Dorset Council, Weymouth and Portland AreaLicensing Services

The Doghouse

2 Great George Street, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8NN

Completed application 067448 which is a Transfer Application for Premises Licence from 14/11/2023 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• APPENDIX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

  1.              Designated Premises Supervisor

  No supply of alcohol may be made under this premises licence -

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

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

   

  2.              Every supply of alcohol under this premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  3.              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.

   

  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 licences 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.

   

  6.              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)              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.

   

  Minimum Drinks 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 purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 1 -

  (a)              “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic 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 amount 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 premises licence -

  (i)              The holder of the premises licence

  (ii)              The designated premises 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 the 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.

   

  
  

• APPENDIX 2 - OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

  1. A Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) system will be operational at the premises at all times when licensable activities are being carried out and at any other times when members of the public are present on the premises.

   

  2. The CCTV system will cover all areas of the premises occupied by the public under the terms of the licence (licensed areas), (excluding WCs)

   

  3. The CCTV system will cover the main entrance and exit.

   

  4. The location of CCTV cameras are identified on the site plan of the premises. No amendments to the locations of the cameras will be made without prior consultation with Dorset Police and the Licensing Authority.

   

  5. The CCTV system will be of a resolution quality which will enable the identification of persons and activities.

   

  6. The CCTV system will contain the correct time and date stamp information.

   

  7. The CCTV system will have sufficient storage retention capacity for a minimum of 31 days’ continuous footage.

   

  8. The CCTV footage will be controlled and kept in a secure environment to prevent tampering or unauthorised viewing.  A record will be kept of who has accessed the system, the reason why and when.  This record must be made available to Police/Licensing on request.

   

  9. A designated member/members of staff at the premises will be authorised to access the CCTV footage and be conversant with operating the CCTV system.  At the request of an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or a Responsible Authority (under the Licensing Act 2003) any CCTV footage, as requested, will be downloaded immediately or secured to prevent any overwriting. The CCTV footage material will be supplied, on request, to an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or a Responsible Authority with the absolute minimum of delay

   

  10. The CCTV system will be capable of securing relevant pictures for review or export at a later date.

   

  11. The CCTV system will be adequately maintained and be capable of transporting recorded material onto a removable media.

   

  12. The CCTV system replay software must allow an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or Responsible Authority to search the picture footage effectively and see all the information contained in the picture footage.

   

  13. It must be possible to replay exported files immediately e.g. no re-indexing of files or verification checks.

   

  14. A Supervisor’s Register will be maintained at the licensed premises, showing the names, addresses and up-to-date contact details for the DPS and all personal licence holders.

   

  15. The Supervisors Register will state the name of the person who is in overall charge of the premises at each time that licensed activities are carried out, and this information will be retained for a period of twelve months and produced for inspection on request to an authorised officer.

   

  16. An incident register of all occurrences and ejections from the premises will be maintained at the premises and all details of public order offences will be recorded.

   

  Public Safety

   

  1. Written records of all accidents and safety incidents involving members of the public and/or staff will be kept. These will be made available at the request of an authorised officer.

   

  2. A written spillage policy will be kept to ensure spillages are dealt with in a timely and safe manner. 

   

  3. First Aid equipment and materials adequate for the number of persons on the premises will be available on the premises at all times.  All staff will be made aware of first aid location.

   

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  1. No deliveries to the premises shall be arranged between 23:00 hours and 07:00 hours.

   

  2. Patrons permitted to temporarily leave and then re-enter the premises, e.g. to smoke, shall not be permitted to take drinks with them.

   

  3. The PLH/DPS will prominently display notices which inform customers that open bottles or glasses may not be taken off the premises.

   

  4. Clear and legible notices will be displayed at exits requesting patrons to leave the premises quietly and quickly.

   

  5. The PLH/DPS will ensure that litter arising from people using the premises is cleared away daily and that promotional materials such as flyers do not create litter.

   

  The Protection of Children from Harm

   

  1. The PLH/DPS staff will ask for proof of age from any person appearing to be under the age of 25 who attempts to purchase alcohol at the premises.

   

  2. The PLH/DPS staff will ask for photographic identification in the form of either a passport, EU photographic driving licence or PASS accredited identification, from any person appearing to be under the age of 25 who attempts to purchase alcohol at the premises.

   

  3. A log shall be kept detailing all refused sales of alcohol. The log should include the date and time of the refused sale, a description of the person refused, why they were refused (e.g. no ID, fake ID) and the name of the member of staff who refused the sale. The log shall be available for inspection at the premises by the police or an authorised officer of a Responsible Authority (Licensing Act 2003).