General
Whenever possible the DPS will be the store manager, who will also be the most senior employee on the premise.
The Prevention of Crime and Disorder
The Society will work to achieve and maintain regular liaison with the police at an appropriate regional and or local level and will make available to the police any CCTV recorded images and the stores refusal book. The Society will regularly provide appropriate training to all of its relevant employees in connection with the sale of alcohol and will augment this with immediate remedial retraining if it becomes apparent that an employee requires it. Furthermore, the Society will endeavour to support its employees during the course of any police investigation regarding sales of alcohol or related matters.
Public Safety
The Society will provide premises that are safe for both staff and the general public taking into account the store design, specification and layout.
The Prevention of Public Nuisance
Whilst recognising that it cannot be responsible for the conduct of third parties, the Society will contribute to the alleviation of public nuisance on and in the immediate vicinity of its premises by means of properly considered hours of operation during which alcohol and other age-related products will be sold to the public. The Society will endeavour to ensure that any noise and light pollution from the premise is not obtrusive in the context of the store’s location.
The Protection of Children from Harm
The Society has in place policies for the regular training of its employees to prevent the sale of alcohol to those under the age of 18 years. The Society will maintain a refusal register at each store. The Society actively supports the use of photo identity cards and will use the Portman scheme where local authority schemes are not available or suitable. The Society’s policy requires its employees to actively challenge any individual who wishes to purchase alcohol at one of its stores but appears to be under 25 years of age, by means of a photo identity card.