Curriculum and Training Centre room hire terms and conditions

The use of facilities at the Curriculum and Training Centre is permitted only upon the following conditions.

1. Applications should be made to Curriculum and Training Centre, Clifden Road, Twickenham, TW1 4LT. Phone: 020 8831 6370, fax: 020 8831 6383.
2. The person submitting the application form is deemed to be "the hirer" and will be responsible for the observance of the conditions and ensuring order.  
3. The Centre premises are not licensed for gaming for the purposes of Section 13 of the Finance Act 1966.  
4. The Centre cannot be held liable for any accident or injury to persons using the Centre's premises or third parties involved, in accordance with this bookings policy. Insurance is the responsibility of the hirer making this booking. Hirers are required to make their own insurance arrangements and must keep in place the necessary insurances and upon request of the Centre provide proof that these insurances are in place as necessary. The hirer must agree to indemnify and keep indemnified the Centre and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (the Council) from and against all loss, damage, costs, claims, demands, expenses or charges which the Council may sustain or incur in respect of any matter arising out of the use of the accommodation or the conditions relating thereto, and to pay to the Council on demand such sums as may be payable by reason of this indemnity.
5. The hirer is responsible for obtaining the necessary licences from the Magistrates Court for the consumption and sale of alcohol.  
6. The Centre reserves the right to refuse permission for use of the premises without giving a reason. The Centre reserves the right to cancel any permission to use premises at any time for any reason the Centre shall deem necessary or if it requires the premises for another purpose, or if any damage has been caused to the premises or there have been any breaches of law. No compensation shall be paid to the hirer or any other person for the cancellation. Any fees paid will normally be returned unless the cancellation is due to damage.  
7. Cancellation charges are applicable: within one month - 10%, within two weeks - 20%, within one week - 50%.  
8. Right of access to all parts of the Centre premises at all times is reserved to the Centre staff or any authorised Council officer or other person authorised by the Council.  
9. No alterations to the electrical installations may be made without permission and any alterations must be to the satisfaction of the Director of Technical Services Department and reinstated at the hirer's expense.  
10. No alteration to the building structure or furnishings may be made without permission from the Centre.  
11. The caretaker/other named officer is the authorised representative of the Centre and s/he is empowered to enforce the conditions of hire and to refuse entry to or require persons to leave the premises.  
12. Hirers will confine the numbers and type of persons present during the hiring to those specified in the agreement. In particular, hirers will neither use nor move any equipment or furniture not specified in the agreement.  
13. Hirers will use only those parts of the premises and facilities specified in the agreement.  
14. Hirers will be responsible for the behaviour of those present and for ensuring that activities and persons present do not cause a nuisance.
15. Hirers will notify the Centre in writing, addressed to the CTC, immediately after the letting of any incident, damage or other proceeding that occurred during the letting.  
16. A No Smoking policy is in force.