To consider an application for the Review of a Premises Licence in respect of Bar Iguana/Premier, 11 St Mary’s Butts, Reading, RG1 2LN.

The Assistant Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services submitted a report on an application by Thames Valley Police for the review of a Premises Licence in respect of Bar Iguana/Premier, 11 St Marys Butts, Reading, RG1 2LN.

The report stated that Thames Valley Police had requested a review of the Premises Licence due to serious concerns that the premises was failing to support the licensing objectives.

The report explained that these concerns were based on the number of violent incidents that had occurred in and around the premises, which included large scale fights, possession of drugs, a stabbing and use of a Taser to arrest an individual. The most recent of these incidents had taken place on 21December 2019 where a large-scale disorder had occurred outside the premises.  Inspection of the premises had also found a number of management failures, which had not been remedied despite written requests from Licensing officers.  A copy of the review application form was attached to the report at Appendix JC1.

The report stated that during the 28-day consultation period, representations had been received from Reading Borough Council Licensing Team which were attached to the report at Appendix JC2.

A copy of the current licence was attached at Appendix JC5 and authorised the following licensable activities:

Hours for the Exhibition of Films

Monday to Sunday                           1000 hours until 0200 hours

Seasonal Variations

Christmas Eve and Sundays preceding Bank Holiday Mondays 1000 hours until 0400 hours.

New Year’s Eve from 1000 hours until 1000 hours the following day.

Hours for the Provision of Live Music

Monday to Thursday                        1000 hours until 0200 hours

Friday to Saturday                          1000 hours until 0300 hours

Sunday                                            1000 hours until 0200 hours

Seasonal Variations

Christmas Eve and Sundays preceding Bank Holiday Mondays 1000 hours until 0400 hours.

New Year’s Eve from 1000 hours until 1000 hours the following day.

Hours for the Playing of Recorded Music

Monday to Thursday                        1000 hours until 0200 hours

Friday to Saturday                          1000 hours until 0300 hours

Sunday                                            1000 hours until 0200 hours

Seasonal Variations

Christmas Eve and Sundays preceding Bank Holiday Mondays 1000 hours until 0400 hours.

New Year’s Eve from 0700 hours until 1000 hours the following day.

Hours for the Performance of Dance

Monday to Thursday                        1000 hours until 0200 hours

Friday to Saturday                          1000 hours until 0300 hours

Sunday                                            1000 hours until 0200 hours

Seasonal Variations

Christmas Eve and Sundays preceding Bank Holiday Mondays 1000 hours until 0400 hours.

New Year’s Eve from 0700 hours until 1000 hours the following day.

Hours for anything similar to Live Music, Recorded Music and the Performance of Dance

Monday to Thursday                        1000 hours until 0200 hours

Friday to Saturday                          1000 hours until 0300 hours

Sunday                                            1000 hours until 0200 hours

Seasonal Variations

Christmas Eve and Sundays preceding Bank Holiday Mondays 1000 hours until 0400 hours.

New Year’s Eve from 0700 hours until 1000 hours the following day.

Hours for the Provision of Late-Night Refreshment

Monday to Thursday                        2300 hours until 0200 hours

Friday to Saturday                          2300 hours until 0300 hours

Sunday                                            2300 hours until 0200 hours

Seasonal Variations

Christmas Eve and Sundays preceding Bank Holiday Mondays 1000 hours until 0400 hours.

New Year’s Eve from 0700 hours until 1000 hours the following day.

Hours for the Sale by Retail of Alcohol

Monday to Sunday                           0700 hours to 0630 hours

The First floor bar: Sunday to Thursday from 1000 hours until 0200 hours

Friday and Saturday from 1000 hours until 0300 hours

The Off Licence: Monday to Sunday from 0700 hours until 0200 hours

Delivery Service: Monday to Sunday from 0700 hours until 0630 hours

Seasonal Variations

Christmas Eve and Sundays preceding Bank Holiday Mondays from 1000 hours until 0200 hours.

New Year’s Eve from 0700 hours until 1000 hours the following day

Hours Open to the Public

Monday to Sunday                           0700 hours until 0700 hours

The First floor bar: Sunday to Thursday from 1000 hours until 0300 hours

Friday and Saturday from 1000 hours until 0300 hours

The Off Licence: Monday to Sunday from 0700 hours until 0700 hours

Delivery Service: Monday to Sunday from 0700 hours until 0630hrs

Seasonal Variations – The Bar

Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and Sundays preceding Bank Holiday Mondays from 0700 hours until 0430hrs.

