcohol to persons who are drunk (On sale and off sale premises only)

                iv) Any refusal to serve alcohol to under 18's or anyone who appears to be under the age of 18

                v) Any call for police assistance to the premises

                vi) Any ejection from the premises

                vii) Any first aid/other care given to a customer

   

  10. A refusals book must be kept at the premises and must be used to record all refusals to sell alcohol for any reason.  Where other age restricted products are sold at the premise, any refusal to sell such items to underage persons or persons who appear to be underage must be recorded.  The details to be recorded msut be as follows:

                i) Time, day and date of refusal

                ii) Items refused

                iii) Name and address of customer (if given)

                iv) Description of customer

                v) Details of ID offered (if shown)

  The refusals book must be made available for inspection by responsible authorities on request.

   

  11. The Management will monitor the exterior of the premises with CCTV and use their best endeavours to dispurse any persons who appear to be congregating outside the premises.

   

  12. A 'Challenge 25' policy shall be operated at the premsies at all times.  The only forms of ID that shall be accepted (at the discretion of the Management) as proof of age are a vaild passport, a valid photographic driving licence, a PASS approved proof of age card, HM Services Warrent Card or other reliable photo ID that is approved for acceptance by the Police or other Authorised Officers.

   

  13. Signage for 'Challenge 25' Scheme shall be displayed at the premises.  A documented training programme shall be introduced for all staff in a postion to sell/serve alcohol.

   

  14. The programme shall be made available for inspection at the request of Trading Standards, Licensing Authority Officers and Police.  A written record shall be kept of the content of the training.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  Consent Order and Conditions added by Magistrates Court at appeal hearing  - 02.11.2022:

   

  Order that appeal be allowed subject to the following conditions being added to the premises licence:

  (i) All tobacco products on the premises are to be stored either: (a} in the cigarette gantry behind the sales counter, or, (b) in a specifically designated area of the storeroom which is immediately visible on entry.

   

  (ii) Receipts for all alcoholic, tobacco and nicotine containing products are to be retained on the premises and will be made available to authorised officers of Sheffield City Council or South Yorkshire Police for inspection as required.

   

   

   

• ANNEX 4 - Plans

   

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