ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS:
The following conditions in Annex 1 are mandatory under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003:
1. Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied:
(a) At any time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the
premises licence, or
(b) At any time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his/her personal licence is suspended
2. Every sale or supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.
3. (a) 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.
(b) 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-
i. a holographic mark, or
ii. an ultraviolet feature
4. The relevant person (the holder of the premises licence, the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence, or any member or officer of a club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question) 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.
For the purposes of this condition “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979, “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;
[“value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994]
ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE:
The following conditions in Annex 2 are conditions consistent with the operating schedule submitted by the applicant within the application. These will include, where required, existing expressed conditions and embedded restrictions contained within existing authorisations and enactments as specified by the Secretary of State, in accordance with Schedule 8 of the Licensing Act 2003:
2.1 A multi-camera CCTV system will be operational at the premises, which will cover all public trading areas, the entrance/exit and tills;
2.2 The CCTV system will be maintained in good working order and images will be correctly time and date stamped. Footage will be retained for a minimum period of 31 days and a copy of CCTV footage will be downloaded and provided to any responsible authority on request;
2.3 In order to maintain the security of the CCTV system, selected staff will be trained in the use of the system to ensure that any request for images will be completed within 24 hours;
2.4 Appropriate signage stating that a CCTV system is operational in the store will be displayed in conspicuous positions;
2.5 B & M will maintain liaison with the neighbourhood police officers regarding any crime/disorder/ASB issues relating to the premises;
2.6 The area for the display of 'alcohol for sale' will be no more than 10% of the store trading area;
2.7 Plain clothes security staff will be employed at the premises as and when deemed necessary by the Premises Licence holder;
2.8 All customer facing staff will be trained in ‘Security Awareness’ as part of their induction training;
2.9 Staff will be trained to ensure that alcohol is not sold to any person who is believed to be drunk;
2.10 Notices will be prominently displayed inside the premises and at the tills, stating that it is an offence for any person under 18 years of age to purchase alcohol;
2.11 Notices will be prominently displayed inside the premises and at the tills, stating that a Challenge 25 policy is in force;
2.12 The area immediately in front of the store shall be inspected on a regular basis and management and staff shall use their best endeavours to prevent B & M customers from loitering in the said areas; persons refusing to move on will be reported to the Police and/or retail park security staff.
2.13 Staff will be trained on induction prior to commencing work on tills (and will undergo 3-monthly refresher training (in the form of a short written test)) in respect of the sale of alcohol (including awareness/prevention of proxy sales, signs and symptoms of intoxication, dealing with refusal of sales and any subsequent confrontational behaviour from customers);
2.14 All staff training will be documented and training records will be made available to authorised persons from any responsible authority on request;
2.15 Staff training records will be kept on site for a minimum period of 2 years from the date the training took place;
2.16 A Challenge 25 scheme will be operated at the premises. Any person who appears to be under 25 will be asked to provide identification to prove they are 18+ before a sale of alcohol takes place;
2.17 The only form of identification that will be accepted as proof of age is a passport, driving licence, PASS hologram ID card or His Majesty’s Forces’ warrant card. Failure to supply such ID will result in no sale or supply of alcohol being made to that individual;
2.18 All cash tills will incorporate an electronic "prompt" for till operators whenever an alcoholic (or other age restricted) product is scanned, which will require the operator to verify the age of any person who appears to be under 25 before the sale can proceed;
2.19 An electronic refusals register will be kept for each store (which will be backed up off-site). The electronic refusals register will keep records of all refusals of alcohol (or other age restricted products). The electronic refusal register will show the date, the product and the name of the employee who refused the sale. Refusals registers for each store will be printed, checked and signed by the DPS or duty manager on a weekly basis. Refusals registers will be retained for a minimum period of 6 months. Refusals records will be made available to authorised persons from any responsible authority on request.
ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY:
Not applicable.