The following additional documents were attached to the papers:

Appendix JC3          Letters of Support for the premises Licence Holder;

Appendix JC4          Additional Information supplied by Thames Valley Police;

Appendix JC6          Additional Information Supplied by Premises Licence Holder.

The report stated that in determining the review application the Licensing Authority had a duty to carry out its functions with a view to promoting the four licensing objectives, as follows:

• The prevention of crime and disorder;
• Public safety;
• The prevention of public nuisance;
• The protection of children from harm.

The report further stated that in determining the application the Licensing Authority must also have regard to the representations received, the Licensing Authority’s statement of licensing policy and any relevant section of the statutory guidance to licensing authorities.  Furthermore, in determining the application, the Licensing Authority could take such of the following steps as it considered appropriate and proportionate for the promotion of the licensing objectives:

• Take no further action
• To issue formal warnings to the premises supervisor and/or premises licence holder
• Modify the conditions of the licence (including, but not limited to hours of operation of licensable activities)
• Exclude a licensable activity from the scope of the licence
• Remove the designated premises licence supervisor
• Suspend the licence for a period not exceeding three months
• Revoke the licence

(Where the Sub-Committee took a step mentioned in the third and fourth bullet points above it may provide that the modification or exclusion was to have effect for a period not exceeding three months or permanently.)

The report set out paragraphs 1.2 to 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 9.12, 9.13, 9.42, 9.43, 11.1, 11.2, 11.10, 11.16 to 11.19 and 11.25 from the Secretary of State’s Guidance to the Licensing Act 2003 issued in April 2018.  The report set out paragraphs 1.5, 1.6, 2.19, 3.2, 3.7, 4.15, 5.13, 5.15, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 9.12, 9.13, 9.15, 9.16, 9.18, 9.20 and 9.21 of the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy.

Simon Wheeler and Natalie Cox from Thames Valley Police were present at the meeting and addressed the Sub-Committee on the review application.

Robert Smalley, Licensing Enforcement Officer attended the meeting and addressed the Sub-Committee on behalf of Reading Borough Council as a Responsible Authority.

William Donne, Silver Fox Licensing Consultants, Jon Payne, Licensing Lawyers, Mohammed Saleem, Premises Licence Holder and Kamal Saleem, the Designated Premises Supervisor for Bar Iguana/Premier, attended the meeting and addressed the Sub-Committee.

Peter Narancic, Senior Licensing Enforcement Officer, presented the report at the meeting and asked the Sub-Committee to note that the date quoted on the report had been superseded due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and that the date on which the application was heard was 16 July 2020.

The Sub-Committee noted that there had been breaches of the current conditions attached to the Licence and considered that a reduction in the hours of operation and the amendment of existing and addition of new conditions would enable the Premises Licence Holder to promote the four Licensing Objectives, in particular the prevention of Crime and Disorder and ensuring public safety.  The Committee also noted that the premises was in an area that had the highest rate of Crime and Disorder in the town centre and acknowledged that there had been incidents both within and outside the premises.  They also noted that historically the Licence covered two very different styles of business and that it would be the responsibility of the Premises Licence Holder to make an application to remove the licensable activities for one business from the licence and apply for a separate licence for the other business, should they wish to wish to do so in the future.

AGREED:

That, in order to promote the four licensing objectives and having regard to the oral and written representations made, the Secretary of State’s guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 (April 2018) and the Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy, the Premises Licence in respect of Bar Iguana/Premier, 10 St Marys Butts, Reading, RG1 2LN, remain in force with reduced opening hours

Having heard all of the representations the Sub-Committee considered that the changes in the operating hours were such as to reduce the risks of incidents occurring that would breach the four Licensing Objectives.

