Rochdale BCNumber One Riverside

Bits N Booze

193 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 0DS

Premises Licence PL(A)0872 from from 20/09/2024 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Permitted Activities

• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  The following conditions apply unless they have been superseded by provisions of the Licensing Act 2003.

   

  Off Licence

   

   

  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.

   

   

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

   

  (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.

   

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory 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;

  (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 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1. CCTV maintained and operated at the premises both inside and outside the premises.

   

  2. CCTV images retained for 31 days.

   

  3. Fire safety procedure in place, including fire extinguisher, fire blanket and smoke alarm.

   

  4. Illuminated fire exit signs maintained and all fire appliances and equipment maintained, tested and logged.

   

  5. Clear signage displayed asking customers to leave quietly.

   

  6. Challenge 25 posters to be clearly and visibly dispalyed at premises.

   

  7. Staff to be trained to ask for ID where a customer appears to be under 25, and the only ID to be accepted are passports, driving licences or any other photographic document wth the PASS logo.

   

  8. An ID log is to be kept to record dates and times where ID has been requested and to record the type of ID shown.

   

  9. A copy of this ID log will be made available immediatley upon request to authorised officers of Rochdale Borough Council.

   

  10. A refusals log is to be kept to record dates and times of all refusals to retail alcohol to underage persons.

   

  11. A copy of the Refusals log will be made available immediatley upon request of authorised officers of Rochdale Borough Council.

   

  12. To inform all staff of changes in the law relating to age-restricted products as and when required.

   

  13. To notify staff of any reports of alleged underage sales incidents that has been brought to your attendtion by Trading Standards.

   

  14. To keep a log of such notifications on file, ready for inspection by authorised officers of Rochdale Borough Council if required.

   

  15. To record any remedial action following a report from Trading Standards of an alleged underage sale from the premises.

   

  16. To produce a copy of the 'Record of Remedial Action' if requested by an authorised officer of Rochdale Borough Council.

   

  17. Written records will be kept of all age verification training, with staff signing and dating records to confirm that the training has been recieved and understood.

   

  18. No person under the age of 18 shall be permitted to enter or remain on the premises beyond 19:00hrs.

   

  19.The premises licence holder is will adopt any additional, appropriate, and proportionate, operating conditions if requested by ANY Responsible Authority.   

   

  20. The Premises has a 24/7 mobile contact number working at all times to enable any Responsible Authority to make immediate contact with the PLH if required.

   

  21. Digital hard drive CCTV system installed.

   

  22. CCTV cameras cover internal and external areas of the premises and all areas where customers have legitimate access.

   

  23. One CCTV camera is specifically positioned to capture facial images of any persons entering the premises. 

   

  24. All areas are sufficiently illuminated for the purposes of the recording of CCTV images.

   

  25. All CCTV recorded images have sufficient clarity/quality/definition to enable facial recognition. 

   

  26. CCTV images are retained in an unedited format for a period of 31 consecutive days.

   

  27. Any person left in charge of the premises is trained in the use of any such CCTV equipment and is able to produce/download/burn CCTV images.

   

  28. CCTV is maintained on a regular basis and always kept in good working order and images shall be produced to the Police or Authorised Licensing Officers immediately upon request.

   

  29. CCTV checked daily and if found not to be in good working order, alcohol will not be sold until such time as it is.

   

  30. The CCTV system records images at all times when members of the public are at or on the premises.

   

  31. Posters, no smaller than A4 size, are clearly and prominently displayed at the entrance and exit of the premises stating that CCTV is in operation and that images are being captured for the purposes of crime prevention and public safety.

   

  32. A list of all employees is written and kept up to date showing names and dates of birth for each employee. 

   

  33.  That list is provided to GMP / Licensing Authority immediately upon request.

   

  34. The PLH will check and retain a copy of each employee UK Passport / and ensure their entitlement to work in the UK, prior to employment.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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

   

  N/A