Vibe

14 Dalton Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1PL

Premises Licence LAPLWA0345 from from 20/10/2022 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment
• a performance of a play
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Embedded/Mandatory 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

   

  Mandatory Conditions where the licence authorises the sale of alcohol

   

  1              No supply of alcohol may be made under the premise licence -

   

  (a) at a time when there is no designated premise supervisor in respect of the    licence , or

   

  (b) at a time when the designated premise supervisor does not hold a personal licence, or his licence has been suspended.

   

    2                             The supply of alcohol under a 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.

   

   

  Mandatory condition where Door Supervisors are provided

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

   

   

  Mandatory condition for the showing of films

  During the showing of films, the admission of children must be restricted in accordance with recommendations given either by a body designated under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act  1984 (the British Board of Film Classification - BBFC) or by the licensing authority.

   

   

  Alcohol Pricing

   

  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 purpose of the condition set out in paragraph 1-

   

  (a)              “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcohol Liquor duties Act (1979)

  (b)              “permitted price” is 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;

   

  (c)              “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.   

   

  (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

   

   

   

• Conditions consistent with operating schedule

               

  1.              A personal licence holder shall be on the premises after 8pm when alcohol is being sold or consumed, except in the case of an emergency

  2.              Whenever the designated premises supervisor is not at the premises another responsible person will be designated as the person responsible for alcohol sales and will have the contact details of the designated premises supervisor. The details of such person will be on prominent display.

  3.              Door supervisors registered with SIA shall be equipped with an appropriate method of keeping an accurate record of the capacity levels, including any separate capacity levels for individual rooms or levels

  4.              Door Supervisors shall be positioned at each entrance/exit (other than fire only exits) to ensure that no customer leaves with any bottles or glasses

  5.              The maximum number of persons (including staff) allowed to be on premises at any time shall be 840

  6.              No entry to 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

  7.              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

  8.              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.

   

   

  Conditions added after review of the licence

   

                Thursday to Monday customers will not be allowed to leave the premises via the Dalton Square exit to smoke outside the premises after 23.00. Any customers wishing to smoke after 23.00 will leave the premises via the rear entrance on to St Marys Street.

                From 23.00 on a Thursday to Monday door supervisors will be positioned by the Dalton Square entrance doors to ensure that customers are informed to smoke to the rear of the premises.

                Thursday to Monday there will be at least one member of door staff that will monitor the external area on Dalton Square to ensure that customers are not smoking and re-entering the premises after 23.00.

                Any customers that are smoking will be monitored to ensure they are not acting in a rowdy manner.

                Doors and windows will be kept closed whenever there is regulated entertainment apart from access and egress.

                Door supervisors will remain employed until the last customer has left the building and the immediate vicinity of the premises.

                If requested, any person living in or around Dalton Square, will be provided with a contact number for management at the premises.  This number will be available whenever the premises is open and will allow those residents to have direct communication with the venue.

                Whenever regulated entertainment is taking place, regular assessments shall be made of any noise emanating from the premises.  Wherever said assessments indicate that noise is likely to cause nuisance to any residents or businesses in the vicinity, steps will be taken to reduce the level of noise.

                Any music that is played within the upper tier of the premises must be played through a sound limiting device.

   

  Conditions amended following application to vary licence - April 2021

  A comprehensive CCTV system shall be installed both internally and externally at the premises and will meet the following criteria:-

                       The system will display on any recording the time and date of said recording.

                       The system will be recording whenever the premises is open to the public.

                       Any recordings will be retained for a minimum of 31 days after they are made and will be produced to an authorised officer upon request, so long as said request is in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act or any subsequent or alternative legislation.

                       The CCTV will capture all public areas of the premises, with the exception of the toilets.

  Appropriate signage alerting customers to the use of CCTV shall be displayed in a conspicuous position at the premises.

  A competent person trained in the use of and operation of the CCTV will be in attendance at the premise at all times that licensable activities are taking place. Said person will be able to fully operate the CCTV system and be able to download data in a recognised format when requested.

   

  Conditions added following application to vary licence - September 2022

  DOOR STAFF CONDITIONS:

  A minimum for 2 SIA registered door staff must be on duty for the first100 customers, followee by an extra one member of door staff for each additional 100 customers or part thereof from 2000 hours to close 7 days a week.

  A written record shall be kept on the premises by the Designated Premises Supervisor of every preson employed on the premises as a door supervisor in a register kept for that purpose. That record shall contain the following details:

                       the door supervisors 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

  All SIA door staff that work at this venue shall wear high visibility jacket

  All SIA door staff that work at this venue will in 1 x BWV at the front and rear doors when on duty.

  All SIA door staff that work at this venue shall will activate their BWV when dealing with any incident at the venue.

  Any person(s) who is removed from the club, where possible, will be taken out via the Dalton Square side of the venue. If the person(s) is violent and it is not practicable then the person(s) should be removed via the rear exit.

  Any memeber of SIA door staff who has been directly  involved with an individual being ajjected should the step back inside ans another SIA doorstaff should replace them to avoid confrontation.

  Prior to opening each day there  will be a briefing with DPS (or manager on the night) , head of security, all staff and all security. This briefing will highlight roles and responsibilities of each staff and secutiy on duty, crime trends and any police INTL shared.

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

  All incidents of crime and disorder.

  Refused sales to suspected under-age and intoxicated persons.

  A record of any persons asked to leave the premises.

  Details of occasions in which the police were 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.

  All private bookings shall be risk assessed by management.All records should be kept and any concerns passed on to Police Licensng. These records should be available for inspection by Police or any other Responsible Authority.

  A Zero Tolerance approach to drugs will be promoted via appropriate signage in the premises. Any person found to be in the possession ofdrugs must be reported to the police immediatley upon being aprehended. Arrangements must be in place to include regular checks of toilet areas for drug use.

  Allstaff involved in the provision of alcohol will successfully complete training in age related products prior to operating a till. Refresher training will also be successfully completed no more than every six months, this will be fully documented and available  for inspection to police officers or other authorised persons.

  Procedures are in place to make sure all staff are aware  of their responsibilities in respect of serving alcohol and the relevant provisions of the Licensing act 2003. All staff are made aware of their responsibilities in respect of the sale alcohol and the potential problems that can occur if too much is consumed and the effec it can have on the behaviour of customers.As much as possible care is taken to ensure all customers are  safe and do not create disorder when leaving the premises.

  All glasses used at the venue will be made from polycarbonate, plastic or other non-glass alternative

  Prevention of public nuisance

  There shall be no furniture to the external area after 22:00 hours each evening which has a primary purpose of seating (such as chaser or stools).

  Protection of children from harm

  A Challenge 25 policy shall be adopted and enforced at the premises whereby any person that 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 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 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.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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