Licence Granted for Licence Number: 883299

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Property details

Licence number:

883299

Trading name and address:

Wazobia Restaurant
670, Old Kent Road, SE15 1JF

Ward:

Old Kent Road

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder:

Faith Catering Limited

Designated Premises Supervisor name:

Emmanuel Alex Eke

Licence details

Licence type:

Premises

Date granted:

June 18 2024

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Monday 12:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 12:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 12:00 to 00:00
Thursday 12:00 to 00:00
Friday 12:00 to 03:30
Saturday 12:00 to 03:30
Sunday 12:00 to 00:00

Granted licensable activities:

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 03:00
Saturday 23:00 to 03:00
Sunday 23:00 to 00:00

Live music - indoors
Monday 12:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 12:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 12:00 to 00:00
Thursday 12:00 to 00:00
Friday 12:00 to 03:00
Saturday 12:00 to 03:00
Sunday 12:00 to 00:00

Recorded music - indoors
Monday 12:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 12:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 12:00 to 00:00
Thursday 12:00 to 00:00
Friday 12:00 to 03:00
Saturday 12:00 to 03:00
Sunday 12:00 to 00:00

Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 12:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 12:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 12:00 to 00:00
Thursday 12:00 to 00:00
Friday 12:00 to 03:00
Saturday 12:00 to 03:00
Sunday 12:00 to 00:00

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.

107 - Any individual carrying out security activities at the premises must be. (a) authorised to carry out that activity by a licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act 2001; or (b) entitled to carry out that activity by virtue of section 4 of that Act.

298 - That signs shall be displayed in the entrance foyer to the premises that state 'Drugs Free Zone' and 'No Search No Entry, Management reserve the right to refuse entry'

302 - That all matters relating to drugs shall be in accordance with the Metropolitan Police Best Practice Guide on the handling of drugs in pubs and clubs;

315 - Customers shall use no outside area after 22.00hrs other than those who temporarily leave the premises to smoke a cigarette. Those who do temporarily leave for this reason shall be the subjected to the requirement of a further search.

332 - Children will not be admitted after 8pm unless accompanied by an adult

334 - That an age identification scheme shall be established and maintained. The scheme shall Require the production of evidence of age (comprising any PASS accredited card or passport or driving licence) from any person appearing to staff engaged in selling or supplying alcohol to be under the age of 18 and who is attempting to buy alcohol

336 - A personal licence holder shall be on the premises at all times that intoxicating liquor is supplied

340 - Bright lights shall be installed and used both inside and outside the premises

341 - The whole premises shall be sound insulated

342 - That the Premises Licence holder and/or Designated Premises Supervisor join and support a local Pub Watch Scheme should there be one in existence for the area in which the premises is located.

343 - The registered door staff shall urge people to leave noiselessly and attempt to move on persons loitering outside the premises.

344 - There will be a designated smoking area at the rear of the premises and smokers are to be limited to 2 persons outside the rear of the premises.

345 - Only customers who have ordered substantial meals will only be served alcohol.

346 - There will be a suggestions box inside the entrance to the premises that will display a mobile number for complaints. The number shall be available throughout the opening hours of the premises.

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

804 - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That clearly legible signage stating a dedicated contact telephone number for the premises will be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen read by passers-by. The signage will state that the phone number shown can be used to contact the premises in respect of any complaints regarding the operation of the premises. Such signage will be free from obstructions at all times. The telephone in respect of this number, if a mobile phone, must be on the duty manager’s person at all times;

808 - That there shall be no new admission of the public to the premises after 12 midnight.

810 - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That all external doors and windows at the premises shall be kept closed except to allow ingress and egress to and from the premises;

811 - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That clearly legible signage shall be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen and read by customers, at all exits from the premises and in any external areas, requesting to the effect that customers leave the premises and locale in a quiet and orderly manner with respect to local residents. Such signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times;

840 - No open containers of alcohol to be taken outside the premises, as indicated in the floor plans.

841 - That an ID scanning system to the reasonable satisfaction of police be installed and maintained. The system should be capable of sharing information about banned customers with other venues, identify the hologram of an ID and read both passports and ID cards, able to identify fake or forged ID documents to a reasonable standard. The system will be in operation at all times after 22.00 whilst the premises are in operation under the premises licence when the terminal hour is after 00.30. All persons that enter the premises including staff, patrons, DJ’s and associated staff will be scanned and have their details recorded on the system. The details shall be stored and made available on request for a period of no less than 31 days.

844 - That all spirits (alcohol containing more than 20% ABV) shall be sold by the measure of 25ml or 35ml at a maximum of two measures per container/glass unless served by a waitress in the VIP area to groups of more than 10.

