The Prevention of Crime and Disorder
1. If young people between the ages of 14 and 18 are present at such as an event as at No 2 above one of the SIA door staff shall be female.
2. No alcohol shall be allowed on to the premises. Random searches shall be conducted when a performance event is being undertaken by appropriately qualified SIA door supervisors.
3. Similar checks shall be undertaken with regard to drugs.
4. Any person found to have alcohol shall be refused entry and/or removed from the premises and be subject to a future barring period.
5. Any person found to have drugs shall have their details taken, shall be refused entry or removed from the premises, be subject to a permanent bar and reported to the police.
Public Safety
1. Maximum occupancies shall be imposed with regard to relevant areas. Capacities shall be monitored at performance events by virtue of a clicker machine and such capacities shall be recorded and available for inspection upon reasonable request.
Ground Floor - Sunday to Thursday: 400 persons, Friday and Saturday: 600 persons.
First Floor - Sunday to Thursday: 350 persons, Friday and Saturday: 450 persons.
2. Regular checks shall be made with regard to decibel levels so as to ensure that noise levels within the premises do not exceed HSE recommendations. Free earplugs shall be available to staff volunteers and members of the public as requested.
3. When performances are undertaken, entrances, exits and gangways shall be clearly indicated and maintained to afford the public ready and ample means of escape.
4. All exit doors shall be kept unlocked and available for exit during the time that the public are on the premises providing that any person leaving during a performance/exhibition may be directed to certain exits at the discretion of the management.
5. Where entertainment involving a close seated audience is provided, seats must be allocated by row and seat number.
6. In the event of unusual performances involving use of naked flames, prior consent of the licensing authority and the fire authority shall be obtained.
7. Pyrotechnics shall not be used in the building at any time.
8. If lasers are to be used within any performance or activity, the prior consent of the licensing authority and fire authority shall be obtained.
9. An incident book shall be kept on site and maintained recording each incident, its time and date, the parties involved and which, if any, of the emergency services were caused to attend.
The Prevention of Public Nuisance
1. Noise or vibration shall not emanate from the premises such as to cause persons in the neighbourhood to be unreasonably disturbed. Noise shall not be audible within any noise sensitive premises with windows open for normal ventilation after 11pm. The criteria applied, from boundary to nearest residential property are:
Before 11pm - noise emanating from the premises shall not be clearly distinguishable above other noise.
After 11pm - noise emanating from the premises shall not be clearly distinguishable above background levels of noise.
2. A senior member of staff shall assess the impact of noisy activities on neighbouring properties at the start of the activity/entertainment and periodically throughout the activity to ensure levels of noise have not increased.
3. The placing of refuse into receptacles outside the premises must take place at times that will prevent disturbances to neighbouring properties.
4. Checks shall be made by staff/volunteers on the surrounding area to prevent inappropriate behaviour and persons shall be requested not to stand at the front of the premises once it is closed but to leave the area quickly and quietly.
5. Appropriate and prominent and legible notices shall be displayed at all exits requesting the public to respect the needs of local residents.
6. No speech or music shall be relayed by external amplified speakers.
The Protection of Children from Harm
1. All staff/volunteers shall be CRB enhance checked and recorded, such checks shall be available for inspection upon reasonable request.
2. A Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding Children from Harm Policy is in place and shall be issued to all staff and volunteers.
3. A female SIA licensed member of staff shall be present on the door for any events where young people under 18 years of age are present.
4. A ratio of 1 SIA door staff to 100 attendees shall be present at any events where such numbers are expected.
Ground Floor
1. The downstairs cafe area shall be accessible to all children, however, children under the age of 14 shall be supervised by a responsible adult within this area unless they are there for purposes purely of an educational activity, at which time the CRB checked staff and volunteers will be present.
First Floor
1. When operating as a music venue for performance, access shall be restricted to persons aged 14 years or over after 7pm.
2. During periods of time when the first floor area is used for educational purposes, access shall be available to all children but subject to the same supervision as identified in 4. above.
3. A membership scheme shall be established whereby those 14 and over but under 18 shall be required to provide proof of age and emergency contact details for a responsible adult. Membership card shall be issued providing access to upstairs entertainment events. All consents issued shall be recorded and entry shall be restricted to those persons producing the ID card.
4. In respect of visitors, temporary passes shall be provided to those aged 14 to 18 but this shall be based on production of a valid proof of age document.
5. Clear policies shall be issued to staff regarding the admission of adults into the premises during performance events, particularly with a view to scrutinising adults who may be under the influence of alcohol, drugs or whom are considered inappropriate to be in contact with persons under the age of 18.
6. Staff and stewards shall conduct regular checks and monitor behaviour of adults in the performance spaces when the venue is open to the public. Appropriate action in line with CPP and SCFH policies shall be taken to remove any apparent risk including removal of patrons and police intervention where appropriate.
7. Toilet checks shall be conducted on a regular basis by appropriate staff and stewards.
8. Should any film be shown in the course of an activity or by way of close seated viewing, proof of age scheme identification shall be required as appropriate in view of the certification issued in respect of the film in question.
9. During the wind down period and at closure, staff shall endeavour to ensure the sensible dispersal of young people from the building and monitor the behaviour.
10. A taxi phone shall be made available within the premises.