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Premises licences and club registrations - licences granted for licence number:  871298

Further Information on Licence Number: 871298

Property details

Licence number: 871298
Trading name and address: Viet Quan
320-322, Thomas A Becket , Old Kent Road, SE1 5UE
Ward: Faraday
   

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder: Viet Qoan Ltd
Designated Premises Supervisor name: Bing Van Le
   

Licence details

Licence type: Premises
Date granted: February 06 2020 
   

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Monday 07:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 07:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 07:00 to 00:00
Thursday 07:00 to 00:00
Friday 07:00 to 01:00
Saturday 07:00 to 01:00
Sunday 07:00 to 00:00

Granted licensable activities:

Entertainment similar to live/recorded music - indoors
Monday 23:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 23:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 23:00 to 00:00
Thursday 23:00 to 00:00
Friday 23:00 to 01:00
Saturday 23:00 to 01:00
Sunday 23:00 to 00:00


Films - indoors
Monday 11:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 11:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 11:00 to 00:00
Thursday 11:00 to 00:00
Friday 11:00 to 01:00
Saturday 11:00 to 01:00
Sunday 11:00 to 00:00


Late night refreshment - indoors
Monday 23:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 23:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 23:00 to 00:00
Thursday 23:00 to 00:00
Friday 23:00 to 01:00
Saturday 23:00 to 01:00
Sunday 23:00 to 00:00


Live music - indoors
Monday 23:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 23:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 23:00 to 00:00
Thursday 23:00 to 00:00
Friday 23:00 to 01:00
Saturday 23:00 to 03:00
Sunday 23:00 to 00:00


Recorded music - indoors
Monday 23:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 23:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 23:00 to 00:00
Thursday 23:00 to 00:00
Friday 23:00 to 01:00
Saturday 23:00 to 03:00
Sunday 23:00 to 00:00


Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 11:00 to 23:30
Tuesday 11:00 to 23:30
Wednesday 11:00 to 23:30
Thursday 11:00 to 23:30
Friday 11:00 to 00:30
Saturday 11:00 to 00:30
Sunday 11:00 to 23:30


Conditions: 100 - (1) No retail sale of alcohol may be made under the premises licence: (a) at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence, or (b) at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

101 - (2) Every retail sale of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

102 - The admission of children to films given under this licence must be restricted in accordance with the recommendations of the British Board of Film Classification or of the licensing authority itself.

340 - That this premises licence shall have no effect until premises licence number 870429 has been surrendered.

341 - That the maximum number of people permitted on the premises (the accommodation limit) shall not exceed 220 people (excluding staff).

342 - The premises shall only operate as a restaurant: a. in which customers are shown to their table or private dining/karaoke room; b. where the supply of alcohol is by waiter or waitress service only; c. which provide food in the form of substantial table meals that are prepared on the premises and are served and consumed at the table or in the private dining/karaoke rooms using non disposable crockery; d. which do not provide any take away service of food or drink after 23:00, and e. where alcohol shall not be sold or supplied, otherwise than for consumption by persons who are seated in the premises/using the private dining/karaoke rooms and taking substantial table meals there, and provided always that the consumption of alcohol by such persons is ancillary to taking such meals. Notwithstanding this condition customers are permitted to take from the premises part consumed and resealed bottles of wine supplied ancillary to their meal.

343 - A direct telephone number for the premises shall be publicly available at all times the premises are open for Licensable Activities. The telephone number is to be made available to residents and businesses in the vicinity.

344 - Non-intoxicating beverages, including drinking water, shall be available in all parts of the premises where alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises.

345 - All staff involved in the sale of alcohol shall attend a recognised training scheme which will include the following: a. Challenge 25/Age verification b. Sale of alcohol to persons who are intoxicated c. The Licensing Objectives and the Licensing Act 2003 d. Weights & Measures

346 - The premises licence holder shall ensure that the training given as per condition 345 above is given to staff before they sell alcohol and that refresher training is given to all staff once per calendar year (January to December).

347 - The premises licence holder shall ensure that training records are kept at the premises for each member of staff and made available on request for inspection by Responsible Authority officers.

