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Property details
Licence number: 884148
Trading name and address: AJ Restaurant and Bar
11, John Ruskin Street, SE5 0NS
Ward: Camberwell Green
   

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder: AJ Restaurant and Bar Ltd
Designated Premises Supervisor name: Sadiq Muritala
   

Licence details
Licence type: Premises
Date granted: November 21 2024 
   

Licensable activities and conditions
Opening hours:

Monday 12:00 to 23:00
Tuesday 12:00 to 23:00
Wednesday 12:00 to 23:00
Thursday 12:00 to 23:00
Friday 12:00 to 23:00
Saturday 12:00 to 23:00
Sunday 12:00 to 23:00

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 02:00
Saturday 23:00 to 02:00
Sunday 23:00 to 02:00


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 02:00
Saturday 12:00 to 02:00
Sunday 12:00 to 02:00


Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 12:00 to 22:30
Tuesday 12:00 to 22:30
Wednesday 12:00 to 22:30
Thursday 12:00 to 22:30
Friday 12:00 to 22:30
Saturday 12:00 to 22:30
Sunday 12:00 to 22:30


Conditions: 100 - No supply 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 - Every supply of alcohol under the Premises Licence must be made, or authorised by, a person who holds a Personal Licence.

288 - That a digital CCTV system shall be installed at the premises, shall be maintained in full working order and shall be continually recording at all times that the premises are in use. The CCTV system must be capable of capturing a clear facial image of every person who enters the premises. The CCTV system shall be correctly time and date stamped at all times. The CCTV system shall cover all interior and exterior areas of the premises, including the frontage of the premises, and shall collect clearly defined / focused footage;

289 - That all CCTV footage shall be kept for a period of thirty-one (31) days and shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request;

305 - That clearly legible signage shall be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen and read by customers advising to the effect that CCTV is in operation at the premises. The signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times;

340 - That all relevant staff shall be trained in their responsibilities under the Licensing Act 2003, the promotion of the licensing objectives and the terms and conditions of this licence. Records pertaining to such training (‘the staff training logs’) shall be kept at the premises, shall be updated every 6 months and shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request. The training logs shall include the trainee’s name (in block capitals), the trainer’s name (in block capitals), the date(s) of training and a declaration that the training has been received and understood by the trainee. If the staff training logs are a paper hardcopy then the signature of the trainee, the signature of the trainer shall be included;

341 - That a member of staff shall be on duty at all times that the premises are in use, who is trained in the use of the CCTV system and who is able to view, and download to a removable storage device, CCTV footage at the immediate request of responsible authority officers;

342 - That a zero-tolerance policy to illegal drug use will be implemented and maintained at the premises. All relevant staff shall be trained in the implementation of the latest version of the drug policy and details of such training shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises;

343 - That clearly legible signage shall be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen and read by customers in the premises’ toilet(s) advising to the effect that the taking of illegal drugs will not be tolerated at the premises. These notices shall be kept free from obstructions at all times;

344 - That an incident log shall be kept at the premises to record details of any of the following occurrences at the premises: a) Instances of anti-social or disorderly behaviour b) Calls to the police or other emergency services c) Any complaints received IV. Ejections of people from the premises d) Visits to the premises by the local authority or emergency services e) Any malfunction in respect of the CCTV system f) All crimes reported by customers, or observed by staff g) Any other relevant incidents

345 - The incident log shall record the time, date, location in the premises and description of each incident, details of any action taken in respect of the incident and the printed name of the person reporting the incident and. The incident log shall be available / be accessible at the premises at all times that the premises are in use, and shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request. Details of incidents shall be recorded contemporaneously. If the incident log is a paper hardcopy then the signature of the person reporting the incident in the log shall also be included. All relevant staff employed at the premises shall be trained in the use of the incident log. Details of such training, including the printed name(s) of the trainee(s) and the date(s) that the training was given, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises;

346 - That alcohol shall not be sold or supplied on the premises otherwise than to persons taking table meals there, and for consumption by such persons as ancillary to their meal;

347 - That the sale of alcohol shall cease at least 30 minutes before the premises closing time, as stated elsewhere in this licence, on each day;

348 - That any 3rd parties / members of the public using the premises for a promoted or private event must complete a venue hire agreement with the premises licence holder. The venue hire agreement shall include the full name and address of the hirer, copy of valid photo identification of the hirer (kept on file in accordance with data protection requirements), the hirer’s signature and the date that the venue hire agreement has been signed. The venue hire agreement shall include all of the licensee’s terms of hire. Such agreements shall be kept on file for 6 months from the date of the event and be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request;

