Penny Bank

2-6 Brock Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1UA

Premises Licence LAPLWA0368 from from 30/09/2023 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• an indoor sporting event
• 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
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

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• Mandatory conditions where licence authorises the supply of alcohol

   

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

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

  ()                    at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

  1         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.

   

  Availability of different Measures - Mandatory Condition

   

  7.              The responsible person shall 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; and

   

                (b)              customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

   

  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

   

  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.

   

  Mandatory condition where the licence permits the performance of Films

  Where a programme includes a film in the 12A, 15 or 18 category, as classified by the British board of Film Classification, no person appearing to be under the age of 12 (and unaccompanied in that case),15 or 18 as appropriate shall be admitted to any part of the programme; and the licence holder shall display in a conspicuous position a notice in the following terms-

  PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF [INSERT APPROPRIATE AGE] CANNOT BE ADMITTED TO ANY PART OF THE PROGRAMME

  Where films of different categories form part of the same programme, the notice shall refer to the oldest age restriction.

  This condition does not apply to members of staff under the relevant age while on duty provided the prior written consent of the person’s parents or legal guardian has first been obtained.

  Immediately before each exhibition of a film passed by the British Board of Film Classification there shall be exhibited on screen for at least five seconds a in such a manner that it can be easily read by all persons in the auditorium a reproduction of the certificate of the Board or, as regards a trailer advertising a film, of the statement approved by the Board indicating the category of the film

   

• Non standard timings

   

  Special Occasions & Saint's Days

   

  New Year's Day - 1st January

  Burns Night - 25th January

  St Valentine's Day - 14th February

  St David's Day - 1st March

  St Patricks Day - 17th March

  St George's Day - 23rd April

  Bonfire Night - 5th November

  St Andrew's Day - 30th November

   

  Bank Holiday Weekends

   

  Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday

   

  (if BST commences on the Easter Weekend then an additional hour is sought on Easter Saturday to mitigate the loss of an hour caused by the clocks moving forward an hour at 1am).

   

  Early May Bank Holiday (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

  Late May Bank Holiday (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

  August Bank Holiday (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

   

  Christmas Period

   

  Christmas Eve to 30th December inclusive

  New Years Eve 07:00 to 03:00 inclusive

   

  Others

   

  Mother's Day

  Father's Day

• Offered Conditions

   

  1        After 20.00 hours a personal licence holder shall be on the premises at all times during which intoxicating liquor is being sold or supplied to customers or consumed by customers, except in the case of an emergency

  2        Whenever the designated premises supervisor is not at the premises another personal licence holder will be nominated by the designated premises supervisor as being the responsible person to manage the premises and will have the contact details of the designated premises supervisor. The details of such person to be on prominent display outside the premises

  3        The designated premises supervisor or the personal licence holder who is supervising the sale or supply of alcohol at that time shall not permit customers to congregate and consume alcohol sold or supplied by that premises in a public place within the immediate vicinity of the premises to the annoyance or obstruction of others and shall prevent the removal of alcohol if it is intended for such a purpose

  4        In the event of doorstaff being employed at the premises the designated premises supervisor 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

  5        Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 25 shall be asked to provide identification that they are over the age of 25.  The following are the only forms of identification acceptable: UK photo driving licence; Passport; PASS card (proof of age standards scheme)

  6        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

  7        The provision of off-sales to terminate at 23.00 hours

  8        All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided except in the event of an emergency

  9        There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public, (or member and their guests) notices requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly

  9.   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.

   

  Operating schedule

   

  a) General - all four licensing objectives (b,c,d,e)

   

  The regulated entertainment proposed is no more than normal pub style entertainment. We have considered the terms of your local licensing policy and no new steps have been identified by risk assessment except as below.

   

  b) The prevention of crime and disorder

   

  As no "drinking up" time is allowed under the new policy we propose to end regulated entertainment and serve the last drink 30 minutes before the terminal hour which will allow people ample time to consume their drinks and disperse in an orderly fashion.

   

  c) Public safety

   

  No capacity restriction is provided as risk assessment shows no risk of overcrowding. Should any of the responsible authorities make recommendations as to a capacity limit we will adhere to any limit they think fit.

   

  d) The prevention of public nuisance

   

  Doors and windows will be closed after 23:00 except for access and egress and in the event of an emergency to prevent any noise nuisance. Adequate staff will be employed to ensure dispersal of customers from the premises in an orderly manner. Notices will be posted near exit doors asking customers to leave quietly. Consideration will be given to fitting a noise limiter to any amplified music should this be requested.

   

  e) The protection of children from harm

   

  We will operate a "challenge 25" policy which will entail anyone who appears to be under the age of 25 will be asked for proof of age and only passports, photo driving licenses and accepted proof of age cards will be accepted.

   

  Children will only be allowed on the premises accompanied by an adult until 21:00 hours.

   

   

• Conditions agreed with Lancashire Constabulary following application to vary licence (Sept 2023)

   

  A minimum of 2 SIA registered door staff must be on duty from 2000 hours to close on Friday and Saturday evenings.

  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

   

  All SIA registered door staff that work at this venue will wear high visibility jackets.

   

  Prior to opening on each day there will be a briefing held 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 security on duty, crime trends and any Police INTL shared.

   

  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.

   

  Any other requirement for SIA Door Staff to be on a risk assessment basis such as:

  Music Festivals, St Patrick’s Day, Bank Holidays, last Friday before Christmas known as ‘Black Eye Friday’, Any showing of major sporting events including Boxing, Football (World Cup, European Championships, Premier League), Wrestling etc,  

  Where there is information from Police where security is needed such as a wake, funeral or high tensions in the area and community.

  Also consideration for SIA Door Staff for Private Bookings or events such as Christenings, Birthdays, Funeral Wakes where there is a possibility of large numbers of patrons.

  The DPS must risk assess these events and have in place sufficient SIA Door Staff cover to manage the premises and ensure the Licensing Objectives are being promoted.

  Any bookings, events etc where large numbers expected (large numbers being in excess of what the DPS usually expects on any given day of trading) then the DPS is requested to email Police Licensing.

  Management are welcome to contact Police Licensing for any advice on these matters. 

   

  A zero tolerance approach to drugs will be promoted via appropriate signage in the premises.  Any person found to be in possession of drugs must be reported to the police immediately upon being apprehended.

  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 30 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 documented Challenge 25 scheme will be operated at the premises.  The Challenge 25 scheme shall be actively promoted and advertised at the premises and will ensure that any person supplied with 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 provide such identification will result in no supply of alcohol to that person.

  The Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) will be actively promoted 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 the premises as proof of age.  A PASS card must be accepted as proof of age if a client possesses one.  Where a client does not possess a PASS accredited proof of age card, only the following alternative forms of alternative identification will be acceptable:

  (a)          Photo driving licence

  (b)          Passport or

  (c)         Her Majesty’s Forces Warrant Card

   

  All private bookings should be risk assessed by management.  Records of the booking should be kept and any concerns passed to Police Licensing. 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 possession of drugs must be reported to the police immediately upon being apprehended. Arrangements must be in place to include regular checks of toilet areas for drug usage.

   

  All staff involved with the provision of alcohol will successfully complete training in age related products prior to operating a till. Refresher training will also be successfully completed not more than every 6 months, this will be fully documented and be available for inspection to police officers or other authorised persons.

   

  Procedures are in place to ensure 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 of alcohol and the potential for problems that can occur if too much is consumed and the effect that 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.