348 - The rear courtyard area will be closed and clear of patrons by 22:30 daily with the exception of a maximum of 5 smokers.

349 - Smokers using the rear courtyard area between 22:30 and the premises closing to the public daily will not be permitted to take drinks with them.

350 - That the premises will install a CCTV system and maintain this system in good working order, the system will be of evidential quality in all lighting conditions and should be able to capture a clear facial image of all persons that enter the venue. All public areas will be covered including the bar and smoking areas. All CCTV footage will be kept for a period of thirty one (31) days and shall, upon request, be made immediately available for inspection to officers of the police or the council.

351 - A staff member from the premises who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be on the premises at all times when the premises are open for Licensable Activities. This staff member must be able to provide Police or Authorised Officers copies of recent CCTV images or data with the absolute minimum of delay when requested.

352 - An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available on request to an Authorised Officer of the Council or the Police. It must be completed within 24 hours of the incident and will record the following: a. all crimes reported to the venue b. all ejections of patrons c. any complaints received concerning crime and disorder d. any incidents of disorder e. all seizures of drugs or offensive weapons f. any faults in the CCTV system, searching equipment or scanning equipment g. any refusal of the sale of alcohol h. any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service.

353 - The premises licence holder shall notify the police of all incidents of violence and disorder as soon as practicable. The reason for any delay in reporting incidents of violence and disorder will be recorded in the incident log.

354 - All external emergency exit doors shall be fitted with sensor alarms and visible indicators to alert staff when the doors have been opened.

355 - The approved arrangements at the premises, including means of escape provisions, emergency warning equipment, the electrical installation and mechanical equipment, shall at all material times be maintained in good condition and full working order.

356 - The means of escape provided for the premises shall be maintained unobstructed, free of trip hazards, be immediately available and clearly identified in accordance with the plans provided.

357 - The edges of the treads of steps and stairways shall be maintained so as to be conspicuous.

358 - No noise generated on the premises, or by its associated plant or equipment, shall emanate from the premises nor vibration be transmitted through the structure of the premises which gives rise to a nuisance.

359 - No fumes, steam or odours shall be emitted from the licensed premises so as to cause a nuisance to any persons living or carrying on business in the area where the premises are situated.

360 - Notices shall be prominently displayed at all exits requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and businesses and leave the area quietly.

361 - Notices shall be prominently displayed at any area used for smoking requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and use the area quietly.

362 - During the hours of operation of the premises, the licence holder shall ensure sufficient measures are in place to remove and prevent litter or waste arising or accumulating from customers in the area immediately outside the premises, and that this area shall be swept and or washed, and litter and sweepings collected and stored in accordance with the approved refuse storage arrangements by close of business.

363 - The premises licence holder shall ensure that any patrons drinking and/or smoking outside the premises do so in an orderly manner and are supervised by staff so as to ensure that there is no public nuisance or obstruction of the public highway.

364 - No waste or recyclable materials, including bottles, shall be moved, removed from or placed in outside areas between 22:00 hours and 08:00 hours on the following day.

365 - There shall be no deliveries to the premises between the hours of 22:00 and 08:00 the following day.

366 - The premises licence holder will prepare and implement a written dispersal policy. A copy of the dispersal policy will be provided to the Licensing Authority and a copy shall be kept at the premises and made available to Responsible Authority officers.

367 - The premises licence holder shall ensure that all doors and windows at the premises are shut (save for the access and egress of persons) after 22:30 until the premises closes to the public daily.

368 - After 21:00 hours daily all persons under the age of 18 shall be accompanied by an adult.