The current hours for licensable activities and conditions attached to the licence would be removed and replaced by the new hours as set out below:

1.       Hours for licensable activities

Hours for the Exhibition of Films

Monday to Sunday   1000 hours until 0200 hours

Hours for the Provision of Live Music

Monday to Sunday       1000 hours until 0200 hours

Hours for the Playing of Recorded Music

Monday to Sunday       1000 hours until 0200 hours

Hours for the Performance of Dance

Monday to Sunday       1000 hours until 0200 hours

Hours for anything similar to Live Music, Recorded Music and the Performance of Dance

Monday to Sunday       1000 hours until 0200 hours

Hours for the Provision of Late-Night Refreshment

Monday to Sunday       2300 hours until 0200 hours

Hours for the Sale by Retail of Alcohol

The First floor bar: Monday to Sunday from 1000 hours until 0200 hours

The Off Licence: Monday to Sunday from 0700 hours until 0000 hours

Hours Open to the Public

The First floor bar: Monday to Sunday from 1000 hours until 0230 hours

The Off Licence: Monday to Sunday from 0700 hours until 0200 hours

Remove all seasonal variations, non-standard timings and delivery timings.

2.       Conditions - Premier

(1)      The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure the premises digitally recorded CCTV system camera shall continuously record whilst the premises are open to the public and the recordings shall be kept available for a minimum of 31 days with time and date stamping.  The entire licensable area shall be covered by CCTV.  Data recordings shall be made immediately available to an authorised officer of Thames Valley Police or Reading Borough Council together with facilities for viewing upon request.  Recorded images shall be of such quality as to be able to identify the recorded person in any light,subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act.  At least one member of staff on the premises at any time during operating hours shall be trained to access and download material from the CCTV system.  CCTV signs shall be displayed in public areas.

(2)      The premises shall at all times operate a Challenge 25 policy to prevent any customers who appear to staff members to be under the age of 25 years from purchasing alcohol without having first provided identification.  Only a valid driver's licence showing a photograph of the person, a valid passport, national identity card or proof of age card showing the "PASS" hologram are to be accepted as identification. Notices advertising the Challenge 25 and proof of age policies shall be displayed in prominent positions on thepremises.

(3)      Allcashiers involvedin thesale ofalcohol shallbe trainedto recordrefusals of sales of alcohol in a refusals log (whether written or electronic). The log shall contain:

-  Details ofthe timeand datethe refusalwas made;

-  The identity of the staff member refusing thesale;

-  Details of the alcohol the person attempted topurchase.

This book /register will be available for inspection by a Police Officer or authorised officer of Reading Borough Council upon request.

(4)           Staff employed to sell alcohol shall undergo training upon induction in utilising the Challenge 25 proof of age checking policy.  This shall include, but not be limited to, dealing with refusal of sales, proxy purchasing, recognising valid identity documents not in the English language and identifying attempts by intoxicated persons who attempt to purchase alcohol. Such training sessions are to be documented and refreshed every six months. All training sessions are to be documented in English. Records of training shall be kept for a minimum of one year and be made available to an authorised officer of Thames Valley Policeand Reading Borough Council upon request.

(5)           Signs shall be placed at all exits informing customers that the area outside the premises is an Alcohol ExclusionZone.

(6)           Clearly legible and suitable notices shall be displayed at all exits requesting customers to respect the needs of local residents and to leave the premises and area quietly.

(7)           No cans ofsuper strengthbeer andcider above6.5% ABV shallbe soldon the premises at any time except for products identified as premium craftbeers.

(8)           The licence holder shall actively participate in initiatives set up by Thames Valley Police; Reading Borough Council or Reading Pubwatch including initiatives to tackle drunken behaviour and streetdrinking.

(9)           As of 1st April 2017, alcohol shall only be purchased from legitimate wholesalers registered with HMRC's Alcohol Wholesale RegistrationScheme.

Invoices for all purchases of alcohol shall be kept on the premises for inspection for a period of six months after the purchase.

(10)       The Premises Licence Holder shall implement a policy to actively disperse customers from the premises and the immediate vicinity. The policy must be in written format and made available for inspection to authorised officers of Reading Borough Council and Thames Valley Police. All members of staff shall be trained in thispolicy.

(11)       Staff shall actively discourage and disperse persons who congregate outside the premises so as to minimise disturbance to localresidents;

(12)    Unaccompanied childrenunder theage of18 yearsshall notbe permittedon the premises after 20:00 hours. The premises licence holder or duly nominated representativeshall putin placeprocesses foridentifying customersunder 18and written signedtraining providedto allstaff anddoor supervisorsdetailing howto deal with any potential conflict arising from the refusal ofservice.

