North Kesteven District CouncilLicensing Team

The Forum Post Office

8 The Forum, North Hykeham, LINCOLN, Lincolnshire, LN6 8HW

Premises Licence 32UE/L5957 from from 25/04/2025 to indefinite

Licence holder(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

   

  All staff responsible for selling alcohol shall receive training in the Licensing Act 2003 in terms of the licensing objectives, offences committed under the Act and conditions of the Premises Licence. 

   

  - Refresher training shall be carried out every 12 months.

  - Written records of this training shall include the signature and date of the person trained, countersigned by the trainer.

  - Records to be retained for a period of no less than 12 months and made available upon request to police and authorised officers of the Licensing Authority.

   

  A CCTV system shall be installed, recording and maintained in working order and operated at the premises to the satisfaction of Lincolnshire Police, specifically:

  a) There shall be a minimum of one high-resolution colour camera fitted to each public entrance/exit. To provide a quality head and shoulder image for facial recognition/identification purposes of all persons entering the premises.

  b) There shall be sufficient cameras able to cover all alcohol display areas.

  c) Recordings must be kept for a minimum of 30 days and endorsed with the accurate, correct time/date (BST/GMT adjusted).

  d) Police and/or Authorised Licensing Officers shall be able on attendance to view immediate playback of any incident without the necessity for download.

  e) Recordings of incidents at the premises must be provided to the police following lawful request.

  f) A member of staff shall be on the premises at all times they are open to the public who is capable of operating the CCTV system and providing recordings on request.  When this is not possible recordings shall be provided    within 24 hours of the original request.

  g) Recording equipment shall be housed in a secure room/cabinet where access and operation is strictly limited to authorised persons.

  h) All equipment shall have constant time/date generation, which must be checked for accuracy on a daily basis.

  i) In the event of a system malfunction, the Designated Premises Supervisor or the Premises Licence Holder must immediately record details of this malfunction in the premises refusals/incident book.  Arrangements for its repair must be made without delay.

   

  An incident/refusals book/electronic record shall be kept at the premises, in which details of crime and/or disorder relating to the premises shall be recorded. This log shall contain the following details;

  - Time, date and location of incident/refusals.

  - Nature of the Incident/refusal.

  - Names, addresses and contact details of persons involved.

  - Result of the incident/refusals.

  - Action taken to prevent further such incidents.

  - Each entry signed/reviewed by the DPS or other responsible person employed at the premises and so authorised by the DPS; and

   

  A customer notice will be displayed at all exits asking patrons to please leave the premises quietly and to respect the needs of the local residents.

  Alcohol will be sold in sealed containers only, and no alcohol will be consumed on the premise at any time

   

  The premises shall operate the "Challenge 25" Proof of Age Policy to prevent the sale or supply of alcohol to persons under 18 years of age. The policy shall require any person who appears to be under the age of 25 years to produce one of the following forms of identification:

  - A recognised proof of age card credited under the British Retail Consortiums Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS);

  - Photo driving licence;

  - Passport.

  Notices shall be prominently displayed advising customers of the “Challenge 25” policy

  All point of sale staff shall undergo training in the challenge 25 proof of age scheme, with a record kept of the date of training, signed by the member of staff and the trainer. Each entry shall be retained for a period of 12 months from date of completion.  This record shall be made available for inspection by Lincolnshire Police Officers or other relevant authority.

   

   

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

   

  N/A.