485 - Irresponsible Promotions: (1) The responsible person must ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises. (2) In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises - (a) Games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or encourage, individuals to- (i) Drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or (ii) Drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise; (b) provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic in a manner which carries significant risk of undermining a licensing objective; (c) Provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less in a manner that which carries significant risk of undermining a licensing objective; (d) Selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable manner; (e) dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

487 - Free tap water: (1) The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

488 - Age Verification Policy: (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol. (2) The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy. (3) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), the policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and either - (a) a holographic mark, or (b) an ultraviolet feature. (4) The age verification policy may make provision permitting a responsible person to accept identification in digital form (“relevant ID”) instead of identification of a type described in sub-paragraph (3). (5) Where provision envisaged by sub-paragraph (4) is included in the policy, the policy must make provision dealing with the circumstance described in paragraph (6). (6) The circumstance in this sub-paragraph arises where- (a) the responsible person has reason to believe that a person (“P”) who seeks to be supplied with alcohol from a place to which the age verification policy applies has not attained the age of 18, or such greater age as the age verification policy may prescribe (“the relevant age”); and (b) P has indicated their wish to use the relevant ID. (7) When the circumstance in paragraph (6) arises, the policy must state— (a) that P is obliged, upon the request of the responsible person, to make available to the responsible person the means by which their relevant ID may be verified; but (b) that the responsible person may only accept P’s relevant ID where the condition in sub-paragraph (8) applies. (8) The condition in this sub-paragraph is that the responsible person is covered by an agreement with a DVSP (“the relevant DVSP”) for the provision of digital verification services where— (a) the relevant DVSP has agreed that it will confirm, in the course of providing its services to the responsible person, whether or not P has attained the relevant age; (b) the relevant DVSP has agreed that it will deliver identification to the responsible person that reaches at least a medium level of confidence; (c) that level of confidence has been verified by a DVSP, whether that DVSP is the relevant DVSP or another; and (d) the relevant DVSP is registered as a provider of those services in accordance with Version 0.4 or Version 1.0 of the DVS trust framework. (9) In this paragraph- (a) “DVSP” means a person who provides digital verification services, and is included in the register maintained by the Secretary of State under section 32 (DVS register) of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“the 2025 Act”); (b) “DVS trust framework” is to be construed in accordance with section 28 (DVS trust framework) of the 2025 Act; (c) “medium level of confidence”, in respect of identification described in sub-paragraph (8)(b), is to be construed in accordance with— (i) Version 0.4 of the DVS trust framework, in the case that the relevant DVSP, or as the case may be, another DVSP provides the service described in sub-paragraph (8)(c), and is registered as a provider of that service, in the DVS register, in accordance with Version 0.4 of the DVS trust framework; (ii) Version 1.0 of the DVS trust framework, in the case that the relevant DVSP, or as the case may be, another DVSP provides the service described in sub-paragraph (8)(c), and is registered as a provider of that service, in the DVS register, in accordance with Version 1.0 of the DVS trust framework. (10) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (6) “supplied” is to be construed in accordance with section 14 of the Licensing Act 2003. (11) Nothing in sub-paragraphs (4) to (10) prevents the supply of alcohol to a person based upon identification of a type described in sub-paragraph (3).

489 - Availability of Certain Measures of Alcohol: (1) The responsible person must ensure that- (a) Where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the following measures- (i) Beer or Cider: ½ pint; (ii) Gin, Rum, Vodka or Whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and (iii) Still wine in a glass: 125 ml; and (b) These measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and (c) Where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.

491 - Minimum Pricing (1) A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price as defined in the Schedule to the Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014 [UK Statutory Instrument 2014 No.1252] www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1252/contents/made

4AA - A Challenge 25 proof of age scheme shall be operated at the premises where the only acceptable forms of identification are recognised photographic identification cards, such as a driving licence, passport or proof of age card with the PASS hologram.

4AC - The premises licence holder shall display a notice informing customers that the premises operates a Challenge 25 policy and that proof of age may be required.

840 - That no person under the age of 18 shall be permitted in the lower ground floor function rooms (Function Rooms 1, 2 and 3 on the plan) at any time unless accompanied by a parent, guardian or other responsible adult.

841 - That all bookings in relation to the function rooms (Function Rooms 1, 2 and 3 on the plan) shall be made by midnight (00:00 hours) the day before.

842 - That the premises licence holder shall record the details of all bookings of the lower ground floor function rooms. Where bookings are attended by persons under the age of 18, the premises licence holder shall record the name, address, contact number and responsible adult for each under 18. The record shall be kept ion the premises for 31 days and be made available when requested by the police or officers of the council.

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Telephone: 020 7525 5748
E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk