The Committee considered all representations at the hearing. The Committee also considered the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy, the Licensing Act 2003, the Regulations made there under, the Guidance issued by the Secretary of State under Section 182 of that Act and the Licensing Objectives.

The Committee noted that agreement had been reached between the applicant and all parties who made a representation, so treated the matter as a determination. 

Decision

To grant the application subject to the following conditions.

Conditions

1. On Friday, Saturday, any day preceding a Bank Holiday and throughout the entire Pride Festival SIA registered doorstaff shall be employed at the premises at a ratio of 1:100 from 2100 hours until 30 minutes after closing, to assist with the orderly dispersal of customers.

2. At all other times the requirement for door staff shall be risk assessed by the DPS. When employed doorstaff shall wear hi-visibility armbands.

3. Documented records of training completed shall be kept for each member of staff. Training shall be regularly refreshed and at no greater than 6 monthly intervals. Training records shall be made available for inspection upon request by a police officer or an authorised officer of Manchester City Council. All staff shall be trained in:

4. All staff shall be trained in recognising signs of drunkenness, how to refuse service and the premises duty of care. Documented records of training completed shall be kept for each member of staff. Training shall be regularly refreshed and at no greater than 6 monthly intervals. Training records shall be made available for inspection upon request by a police officer or an authorised officer of Manchester City Council.

5. The Challenge 21 scheme must be operated to ensure that any person who appears to be under the age of 21 shall provide documented proof that he/she is over 18 years of age. Proof of age shall only comprise a passport, photo card driving licence, an EU/EEA national ID card or similar document, an HM Forces warrant card, or a card bearing the PASS hologram.

6. An incident log (which may be electronically recorded) shall be kept at the premises for at least six months, and made available on request to the police or an authorised officer of the licensing authority, which will record the following incidents including pertinent details:
   1. all crimes reported to the venue, or by the venue to the police
   2. all ejections of patrons
   3. any complaints received
   4. any incidents of disorder
   5. seizures of drugs, offensive weapons, fraudulent ID or other items
   6. any faults in the CCTV system,
   7. any refusal of the sale of alcohol
   8. any faults in the CCTV system
   9. any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service

7. The premises shall install and maintain a comprehensive digital colour CCTV system. All public areas of the licensed premises, including all public entry and exit points, and the street Environment will be covered, including VIP areas, enabling facial identification of every person entering in any light condition. The CCTV cameras shall continually record while the premises are open to the public and recording shall be kept available and unedited for a minimum of 28 days with the date and time stamping. A staff member who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be present on the premises at all times when they are open to the public and must be able to produce/download/ burn CCTV images upon request by a police officer or an authorised officer of the licensing authority. Any footage must be in a format that can be played back on a standard personal computer or standard DVD player. Where the recording is on a removable medium (ie. compact disc, flash card etc), a secure storage system to store those recording mediums shall be provided.
8. Any person who appears to be intoxicated or who is behaving in a disorderly manner shall not be allowed entry to the premises.

9. The premises shall display prominent signage indicating at any point of sale and at the entrance to the premises that it is an offence to sell alcohol to anyone who is drunk.

10. A written policy that aims to prevent customers or staff bringing illegal drugs, weapons or other illegal items onto the premises at any time shall be in place and operated at the premises.

11. Notices shall be prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and leave the area quietly

12. There shall be a documented dispersal policy, as agreed with the relevant responsible authorities, implemented at the premises and a copy lodged with the Council’s Licensing Unit.

13. A log shall be kept at the premises to record all refused sales of alcohol for the reasons that the person(s) is/are, or appear(s) to be, under 18 years of age. The log shall record the date and time of the refusal and the name of the member of staff who refused the sale. The log will be available on request by the police or an authorised officer of Manchester City Council. The log shall be checked on a regular basis by the Designated Premises Supervisor to ensure that it is being used by staff and each check shall be recorded in the log.

14. A minimum of 1 Security Industry Authority SIA-licensed door supervisors shall be on duty at the entrance of the premises, from 00:00 midnight to 30 minutes after close Sunday to Thursday, while it is open for business.

15. When employed, a register of those door staff employed shall be maintained at the premises and shall include:
    1. the number of door staff on duty;
    2. the identity of each member of door staff;
    3. the times the door staff are on duty.

16. No noise shall emanate from the premises nor vibration be transmitted through the structure of the premises that gives rise to a nuisance.

17. Notices shall be prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and leave the area quietly.

18. No unauthorised advertisement of any kind (including placard, poster, sticker, flyer, picture, letter, sign or other mark) shall be inscribed or affixed upon the surface of the highway, or upon any building, structure, works, street furniture, tree, or any other property, or distributed to the public, that advertises or promotes the establishment, its premises, or any of its events, facilities, goods or services.

19. All waste shall be properly presented and placed out for collection no earlier than 30 minutes before the scheduled collection times.

20. At the end of trading each day, the pavement from the building line to the kerb edge immediately outside the premises, including gutter/channel at its junction with the kerb edge, shall be swept or washed, and litter and sweepings collected and stored in accordance with the approved waste storage arrangements.

21. Staff shall monitor customers smoking outside the premises on a regular basis and ensure patrons do not cause a public nuisance.

22. The premises shall display prominent signage indicating at any point of sale and at the entrance to the premises that it is an offence to buy, or attempt to buy, alcohol for a person under the age of 18.

23. The premises shall display prominent signage indicating at any point of sale and at the entrance to the premises that the Challenge 21 scheme is in operation.

24. A direct telephone number for the DPA of the premises shall be available at all times the premises are open. This telephone number is to be made available to residents in the vicinity.