On the first day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

Have a premises manager with a personal licence

On the second day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

Have two personal licence holders in case one of them goes away

On the third day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

Have notices relating to children and young persons in each bar, at the doors and on the cigarette vending machines

On the fourth day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

Check ID of all who seem to be under 25 and see passport or driving licence or a pass card

On the fifth day of Christmas my lawyer reminded me of the

Five licensing objectives, the prevention of crime and nuisance protection of children and health and  securing public safety

On the sixth day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

Have you got your festive extensions, and trained your staff who sell or serve alcohol if temporary for at least 2 hours and put training records in file

On the seventh day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

Don’t let in drunks, or persons under-aged, don’t serve them if they’re in, ask them to leave, call the police if they won’t

On the eighth day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

Let the police and licensing standards officers have entry even if you’re busy and make sure you do what’s in your operating plan only

On the ninth day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

If you open after 1a.m.until 5a.m. play loud music and have dancing   need to  have a personal licence holder, door stewards at each door , first aider, check toilets  for safety and well being of patrons and have a drugs and evacuation policy and very good CCTV

On the tenth day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

If you own and lease premises where alcohol is sold have you laid down certain standards, are you aware what is going on in  them incase you’re held responsible for the failures of your tenants - just  check up and see

On the eleventh day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

Prepare well for “Mad” Friday, ensure you have all staff required including any stewards, and consider your safe home policy

On the twelfth day of Christmas my lawyer said to me

I don’t know how you do this but I raise my glass to you anyway.

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