(13)       Staff employed shall undergo training in relation to the Licensing Act 2003 regarding late night refreshment upon induction. This shall include, but not be limited to understanding the four licensing objectives. Such training sessions are to be documented and refreshed every six months. All training sessions are to be documented in English. Records of training shall be kept for a minimum of one year and be made available to an authorised Officer of Reading Borough Council or Thames Valley Police upon request.

I.   The Prevention of Crime andDisorder.

II. Public Safety.

Ill.      Public Nuisance.

IV.      The Protection of Children from Harm.

(14)    A litter bin shall be provided at the premises and the immediate area outside the premises shall be kept clear of litter at all times when it is open for licensable activity.

(15)    Allincidents whichimpact onany ofthe licensingobjectives shallbe recorded in a register kept at the premises for this purpose. The names of the person recordingthe incidentand thosemembers ofstaff whodeal withany incidentshall also berecorded. Whereknown, anyoffenders nameshall alsobe recorded.

Such records shall be retained for a period of one year and shall be made available for inspection by an authorised officer of Reading Borough Council or an officer of Thames Valley Police.

(16)    All staff working after 2000 hours shall receive training to the BIIAB level or anyother similarrecognised trainingwhich hasa nationallyapproved accreditation curriculum to promote the four licensingobjectives.

(17)    The Premises Licence Holder or his nominated assistant manager shall be present at the premises from 1700 hours until closing everyday.

(18a). Thepremises shallhave TWOSIA approveddoor supervisorson aThursday nights trade, Friday nights trade and Saturday nights trade from 2100 hours until the last customer has left the premises at closingtime;

(18b). The premises shall have ONE SIA approved door supervisor(s) on a Sunday nights trade, Monday nights trade, Tuesday nights trade and Wednesday nights trade from 2100 hours until the last customer has left the premises at closingtime;

(18c). The premises licence holder shall risk assess the requirement to increase the number of SIA approved door Monday to Sunday from 2100 hours whenever the premises open to the public. The risk assessment must take cognisance of local events such as Fresher's Week, Bank Holiday weekends, Christmas and New Year’s Eve as non-exhaustive examples. The risk assessment must be in writing and available immediately upon request to authorised officers of Reading Borough Council and Thames Valley Police.

(19)    Whenemployed, aregister ofDoor Supervisorsshall bekept. Theregister must show the followingdetails:

(i)             Full SIA registration number andname.

(ii)           Date and time that the Door Supervisor commenced duty, countersigned by the DutyManager.

(iii)          Date and time that the Door Supervisor finished work, countersigned by the DutyManager.

(iv)         Any occurrence or incident of interest involving crime & disorder or public safety must be recorded giving names of the Door Supervisorinvolved.

(v)           A record will be kept on site of all monthly SIA checks that are made via the register of licence holders via the www.sia.homeoffice.gov.ukwebsite to check thevalidity ofall doorstaff licences.A scan,photocopy orphotographic imageof the SIAbadge heldby eachdoor supervisorshall berecorded andretained ina register alongwith anID photoof theindividual toensure thatthe badgeis heldby the "correct" person. All records to be retained for twelve months in line with (vi) below.

(vi)         The Door Supervisor register shall be kept at the premises and be available for inspection by an authorised Officer from Reading Borough Council or Thames Valley Police upon request, and shall be retained for a period of twelve months.

(20)    ThePremises LicenceHolder shallensure thatall doorsupervisors whilst employed at the premises shall wear hi visibility jackets/ tabards in bright green, yellow or orange in order that they can be clearly visible and identifiable at all timesto thepublic andvia CCTVboth internallyand externally.When tabardsare worn, hi visibility armbands must also be worn that incorporate displaying SIA badges. If hi visibility full sleeved jackets are worn the PREMISES LICENCE HOLDER must ensure that all door supervisors badges are also displayed via an easily visible arm band of a different hi visibility colour to the jacket that is beingworn.

(21)    Whilst Door Supervisors are employed at the premises ALL Door Supervisors working at the premises will be deployed with digitally recording Body Worn Video (BWV). The BWV will be used to record any incidents which occur both inside and outside of the premises involving customers either entering, exiting or gathering in the vicinity of the premises or in any queue that impact any of the four licensing objectives. Data recordings shall be made immediately available to an authorised officer of Reading Borough Council or Thames Valley Police together with facilities for viewing upon request, subject to the provisions of the Data ProtectionAct.

