Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the operating schedule
Conditions agreed with Hampshire Police 6 February 2013
1. The holder of the Premises Licence shall ensure that every individual who appears to be under 25 years of age seeking to purchase or be supplied with alcohol at or from the premises shall produce means of identification acceptable to the licensing authority, proving that individual to be 18 years of age or older.
Passport, photo driving licence and PASS accredited photo ID only.
If a person seeking alcohol is unable to produce acceptable means of identification, no sale or supply of alcohol shall be made to or for that person.
2. A sign indicating that the Company adopts Challenge 25 as a policy would be placed in the till area.
3. All staff who are authorised to use the sales tills to be trained to challenge every individual seeking to purchase alcohol, who appears to be under 25 years of age and to refuse service where individuals cannot produce acceptable means of identification. Staff shall be given suitable refresher training at intervals of no more than 6 months.
4. All staff/employees at the premises shall be given suitable and sufficient training on the requirement of the Licensing Act 2003 and the lawful sale of alcohol to a level commensurate with their duties and responsibilities.
5. All records of staff training in relation to the sale of alcohol shall be in writing and made available to officers of the Police, Trading Standards and members of the local authority licensing team upon request.
6. A written log shall be kept of all refusals including refusals to sell alcohol. The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that the Refusals Log is properly maintained and this shall involve nominating in writing a responsible person to check and sign it on a weekly basis.
This log must be made available to officers of the Police, Trading Standards and the licensing authority upon request.
The record of refusals will be retained for at least 24 months.
Conditions agreed with Hampshire County Council Trading Standards
6 February 2013
1) Refusals book
A written log shall be kept of all refusals including refusals to sell alcohol. The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that the refusals log is checked, signed and dated on a weekly basis by the store manager/manageress.
The refusals log will be kept and maintained at the premises and will be available for inspection immediately upon request by Hampshire Constabulary and any responsible authority.
The record of refusals will be retained for 12 months.
2) Challenge 25
There will be a Challenge 25 policy operating at the premises. Challenge 25 means that the holder of the premises licence shall ensure that every individual, who visually appears to be under 25 years of age and is seeking to purchase or be supplied with alcohol at the premises or from the premises, shall produce identification proving that individual to be 18 years of age or older.
Acceptable identification for the purposes of age verification will include a driving licence, passport or photographic identification bearing the “PASS” logo and the persons date of birth.
If the person seeking alcohol is unable to produce acceptable means of identification, no sale or supply of alcohol will be made to or for that person.
‘Challenge 25’ posters shall be displayed in prominent positions at the premises.
3) Training-
Staff will be trained regarding appropriate precautions to prevent the sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 18, the signs and symptoms of drunk persons and the refusal of sale due to intoxication. Records will be kept of such training which must be signed and dated by the member of staff who has received that training.
All staff will receive refresher training every six months as a minimum and records are to be kept of this refresher training which should be signed and dated by the member of staff who received that training.
All training records will be made immediately available for inspection by Hampshire Constabulary and any responsible Authority upon request. Training records will be kept for a minimum period of two years. Training records will be kept on the licensed premises to which they relate to.