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Leicestershire Constabulary Guidance on Applications made under the Licensing Act 2003.

Ps 567 Sean Moore Licensing Officer Tel 0116 248 4330

Introduction

In order to assist the smooth passage

• f an application and to avoid

unnecessary hearings, pre-application advice may be obtained from the Constabulary.

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Service of Notices

• Any notice to the police required under this

legislation must be served on:

• The Chief Officer of Police,
• The Licensing Department,
• Mansfield House,
• 74 Belgrave Gate,
• Leicester LE1 3GG

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Telephone Advice

• For advice regarding premises in the

Greater Leicester area telephone

• 0116 248 4331
• For advice regarding the County and

Rutland

• 0116 248 4332
• or e-mail

licensing.team@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

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Action on receipt of Notice

• The Licensing Department will liase with
• fficers at the relevant Local Policing Unit

and report to the Licensing Authority.

• In many cases the local officers will liaise

with the applicant to prepare a report.

• A copy of the report will be available to the

applicant.

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Method of Communication

• Because of the tight time constraints

imposed by the Act the use of e-mail is recommended by the Constabulary.

• Faxed notices are acceptable as are those

sent by traditional mail.

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Conditions to be attached to Licences

• Consideration will be given to seeking the

attachment of conditions to licences, which will promote the Licensing Objectives, particularly that of preventing Crime and Disorder.

• The Constabulary expects applicants to

volunteer suitable conditions when they submit their operating schedule.

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Conditions to be attached to Licences

• The Constabulary will enter into a dialogue

with applicants to achieve a consensus on suitable conditions.

• Each application will be viewed on its

merits.

• As a guide the following may be helpful.

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Possible Conditions

• Town centre premises

licensed for the sale of alcohol.

• CCTV to be installed

and maintained under the supervision of the police crime prevention officer.

• Adoption of Licensing

Authority’s Drugs Policy.

• Door Supervisors.

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Possible Conditions

• Post 11pm Takeaways
• CCTV to be installed

and maintained under the supervision of the police crime prevention officer.

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Possible Conditions

• Nightclubs.
• Adoption of police

searching policy and conditions of entry.

• Adoption of police

risk assessment policy in relation to events.

• Door supervisors.

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Possible Conditions

• Applicants may also wish to consider other

conditions, which will promote the prevention of crime and disorder.

• Examples are given in Annex D to the

Guidance issued under Section 182 of the Act.

• These include:

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Possible Conditions

• Bottle Bans.
• Plastic Containers and Toughened Glass.
• Open containers not to be taken from

premises.

• Restrictions on drinking areas.
• Capacity limits.
• Proof of Age Cards.

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Possible Conditions

• Crime Prevention Notices.
• Drinks Promotions.
• Signage.
• High Volume Vertical Drinking Premises.
• Drugs.

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Saturation Areas

• Details of areas, which have been

designated as saturated with licensed premises, will be set out in each Licensing Authority’s licensing policy.

• Such a designation will indicate a rebuttable

presumption that any application for a licence to sell alcohol in that area will be refused.

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Saturation Policies

• The Constabulary will make representations

to the Licensing Authority where it believes that such a policy is justified.

• As a rule applicants should expect the

Constabulary to object to a new application in an area that has been declared saturated with licensed premises.

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And finally