(22)    All SIA door supervisors employed at the premises will be trained in respect of a Door Supervisors Operational Policy which must be written and provided by the premises licence holder (PREMISES LICENCE HOLDER) and a signed training record to confirm the same will be maintained for production to authorised officers of Reading Borough Council and Thames Valley Police uponrequest.

(23)    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that a written operational policy relating to the safe removal of persons from the premises andIor its immediate vicinity by staff and door supervisors shall be put in place, actively operated and included within the Door Supervisors Operational policy. The policy shall be in written format and made available upon request to an authorised officer of Reading Borough Council and Thames ValleyPolice.

This shall include but not be limited to:

(a)   Persons who havebeen identifiedby staffas beingvulnerable orat risk.

(b)   Persons who are refused entry to the premises or refused service within the premises.

(c)    Persons who are ejected from thepremises

(24)    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that upon induction all door supervisors employed at the premises receive as a minimum standard written training in a) control and restraint techniques and b) legal training covering the powers and policies relevant to their role. Refresher training shall be provided every 6 (six) months and signed records shall be produced upon request to authorisedofficers ofThames ValleyPolice andReading BoroughCouncil. Written records for both induction and refresher training are to be kept for a minimum of 2 (two) years of the date oftraining.

3.       Conditions Bar Iguana

(1)      The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure the premises' digitally recorded CCTVsystem camerasshall continuallyrecord whilstthe premisesare opento the public and recordings shall be kept for a minimum of 31 days with time and date stamping.The entirelicensable areashall becovered bythe CCTV.  Recorded images shall be of such quality as to be able to identify the recorded person in any light. Data recordings shall be made immediately available to an authorisedofficer ofThames ValleyPolice orReading BoroughCouncil together with facilities for viewing upon request, subject to the provisions of the Data ProtectionAct. Atleast onemember ofstaff onthe premisesat anytime during operatinghours shallbe trainedto accessand downloadmaterial fromthe CCTV system.

(2)      A sign advising customers that CCTV is in use shall be positioned in a prominent position.  A fully trained person who can operate the system shall be available at all times when the premises is open to thepublic.

(3)      Anentry, closureand dispersalpolicy forcontrolling theopening andclosing of thepremises andthe departureof customersfrom thepremises atthe conclusion of the licensed activities shall be put in place and shall be activelyoperated.  The policy shall be in written format and made available upon request to an authorised officer of Reading Borough Council and Thames Valley Police.

(4)      The external area designated as a smoking area for customers of the upstairs bar area shall be clearly marked by barriers. Alcohol will not be consumed in this area.  When the premises reaches a 35% capacity, a dedicatedDoor Supervisor shallhave theresponsibility ofcontrolling thisarea interms ofnuisance and disorder.  This duty shall be conducted from outside of the area and in its entirety.  This DoorSupervisor shallhave noother responsibilitiessave wherethere is anemergency andthe entirepremises requiresto beevacuated.

(5)      Thepremises licenceholder orduly nominatedrepresentative shallbe anactive member ofthe localpub watchscheme ifsuch asscheme isoperative.

(6)      The Premises Licence Holder shall participate in the "Townsafe" Radio Scheme".  This condition shall not apply whenever the device is not working through no fault of the Premise Licence Holder provided that arrangements are made for the device to resume working at the earliest opportunity.  When the device is found not to be working then the Thames Valley Police Licensing Officer and the Licensing Department of Reading Borough Council shall be notified.  Similarly, when the device is back up working notification to both organisations shall bedone.

(7)      The licensee shall ensure that no noise shall emanate from the premises nor vibration be transmitted through the structure of the premises which gives rise to undue disturbance to localresidents.

(8)      During operating hours the licensee or nominated representative shall be availableto receiveand respondto nuisancerelated complaintsa contactnumber shall be readily available to residents uponrequest.

(9)      Clearly legible and suitable notices shall be displayed at all exits requesting customers to respect the needs of local residents and to leave the premises and area quietly.

(10)    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that notices are predominantly displayed at all exits advising customers that the surrounding area is an Alcohol RestrictionZone.

