Licensing objectives
Licensing conditions support the 4 licensing objectives which are:
- the prevention of crime and disorder
- public safety
- the prevention of public nuisance
- the protection of children from harm
Conditions can be:
- suggested by premises owners
- asked for by anyone with an interest, such as a resident
- required by responsible authorities such as the police
Conditions are applied on a case-by-case basis.
Examples of conditions
Here are some examples, although not the full list, of areas where conditions can be applied:
- restriction on opening hours
- not allowing certain activities or limiting times when they can take place
- ‘wind down time’ when no alcohol can be served or music played
- calming measures eg free food, lowered volume of music for final hour
- provision of CCTV
- text and radio pager communications for staff and direct links to the police
- provision of door supervisors
- bottle banks
- insistence on plastic containers and/or toughened glass
- restrictions on drinking areas
- capacity limits
- proof of age cards
- crime prevention notices
- responsible drinks promotions
- alteration to layout of premises, including providing more seating
- control of noise and vibration
- control of bad smells
- measures to tackle light pollution
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