General
1. Authorised staff employed by Sussex Police in the role of licensing officer shall have the right of access to the licensed premises during hours of operation for the purpose of inspection of the premises and premises records in order to ensure the promotion of the licensing objectives.
2. Late night refreshment between 23:00 and 01:00 is restricted to a delivery service only.
3. The front doors of the premises will be locked at 23:00 hours with no admittance to the public to the premises for direct sales from the street or collections via pre order. A ‘closed’ sign will be clearly visible on the front door from the outside.
4. Deliveries will only be made to residential and business addresses. There will be no deliveries to open spaces, the beach, a park etc.
5. When an order is taken for delivery to a customer the following information will be recorded in either electronic or paper form:
a) The delivery address;
b) The method of payment;
c) The name of the person ordering;
d) The date and time of delivery;
e) The name of the third-party company, employee or representative of the premises who made the delivery.
6. Subject to GDPR guidance and legislation:
(a) Digital CCTV and appropriate recording equipment to be installed in accordance with Home Office Guidelines relating to UK Police Requirements for Digital CCTV System (PSDB Publication Number 09/05), operated and maintained throughout the premises internally and externally to cover all public areas, including the entrances/exits to the premises as well as any outside space. The system shall be on and recording at all times the premises licence is in operation.
(b) The CCTV cameras and recording equipment must be of sufficient quality to work in all lighting levels inside the premises at all times.
(c) CCTV footage will be stored for a minimum of 31 days
(d) The management will give full and immediate cooperation and technical assistance to the Police if CCTV footage is required to prevent and detect suspected or alleged crime; CCTV footage will be available to be viewed immediately and any CCTV footage that is required to be downloaded will be made available within 24 hours of an incident.
(e) The management of the premises will ensure that key staff are fully trained in the operation of the CCTV, and will be able to download selected footage onto a disk (or other electronic portable device acceptable to Police e.g. USB) or provide footage via an online link as initiated by Police, within 24hrs and without charge.
(f) Any breakdown or system failure will be notified to the police immediately & remedied as soon as practicable - brighton.licensing@sussex.police.uk.
(g) In the event of the CCTV system hard drive being seized as evidence as part of a criminal investigation by Police or for any other reason, the premises will be expected to install a replacement hard drive, or a temporary replacement drive as soon as practicable.
7. A minimum of one (1) SIA licensed door supervisor shall be employed at the venue every Friday and Saturday. The door supervisor will be on duty from 21:00 until close ensuring that all customers have left the vicinity of the premises.
8. SIA licensed door supervisors shall be employed on any occasion when a requirement is identified by the licence holder's written risk assessment or requested by Sussex Police in writing at least 48 hours in advance. The written risk assessment will be reviewed at least once every calendar year. The written risk assessment will take into account information or guidance offered by the police, and also taking into account busy periods such as Bank Holidays, Season Variations and other City Events e.g. Football, Pride, Music Events. The written risk assessment will be available on the premises for inspection by police and authorised officers of the Licensing Authority.
9. At all times the premises is open to the public, the management will contract the back up services of an approved mobile support unit (MSU) that operates at all times the premises is open to the public, with a minimum of 2 SIA registered Door Supervisors operating from it. A copy of the MSU contract will be retained at the premises and made available for immediate inspection upon request by Sussex Police or Council Officials. The MSU will be accredited by the Brighton Crime Reduction Partnership (BCRP) or other similar organisation approved by Sussex Police should the BCRP not be in existence.
10. The premises will become a member of the Brighton Crime Reduction Partnership or similar scheme approved by the Licensing Authority. The scheme must operate, subject to local coverage, radios and additionally an exclusion/banning scheme of named individuals within both the day and nighttime economy.
11. An incident log shall be kept at the premises and must be completed within 24 hours of the incident. It can be in paper or electronic form and will record the following:
a) all crimes reported to the venue
b) all ejections of patrons
c) any complaints received concerning crime and disorder
d) any incidents of disorder
e) all seizures of drugs or offensive weapons
f) any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service.
12. The incident log will:
a) be inspected and signed off by a manager at least once a month.
b) be kept on the premises and be available for inspection at all times the premises are open by authorised officers of the Licensing Authority or the police. An incident will be defined as being one which involves an allegation of a criminal offence or as listed in condition 10 above.
c) be used to give feedback to staff to ensure that the log is used on each occasion that an ejection or incident occurs at the premises and to identify any patterns or trends.
d) be kept for a minimum of twenty four (24) months.
As per original application, discussed or agreed with another Responsible Authority
13. The management will ensure that delivery vehicles waiting or arriving to collect orders will be parked/waiting legally and not causing a public nuisance by way of obstructing the highway or footpaths.
14. Notices shall be prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and businesses and leave the area quietly.
15. (a) All staff will be trained in:
· Identifying persons who are vulnerable for reasons which could include, but are not limited to: their age, intoxication and / or drugs, as well as identifying potential perpetrators.
· Conflict management and the operator will have a policy in place assisting staff in how to deal with such situations.
(b) All training undertaken by staff members shall be fully documented and recorded. All training records shall be made available to Sussex Police, officers of the local authority and officers from the Trading Standards team upon request.
(c) Further verbal reinforcement/refresher training covering the above will be carried out thereafter at intervals not to exceed 12 weeks, with the date and time of the verbal reinforcement/refresher training documented.