Joiners Arms (The)

39 Queen Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5EQ

Premises Licence LAPLWA0172 from from 11/08/2022 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Embedded Conditions

   

  On New Year’s Eve alcohol may be sold from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, 00.00 hours (midnight) on 31st December)

   

  An additional hour to the standard times on the day when British Summertime commences

   

   

  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.

   

  Irresponsible Drinks Promotions - Mandatory Conditions

   

  3.              (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).

      

  4.              The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  Age Verification Policy - Mandatory Condition

   

  5.              (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.

   

   

  Availability of different Measures - Mandatory Condition

   

  6.              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.

   

  Alcohol Pricing

   

  (a)              s the price found by applying the formula -

   

  P=D + (DxV)

                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;

   

  (b)              “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premise licence -

   

  (i)              The holder of the premise licence

  (ii)              The designated premise 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.   

   

  (c)              “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

   

  (d)              “value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994

   

  1.              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.

   

  2.              (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

   

  Mandatory condition where Door Supervisors are provided

  All individuals who carry out security activities must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority (SIA)

   

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• Non Standard Timings

   

  Christmas Eve; Boxing Day; 27th December; and 28th December - until 02.30 hours the following day

   

• Conditions consistent with operating schedule

   

                The designated premises supervisor/ premises licence holder will maintain a daily record comprising of the following: - start time and finish time of each door supervisor.  The door supervisor will record their SIA badge number and will sign and print their name in a legible form at the beginning and end of each tour of duty.  The record shall be kept securely on the premises for at least 6 months, and shall be produced on request to the police or other authorised person.

   

                To install maintain and operate at the premises a CCTV system, which complies with the minimum requirements expected by the Lancashire Constabulary and shall record during all hours that a licensable activity takes place on the premises.

   

                There shall be no entry or re-entry to the premises one hour prior to the terminal hour by members of the public or by any guests or friends of members of staff or the premises licence holder.

   

                The designated premises supervisor or a person nominated by them shall be a member of and regularly attend meetings of any Pubwatch scheme for the area within which the premises are located and would include registration and use of community/network radio.

   

                All-off sales shall terminate by 23.00 hours

   

          With the exception of family members and occasional functions (When there will               be no adult entertainment services, activities, other entertainment or matters               ancillary to the use of the premises that may give rise to concern in respect of               children) the premises will not be accessible to under 18’s each day due to the               adult environment

   

   

  General - all four licensing objectives

  All members of the Management will be trained in all relation to all of the Licensing Objectives so as to prevent crime, disorder, public nuisance and promote public safety and the protection of children from harm.

   

  The prevention of crime and disorder

   

  Using toughened glasses when possible.

  Any advice of the Police Crime Prevention Officer will be complied with.

  A maximum capacity of 150 be applicable to the premises.

   

  Closure of the premises is at the Police request and during specific times on the occasions of local football matches.

   

  The prevention of public nuisance

   

  Doors and windows to be kept closed when entertainment is in progress.

  DJ / public announcement to be made at the end of the evening asking customers to leave quietly when DJ is employed at the premises.

  A free phone taxi service is available for use by customers.

  Signs posted at the exits reminding customers to leave quietly and with respect for local residents.

   

  The protection of children from harm

  No persons under the age of 18 years allowed access to any part of the premises after 7p.m. on any day except family members or persons attending private functions when such persons will be supervised by an adult at all times.

  Persons aged under 18 years of age to be excluded from the premises on occasions which the management deem appropriate and subject to the activities taking place.

   

  Updated Conditions following Minor Variation (May 2022)

   

  Prior to any occasion on which licensable activities are to be carried on at the premises, a risk assessment will be carried out to determine whether door supervisors are required. An appropriate number of door supervisors will be utilised in accordance with said risk assessment. As a minimum, two door supervisors will be utilised on Friday and Saturday from 21:00 until the last customer has left the premises.

   

  A written record shall be kept on the premises by the Designated Premises Supervisor of

  every person employed on the premises as a door supervisor in a register kept for that

  purpose. That record shall contain the following details:-

   

  • the door supervisor's name, date of birth and home address

  • his/her Security Industry Authority licence number

  • the time and date he/she starts and finishes duty

  • the time of any breaks taken whilst on duty

   

  The premises will have a written zero tolerance drugs policy which is enforced at all times.

   

  The toilets will be checked by members of staff at hourly intervals.

   

  An incident book will be maintained in which there will be recorded:-

   

  • All incidents of crime and disorder

  • Refused sales to suspected under-age and drunken persons.

  • A record of any person asked to leave the premises.

  • Details of occasions on which the police are called to the premises.

  • A record of persons searched on suspicion that drugs are being carried and the

  reason for such suspicion.

  The book will be available for inspection by a police officer or authorised person on demand.

   

  CCTV equipment shall be installed and be maintained in good working order in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Training should be provided for staff members in the usage of the CCTV equipment. CCTV footage recorded must, as a minimum, cover each entry/exit point of the premises and be recording at all times when the premises is conducting licensable activities.

   

  The images recorded by the CCTV system shall be retained in unedited form for a period of not less than 21 days.

   

  The Data Controller will make footage available within a reasonable time to a Police

  Constable or Authorised Officer, where such request is made in accordance with and which satisfies the Data Protection Act 1998.

   

  A “Challenge 25” Policy shall be adopted and enforced at the premises whereby any person who appears to be under the age of 25 shall be required to provide identification to prove that they are over the age of 18 before they are permitted to purchase alcohol. The only forms of acceptable identification will be:-

   

                       A Passport;

                       A UK Photocard Driving Licence;

                       Official ID card issued by HM Forces or EU bearing a photograph and the date of

                birth of the holder;

                       Any other form of identification agreed with a representative of the Police Licensing Unit

   

  All staff who are involved in the sale of alcohol will be trained in relation to the “Challenge

  25” policy upon the commencement of their employment, following which they will

  undertake refresher training at least once every twelve months. Said training will be

  documented and will be made available to an authorised officer upon request.

   

   

   

   

• Conditions Attached after a Hearing

   

  A personal licence holder shall normally be on the premises at all times after 20.00 hours when intoxicating liquor is being sold or supplied to customers or consumed by customers, except in the case of an emergency