Lancaster City CouncilMorecambe Town Hall

The Glug Club

35 Coverdale Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5PY

Premises Licence LAPLWA0702 from from 25/01/2017 to 13/03/2019

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional 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.

   

   

  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.

   

   

  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

   

• Offered Conditions

   

                       Members of the public will not be admitted to the premises to buy alcohol.

                       Sales will take place online through a website and all orders will be delivered.

                       Payment will not be taken at any property where orders are being delivered to, i.e. there will be no cash transactions ‘at the door’ and no direct sales from the delivery vehicle. Payment will be made by customers by card (debit or credit) when placing the order, in advance of delivery.

                       A record of all transactions will be maintained. The transaction record will contain the name, address, details of the order, requested time of order and age verification measures taken at the time of each sale. This will be documented and available for inspection to Police Officers or other authorised persons.

                       Deliveries will be arranged so that all deliveries will be accepted by an individual at the address provided at point of sale, i.e. not left in a safe place or unsigned for.  If delivered (as requested by customer) to a neighbour, the Challenge 25 policy will be operated, i.e. no alcohol will be left with persons under the age of 18. A record will be kept of the delivery including signature and full name of the individual with whom the delivery was left, and any ID will be verified and logged.

                       All deliveries of alcohol shall be to a premises address with a valid postcode i.e. not just to a street corner or public place.

                       The delivery vehicle will only hold items which are out of delivery at that particular time. No surplus/additional stock will be conveyed in the delivery vehicle at any time when deliveries are being made.

                       No signage will be displayed to indicate that a business operates from the premise or what the premise stores.

                       The premise will have adequate security provisions to protect it when closed and empty.

                       The premise website homepage will clearly state alcohol sales shall only be made to persons aged 18 and over and the Challenge 25 policy promoted. A comprehensive log of all sales including what age verification measures were taken at the point of sale will be kept.

                       No alcohol will be delivered to any person intoxicated.  If the driver believes the recipient to be intoxicated, the items will be returned and further arrangements will be made for either a refund or redelivery at another more appropriate time.

                       Delivery drivers shall be instructed to enter and leave their vehicles quietly and considerately, not to leave engines running, to park considerately, and at all times to have in mind the neighbours and in particular residential occupiers. Deliveries to be made at reasonable times.

                       The business will operate from the premise cellar, and will not impact on the public.

                       All items out for delivery will be packaged appropriately to prevent accidents occurring. Items will be stacked securely in the delivery vehicle to ensure that breakages do not occur. All doors will be locked when in transit, and also when a delivery is being made.

   

   

  A documented Challenge 25 scheme will be operated at the premises. The Challenge 25 scheme shall be actively promoted and advertised on the homepage of the website. We will ensure that any person purchasing alcohol, who appears to be under 25 years of age, shall be asked to provide acceptable identification to prove that they are 18 years of age or over. Failure to supply such identification will result in no sale or supply of alcohol to that person.

   

  The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) will be actively promoted and exercised at the premises by the display of Challenge 25 posters bearing the PASS logo. A PASS accredited holographic proof of age card will be the main identification document accepted at point of sale. Where the purchaser does not possess at PASS accredited proof of age card, only the following alternative forms of alternative identification will be acceptable:

  (a)              Photo card driving licence

  (b)              Passport or

  (c)              Her Majesty’s Forces Warrant Card

   

  Sales made over the internet will be secured by credit or debit card and will require customers to confirm their date of birth before the transaction can go ahead. If they are under the age of 18, no sale will be made.

   

  To utilise and fully record any refused sales or challenges made to patrons and such records be kept in an appropriate form and be made available on inspection to the police or other authorised agency. These records will be reviewed on a regular basis to see if any patterns are emerging. If they are, relevant action will be taken, e.g. contact with the police.

   

  All staff involved with the provision of alcohol will successfully complete training in age related products prior to taking an order/making a sale. Refresher training will also be successfully completed not more than every three months, this will be fully documented and be available for inspection to police officers or other authorised persons.

   

  No children will be permitted near the wine stores. We will develop a Health and Safety policy to keep children from harm.