North Kesteven District CouncilLicensing Team

AK Convenience Store

34 High Street, Metheringham, LINCOLN, Lincolnshire, LN4 3EA

Completed application 031895 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 01/05/2025 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  No supply of alcohol may be made under this licence:

   

           at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of it, or

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

   

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

   

  Below Cost Alcohol Sales

   

  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 + (D x V)

   

  Where -

  P is the permitted price,

  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

  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:

  the holder of the premises licence,

  the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  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.

   

  Age Verification Policy,

  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.

  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.

  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.

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  CCTV

   

  The CCTV system shall be capable of obtaining clear facial recognition images and a clear head and shoulders image of every person entering the premises and at the point of sale.

   

  The location of cameras will be recorded on the plan attached to the licence. If any additional cameras are requested/advised by the police, they will be fitted within a reasonable time.

   

  The recording medium (e.g. discs / tapes / hard drive etc.) and associated images are to be retained and securely stored for a minimum period of 30 days and are to be made available to a Police Constable / Authorised Officer of the Licensing Authority upon request within a reasonable time.

   

  The Premises Licence Holder or Designated Premises Supervisor will provide the Police with the contact details of at least one member of staff (or any or other person(s)) who are trained and familiar with the operation of the equipment so that they are able to provide copies of recorded data upon request and with the absolute minimum delay from the time of the request.

   

  The Premises Licence holder / Designated Premises Supervisor must ensure that steps are taken to rectify any fault in the CCTV system immediately and a log of these steps are made available for inspection to a Police Constable or an authorised officer from the Licensing Authority.

  The prevention of crime and disorder

   

  All persons making deliveries of alcohol from the premises, shall be instructed to report to the holder of the licence or the DPS any, and all occasions, when a delivery is refused and the reason for that refusal.  A record of all such refusals shall be maintained at the premises. The record shall be checked by the DPS or the manager in charge of the premises at least once a week and shall be signed to that effect.

   

  The names and contact details of all persons who have been authorised to sell alcohol whether paid or unpaid shall be maintained and kept on the premises and will be produced to a Police Constable or an Officer of the Local Authority upon demand.

   

  Any customer who appears to be carrying an alcoholic drink in an open vessel will be refused service and be asked to leave.

   

  The premises shall maintain an incident book to record details of the following: -

   

  Any violence or anti-social behaviour on or immediately outside the premises,

  Any other crime or criminal activity on the premises,

  Any call for police/ambulance assistance to the premises,

   

  The log records shall be made immediately available on request to a Police Constable, or an Officer authorised by the Licensing Authority (as defined by section 13 of the Licensing Act 2003) All records shall be retained on the premises for 12 months from the date of the incident.

   

  Any staff employed at the premises shall be provided with training before they sell alcohol and refresher training every 6 months thereafter.

   

  Training will include information on preventing the sale of alcohol to somebody who is drunk and in relation to the sale of Age Restricted Products.

   

  A written record will be kept of all training carried out. These records will be stored on the premises and made available for inspection to a Police Constable, or an Officer authorised by the Licensing Authority within a reasonable time.

   

  The prevention of public nuisance

   

  Prominent, clear and legible signage shall be displayed at the exits to the premises requesting the public to respect the needs of residents, businesses and to leave the premises and the area quickly and quietly.

   

  The Premises Licence holder / Designated Premises Supervisor will ensure that litter arising from people using the premises is cleared away on a regular basis.

   

  The protection of children from harm

   

  The premises will operate a “Challenge 25” proof of age policy which will require any person who appears to be under the age of 25 to produce identification to prove they are 18 or over.

   

  Only a passport, photo-card driving licence, European Union ID, Armed Forces ID cards or a proof of age card bearing the official “PASS” accreditation hologram, a photograph of the individual and date of birth shall be accepted as proof of age.

   

  Prominent, clear and legible Challenge 25 signage shall also be displayed at all entrances to the premises as well as at, at least one location behind any counter.

   

  The premises is to maintain a refusal logbook to record the details of all refusals of the sale of alcohol to persons suspected of being under the age of 18, appear to be drunk or suspected proxy purchases.

   

  The Premises Licence holder / Designated Premises Supervisor or nominated representative shall regularly monitor the entries in the log, sign and date when checked. The book must be made available to a Police Constable, or an Officer authorised by the Licensing Authority upon request.

   

  Any person who is authorised to sell alcohol at the premises will be provided with training before they sell alcohol and refresher training will be provided every 6 months thereafter. Training will include information on how to prevent underage sales, acceptable forms of ID, basic conflict management and Age Restricted Products.

   

  A written record will be kept of all training provided and this record will be kept on the premises for inspection by a Police Constable or an Officer authorised by the Licensing Authority upon request.

   

  No person under the age of 18 will be employed to work at the premises.

   

  Alcohol refusals policies will be displayed at the entrance of the premises, the point of display and the point of sale.

   

  Notices relating to proxy sales will be prominently displayed at all places where alcohol is displayed and sold from and at the point of sale.

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  Not applicable