846 - That when SIA are required they will be provided with hand held metal detection units in order to ensure that searches are carried out in respect of all admissions to the premises, whether members of the public or performers and their assistants and mechanical counting devices to ensure that the maximum accommodation limit of the premises is not exceeded.

847 - That alcohol is only to be served to customers that are seated and eating a substantial table meal and ancillary to that meal except Friday and Saturday’s after 22.00 and Sundays proceeding a bank holiday. After 22:00 hours only customers who have ordered a substantial meal shall be served alcohol

848 - That a CCTV system be installed at the premises and be maintained in good working order and be continually recording at all times the premises are in use under the licence. The CCTV System must be capable of capturing a clear facial image of every person who enters the premises. It should cover all areas within the premises including the outside area to the front in all lighting conditions. It should be designed, installed and maintained in compliance with the ICO CCTV Code of Practice.

849 - That at least one member of staff should be on duty at all times the premises is open that is trained in the use of the CCTV and able to view and download images to a removable device on request of Police or council officer.

850 - That all empty glassware to be cleared at a frequency of 30 minutes or less.

851 - That an incident record is maintained and signed by the designated premises supervisor (DPS) on a weekly basis and is made available to police and council officers on request.

852 - That all staff are trained in their responsibilities under the Licensing Act 2003 and the signs of drunkenness and training records to be kept and updated every six months and shall be made immediately available to officers of the police and the council upon request.

853 - That customers shall use no outside area after 22.00 other than those who temporarily leave the premises to smoke a cigarette with no more than five people permitted to smoke at one any time. The area should be clearly designated and a system in place to limit the number outside.

854 - That after 00.00 anyone that leaves to smoke in the designated area should be recorded or issued a pass indicating they are a re-admission and no one without such pass will be allowed back in.

855 - That a record book of banned individuals shall be kept and held by the SIA on duty at the front door and made available to police and council officers for inspection on request.

856 - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That a dispersal policy to assist with patrons leaving the premises in an orderly and safe manner shall be devised and maintained regarding the premises. A copy of the dispersal policy shall be accessible at the premises at all times that the premises are in operation. The policy should include (but not limited to): a) Details of customer/staff egress at the premises shall be managed to minimise causing nuisance. b) Details of public transport and taxis in the vicinity and how customers will be advised in respect of it. c) The management of the “winding down” period at the premises. d) Details of the use of security/stewarding in respect of managing customer dispersal from the premises. e) The management of ejections from the premises. f) How any physical altercations at the premises are to be managed All staff shall be trained in the latest version of the dispersal policy. Details of which will be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises. The dispersal policy shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request;

857 - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That a sound limiting device (or similar equipment) shall be installed at the premises, be maintained in full working order and be in use at all times that the premises are in operation under this licence. All amplification equipment, entertainment devices and amplified instruments shall be routed through the sound limiting device (or similar equipment) which shall be calibrated so that the level of amplified sound at the premises does not cause a statutory or public nuisance. Particular regard must be given to the attenuation of bass frequencies. Only management staff shall have access to the sound limiting device (or similar equipment) and shall be able to demonstrate that it is in use at the immediate request of responsible authority officers;

858 - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That the sound limiter shall be of a multiband type that can attenuate bass frequencies specifically in addition to other bands of frequencies;

859 - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That a qualified professional acoustic consultant shall be employed to calibrate the sound limiter at the premises and to arrange the layout, installation and orientation of the speakers at the premises so that sound transmission is minimised;

860 - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That a signed and dated report from the acoustic consultant regarding the calibration of the sound limiter and any amendments to the speaker installation at the premises report shall be kept at the premises and provided to authorised officers immediately on request;

861 - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That once the sound limiter has been calibrated, its control settings shall not be altered at any time, except for when altered by a qualified professional acoustic consultant or the premises’ sound engineer;

862 - 862 Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That the operational panel of the noise limiter shall be secured by key or password and access shall only be by persons authorised in writing by the premises licence holder. A log of such authorised persons shall be kept at the premises and be made immediately available to authorised officers.

8AD - Conditions applied following the Licensing Sub-Committee of 08 August 2024: That two SIA registered door supervisors will be engaged when the premises are in operation Friday, Saturday or when the terminal hour is after 00.30 and will be employed at all times after 22:00 until the end of business and all patrons have vacated the premises. They will be engaged to monitor admission and re-admissions to the premises, security, protection, screening, dealing with conflict and ensure that conditions related to the use of the outside area are adhered to and that the dispersal policy for the premises is implemented. The SIA registered door supervisors shall remain at the premises until all patrons have vacated the premises and until at least 30 minutes after the premises closes;