(11a)  Thepremises shallhave THREESIA approveddoor supervisorson Monday to Sunday night’ trade,from 2100hours until the last customer has left the premises at closing time whenever licensable activities are beingconducted;

(11b)  The Premises Licence Holder shall risk assess the requirement to increase thenumber ofSIA approveddoor Mondayto Sundayfrom 2100hours wheneverthe premises is open to the public. The risk assessment must take cognisance of local eventssuch asFresher's Week,Bank Holidayweekends, Christmasand NewYear’s Eve as non-exhaustive examples.  The risk assessment must be in writing and available immediately upon request to authorised officers of Reading Borough Council and Thames Valley Police.

12.     When employed, a register of Door Supervisors shall be kept. The register must show the followingdetails:

(i)            Full SIA registration number andname.

(ii)          Date and time that the Door Supervisor commenced duty, countersigned by the DutyManager.

(iii)        Date and time that the Door Supervisor finished work, countersigned by the DutyManager.

(iv)         Anyoccurrence orincident ofinterest involvingcrime ftdisorder orpublic safety mustbe recordedgiving namesof theDoor Supervisor involved.

(v)           A record will be kept on site of all monthly SIA checks that are made via the register of licence holders via the www.sia.homeoffice.gov.ukwebsite to check the validity of all door staff licences. A scan, photocopy or photographic image of the SIA badge held by each door supervisor shall be recorded and retained in a registeralong withan IDphoto ofthe individualto ensurethat thebadge isheld by the "correct" person. All records to be retained for twelve months in line with (vi) below.

(vi)         The Door Supervisor register shall be kept at the premises and be available for inspection by an authorised Officer from Reading Borough Council or Thames Valley Police upon request, and shall be retained for a period of twelve months.

(13)    ThePremises LicenceHolder  shallensure thatall doorsupervisors whilst employed at the premises shall wear hi visibility jackets/ tabards in bright green, yellow or orange in order that they can be clearly visible and identifiable at all timesto thepublic andvia CCTVboth internallyand externally.When tabardsare worn, hi visibility armbands must also be worn that incorporate displaying SIA badges. If hi visibility full sleeved jackets are worn the PREMISES LICENCE HOLDER must ensure that all door supervisors badges are also displayed via an easily visible arm band of a different hi visibility colour to the jacket that is beingworn.

(14)    WhilstDoor Supervisorsare employedat thepremises ALLDoor Supervisors workingat the premiseswill bedeployed withdigitally recordingBody WornVideo (BWV).  TheBWV willbe usedto recordany incidentswhich occurboth insideand outside ofthe premisesinvolving customerseither entering,exiting orgathering in the vicinity of the premises or in any queue that impact any of the four licensing objectives.  Data recordingsshall bemade immediatelyavailable toan authorised officerof ReadingBorough Councilor ThamesValley Policetogether withfacilities for viewing upon request, subject to the provisions of the Data ProtectionAct.

(15)    All SIA door supervisors employed at the premises will be trained in respect of a Door Supervisors Operational Policy which must be written and provided bythe Premises Licence Holder and a signed training record to confirm the same will be maintained for production to authorised officers of Reading Borough Council and Thames Valley Police uponrequest.

(16)    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that a written operational policy relating to the safe removal of persons from the premises and/or its immediate vicinity by staff and door supervisors shall be put in place, actively operated and included within the Door Supervisors Operational policy. The policy shall be in written format and made available upon request to an authorised officer of Reading Borough Council and Thames Valley Police.

This shall include but not be limited to:

(a)           Persons who have been identified by staff as being vulnerable or atrisk.

(b)           Persons who are refused entry to the premises or refused service within the premises.

(c)           Persons who are ejected from thepremises

(17)    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that upon induction all door supervisors employed at the premises receive as a minimum standard written training in a) control and restraint techniques and b) legal training covering the powers and policies relevant to their role.  Refresher training shall be provided every 6 (six) months and signed records shall be produced upon request to authorised officers of Thames Valley Police and Reading Borough Council. Written records for both induction and refresher training are to be kept for a minimum of 2 (two) years of the date oftraining.

(18)    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that no special effects shall be used on the premises without a written Risk Assessment provided to RBC at leastten (10) working days prior to a proposed event.

(19)    No externally promoted events or bookings shall be undertaken and no external promoters utilised at thepremises.

(20)    Re-admittance for existing customers leaving the premises to smoke is permitted and, where appropriate, shall be subject to a search by the door supervisors when re-entering thepremises.

