Protect your licence
ID Vista helps to protect your license and your business.
With the 2003 Licensing Act (chapter 17) now in force the responsibility is on Licensees to prove the age of customers that are purchasing alcohol. Local Authorities are increasing under aged test purchases and are under increasing pressure to operate the Government's directive of a 2 strike and you're out situation which could result in the revocation of your licence. Where ID Vista has been installed no premises has failed a test purchase.
Security / SIA
ID Vista recognises SIA Cards
It is an offence to work as a door supervisor (in house or contracted) in Great Britain without an SIA licence. A Door Supervisor licence is required if manned guarding activities are undertaken on licensed premises
Security companies who are part of the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS) may be given authorisation to deploy a certain percentage of their security staff while licence applications are being processed. This is in the form of an SIA Licence Dispensation Notice (LDN).
The maximum penalty for committing an offence such as working without a licence or supplying unlicensed staff is six months' imprisonment and/or fine up to £5,000 (or trial on indictment to crown court, whereby an unlimited fine and/or five years' imprisonment could be imposed)
SIA licences can be checked through the Register of Licence Holders, available 24-hours on the SIA website.
100 % of ID Vista customers have NEVER failed a test purchase were ID Vista has been installed.
The 2003 Licensing act has 4 specific conditions
Prevention of crime & disorder
Public Safety
Prevention of public nuisance
Protection of children from harm
ID Vista assists you in meeting these conditions
Prevention of Crime & Disorder
ID Vista enables you to Ban or Warn people by assisting in implementing a policy which proves that when people are aware you have their details on record they are less likely to be involved in Crime & Disorder.
Public Safety
Because ID Vista is proved to reduce Crime & Disorder in premises were it is installed. The condition of public safety is being addressed.
Protection of Children from harm
ID Vista alerts you and your staff to attempted purchase of alcohol or attempted entry into aged restricted licensed premises. ID Vista prevents the illegal purchase of Alcohol / Tobacco / Weapons / Adult Magazines and prevents the purchase of Scratch cards/ Lottery Tickets / Solvents and attempted admission into Gambling establishments.
What are the consequences for licensed premises if they sell alcohol to underage children?
• Criminal offenders in relation to alcohol and children are outlined in sections 145-153 of the Licensing Act 2003, which cover sale, purchase, consumption and delivery. Any employee of an alcohol retailer who makes a sale to a person aged under 18 may be prosecuted or cautioned under section 146, or receive a Penalty Notice for Disorder, which carries an £80 fine.
• Any retailer who knowingly allows the sale of alcohol on the relevant premises may be prosecuted under section 147.
• Since 6th April 2007, a premises licence-holder can be prosecuted for persistently selling alcohol to children under the newly inserted section 147A, if three or more sales are made within three months.
• Section 154 of the Licensing Act 2003 provides that weights and measures inspectors may conduct test purchases to ensure compliance with the law.
• Trading Standards Officers operate in conjunction with Police Licensing Officers to enforce the provisions relating to children and alcohol by conducting test purchasing activity throughout the year. In addition, this year the Home Office has provided funding for the Police and Trading Standards to conduct a ten-week national Tacking Underage Sales of Alcohol Campaign, which will commence in May 2007. This campaign will make use of the new powers available under sections 147 and 169A, where a Police officer may give a closure notice to premises where there have been persistent sales of alcohol to children. The closure notice proposes a prohibition on alcohol sales for a period not exceeding 48 hours on the premises in question, and offers the opportunity to discharge all criminal liability in respect of an alleged offence under section 147 by acceptance of the prohibition proposed in the notice.
• Further information on dealing with problem licensed providers, including a practitioner's guide, can be found in the Police Home Office website.