North Kesteven District CouncilLicensing Team

Gurkha Sq. Express

21 Northgate, SLEAFORD, Lincolnshire, NG34 7BH

Premises Licence 32UE/L75113 from from 28/05/2025 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  1.              No supply of alcohol may be made under this licence:

   

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

   

  b)  at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence,

      or his personal licence is suspended.

   

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

   

  3.              The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.

   

  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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children-

   

  (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 (other than any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);

   

  (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;

   

  (d)              provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a sporting event, where that provision is dependent on-

   

  (i)              the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or

   

  (ii)              the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;

   

  (e)              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.

   

  4.              The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

   

  5.              The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  6.              The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

   

  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 a holographic mark.

   

  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.

   

  Section 19 Licensing Act 2003 (as amended)

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  All staff engaged in licensable activity at the premises will receive training and information in relation to the following:

   

  The Challenge 25 scheme in operation at the premises, including the forms of identification that are acceptable.

  The hours and activities permitted by the premises licence issued under the Licensing Act 2003 and conditions attached to the licence.

  How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the premises (in relation to the sale of alcohol).

  Recognising the signs of drunkenness.

  The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk, under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy purchase.

  Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an incident to the emergency services.

   

  Training shall be recorded in documentary form and shall be regularly refreshed at no greater than 12-month intervals. Training records shall be made available for inspection and copying at reasonable times upon request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority. Training records will be retained for at least 12 months.

   

  An incident log shall be kept and maintained at the premises which will include a log of the following, including pertinent details:

   

  Any incidents of disorder or of a violent or antisocial nature;

  All crimes reported to the venue, or by the venue to the police;

  All ejections of patrons;

  Any complaints received;

  Seizures of drugs or offensive weapons;

  Any faults in the CCTV system;

  Any visits by a responsible authority (under the Licensing Act 2003) or emergency service.

   

  Records must be completed within 24 hours of any incident, and will contain the time and date, the nature of the incident, the people involved, the action taken and details of the person responsible for the management of the premises at the time of the incident. The logs shall be kept for at least 12 months following the date of entry and be made available for inspection and copying upon request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority.

   

  The premises shall install, operate, and maintain a comprehensive digital colour CCTV system to the satisfaction of the Police.

   

  All public areas of the licensed premises including entry and exit points will be covered.

  The system must record clear images permitting the identification of individuals, and in particular enable facial recognition images (a clear head and shoulder image) of every person entering and leaving in any light condition.

  The CCTV system will continually record whilst the premises are open for licensable activities and during all times when customers remain on the premises.

  All equipment must have a constant and accurate time and date generation.

  All recordings will be stored for a minimum period of 31 days with date and time stamping.

  Recordings will be made available immediately upon the request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority throughout the entire 31 day period.

  The CCTV system will be capable of downloading images to a recognisable viewable format. The CCTV system will capture a minimum of 4 frames per second.

  The CCTV system will be fitted with security functions to prevent recordings being tampered with, i.e., be password protected.

   

  In the event that an incident occurs for which the police have been called, the crime scene shall be preserved to enable police to carry out a full forensic investigation.

   

  The maximum number of persons (including staff) allowed at the premises shall not exceed 35.

   

  The collection of glasses and bottles shall be undertaken at regular intervals to ensure there is no build-up of empties on the premises.

   

  A telephone number shall be made available and displayed in a prominent location where it can conveniently be read from the exterior of the premises by the public for local residents to contact in the case of noise-nuisance or anti-social behaviour by persons or activities associated with the premises.

   

  The telephone number will be a direct number to the management who are in control during opening hours. A record will be kept by management of all calls received, to include the time, date and information of the caller, including action taken following the call.

   

  Records will be made available for inspection and copying by an authorised officer of a responsible authority throughout the trading hours of the premises.

   

  No deliveries (in relation to licensable activities) to the premises shall take place between 23:00 hours and 07:00 hours.

   

  During the hours of operation of the premises, sufficient measures will be taken to remove and prevent litter and waste arising or accumulating from customers in the area immediately outside the premises.

   

  No collections of waste or recycling materials (including bottles) from the premises shall take place between 23:00 hours and 07:00 hours on the following day.

   

  All staff, supervisors and managers must be trained in the legality and procedure of alcohol sales, prior to undertaking the sale of alcohol and then at least every 12 months. Training shall be signed and documented. Training records must be kept on the premises and be made available for inspection and copying to an authorised officer of a responsible authority on request. The documentation relating to training should extend back to a period of at least 12 months and should specify the time, date and details of the persons both providing the training and receiving the training.

   

  There will be in place a written age verification policy in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol, which will specify a Challenge 25 proof of age requirement. This means that staff working at the premises must ask individuals who appear to be under 25 years of age, attempting to purchase alcohol, to produce identification. The only acceptable identification documents will be:

   

  A photo driving licence

  A passport

  An identification card carrying the PASS hologram

   

  Unless such identification is produced the sale of alcohol must be refused. This policy will include documented steps taken to prevent adults from purchasing alcohol for or on behalf of children under 18.

   

  The premises shall display prominent signage indicating at any point of sale that a Challenge 25 scheme is in operation.

   

  An alcohol sales refusal register shall be kept at the premises and be maintained to include details of all alcohol sales refused. The register will include:

   

  the date and time of refusal

  the reason for refusal

  details of the person refusing the sale

  description of the customer

  any other relevant observations

   

  The refusals register will be made available for inspection and copying on request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority. All entries must be made within 24 hours of the refusal.

   

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

   

  Not Applicable