(21)    ThePremises LicenceHolder shallimplement awritten searchpolicy (following discussionwith ThamesValley Police),to minimisethe riskof illegalweapons and drugs being brought onto the premises, including search, detection, confiscation, storage and disposal of drugs procedures. The search policy shall provide, as a minimum:

(a)           For 100% bag search of all customers attempting to enter the premises, from 21:00.

(b)          For random searches of any customer when considered appropriate by the PREMISES LICENCE HOLDER's Security personnel or PREMISES LICENCE HOLDER Management based on risk assessment of the night in question;

(c)           For the operation ofintelligence ledsearches ofany customeras required.

(22)    Noticesshall bedisplayed advisingthe public thatthe rightto conductan outer bodysearch isreserved asa conditionof entry,and thatThames ValleyPolice shall beinformed ifanyone isfound inpossession ofillegal drugsor offensiveweapons.

(23)    At all times that the premises is operating under this licence, the Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that its staff operate a Challenge 25 Policy (to minimise the risk of alcohol being sold to underage customers).  This Policy shall (as a minimum provide) that before entry (or alternatively before any sale of alcohol), any person who appears to be under the age of 25 will be required to produce photo ID in the form of a passport; driving licence, UK Military ID card; PASS (or similar) card to prove that he/she is over the age of 18, before being permitted;

(24)    Notices advertising the Challenge 25 and proof of age policies shall be displayed in prominent places in the premises so that they can be seen internally andexternally;

(25)    An ID scanning system will be employed at the premises and will be utilised for all customers.  This will be in operation 7 days per week when door staff are on duty.

(26)    The ID Scan Device shall record the names and dates of birth of all persons entering the premises and retain the image and details of the ID.  These records shall be kept for a minimum of thirty-one days and shall be made available to any authorised Officer of Thames Valley Police or an authorised Officer of Reading Borough Council together with facilities for viewing with immediate access by a person qualified to operate the system.

Any breakdownor systemfailure willbe notifiedto TVPimmediately andremedied as soon as practicable;

(27)    The Premises Licence Holder shall implement an active policy, agreed with ThamesValley Police,(TVP) toprevent illegalweapons anddrugs beingbrought onto thepremises, includingsearch, detection,confiscation, storageand disposal of drugsprocedures;

(28)    The venue shall also actively partake in drugs initiatives run by TVP (including, but not exclusively, drug itemiser, passive drug dogs and spiked drinkscampaigns);

(29)    Staff employed shall undergo training in relation to the Licensing Act 2003 regarding late night refreshment upon induction.  This shall include but not be limited to understanding the four licensing objectives.  Such training sessions are to be documented and refreshed every six months.  All training sessions are to be documented in English. Records of training shall be kept for a minimum ofone year and be made available to an authorised Officer of Reading Borough Council or Thames Valley Police upon request.

I.               The Prevention of Crime andDisorder.

II.             Public Safety.

III.      Public Nuisance.

IV.      The Protection of Children from Harm.

(30)    An incident book shall be used to record details of incidents that occur in and around the venue.  The incident book shall truly reflect what has occurred and shall be specific in detail. If incidents involve members of staff, includingDoor Staff their names shall be entered onto the log book.  All incidents shall be signed off either by the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) or the nominated individual when the DPS is not onsite.

(31)    All refusals of service shall be recorded.  The refusals log shall be retained for a period of six months and shall be made available on request to any authorised Officersof ThamesValley Policeor authorisedOfficers ofReading BoroughCouncil;

(31a)  Allstaff involvedin thesale ofalcohol shallbe trainedto recordrefusals of sales of alcohol in a refusals log (whether written or electronic).  The log shall contain:

-                Details of the time and date the refusal wasmade;

-                The identity of the staff member refusing thesale;

-                Details of the alcohol the person attempted topurchase.

(32)    The Premises Licence Holder shall ensure that a system of preventing drinks being taken from the building by customers is adopted and maintained.  The Premises Licence holder shall prevent customers from leaving the premise with any alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks from the Premises in open containers (e.g. glasses, opened bottles, &cans).

(33)    The Premise Licence Holder shall ensure that no drinking glasses, other than toughened glasses, not capable of forming shards when broken, may be used for the serving ofdrinks.

(34)    Children under the age of 18 years shall not be permitted on the premises at anytime.