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350 - All relevant staff employed at the premises shall be trained in the latest version of the dispersal policy. Details of such training, including the printed name(s) of the trainee(s) and the date(s) that the training was given, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises. If the dispersal policy is a paper document then the signature of the trainees shall also be included. The dispersal policy shall be made immediately available to responsible authority officers on request;

351 - That clearly legible signage stating the premises’ opening and closing times will be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen and read from the exterior of the premises. Such signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times;

352 - That external doors at the premises shall be kept closed except for immediate, and emergency, access and egress to and from the premises;

353 - That clearly legible signage stating a dedicated contact telephone number for the premises shall be prominently displayed where it can easily be seen and read by passers-by. The signage shall state to the effect that the phone number shown can be used to contact the premises in respect of any complaints regarding the operation of the premises. If the telephone number relates to a mobile phone, then the duty manager / supervisor on duty shall have the mobile phone on their person at all times. Such signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times;

354 - That ‘Ask for Angela’ posters (or posters relating to whatever similar scheme may be recommended by the council and / or the police at any time) shall be displayed in the female toilet facilities and kept free from obstructions at all times. All staff shall be trained in the ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme (or similar scheme) and shall perform the appropriate course of action in the event of a customer requesting assistance. Details of such training, including the printed name of the trainee and the date of the training, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises;

355 - That ADEBOWALE ADERIBIGBE shall not in any way be associated with the management of the premises/business or day to day control of the operation;

356 - All external plant required for the operation of the premises (air handling plant, condensers, kitchen extraction systems, etc.) shall be designed, installed and maintained to ensure that noise output from the external plant does not cause a public nuisance or intrude inside the nearest, or most exposed, noise sensitive premises;

357 - Any kitchen extraction system required for the operation of the premises shall be installed with an appropriate discharge location (i.e. eaves height) and with adequate odour control filters installed and maintained to ensure that odour emissions do not cause a public nuisance or intrude inside in the nearest or most exposed sensitive premises;

358 - A multiband sound limiting device shall be installed at the premises and will be maintained in full working order and be in use at all times the premises is in operation: a) All amplification equipment, entertainment devices and amplified instruments shall be routed through the sound limiting device and shall be calibrated so that the amplified sound at the premises noise emitted from premises does not cause a statutory or other nuisance. Only management staff will have access to the sound limiting device and will be able to demonstrate that it is in use at the immediate request of responsible authority officers b) 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 c) 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 responsible authority officers immediately on request d) 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

359 - During any licensed entertainment on the premises, all doors and windows shall remain closed (except for access or egress);

360 - Amplified music, song or speech shall not be broadcast in external areas at any time;

361 - All speakers for the broadcast of sound within the premises shall be isolated from the structure of the premises by anti-vibration mountings or mats;

362 - No drinks or glassware are permitted outside at any time;

363 - External waste handling, collections, deliveries and the cleaning of external areas shall only occur between the hours of 07:00hrs and 20:00hrs;

364 - Clearly legible signage will be prominently displayed at all patron exits, where it can easily be seen and read, requesting that patrons leave the premises in a quiet and orderly manner that is respectful to neighbours;

365 - Clearly legible signage will be prominently displayed at all patron exits, where it can easily be seen and read, requesting to the effect that patrons do not take drinks outside;

366 - No external areas of the premises shall be used for the purposes of licensed entertainment;

367 - hat food or goods shall only be delivered to a residential or business addresses. Food or goods shall never be delivered to open spaces, or to ‘the street’;

368 - That the maximum number of people permitted on the premises at any one time (the ‘accommodation limit’) is 50 people (excluding staff). The accommodation limit shall be known by all staff and shall not be exceeded at any time;

369 - That clearly legible signage shall be displayed where it can easily be seen and read by customers and staff identifying all emergency escape routes and emergency exits at the premises. Such signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times;

370 - That all emergency exits, emergency escape routes and entry / exit doors at the premises shall be kept free from obstructions at all times that the premises are in use;

371 - That no identified emergency exits shall be kept locked / bolted shut at any time that the premises are in use;

372 - That appropriate first aid equipment / materials shall be kept at the premises in a dedicated first aid box / boxes. The first aid box(es) shall be kept easily accessible and unobstructed at all times. All staff shall be made aware of where the first aid boxes are located;

373 - That any delivery drivers and / or delivery companies that the licensee uses will be instructed as follows: a) All vehicle engines are turned off when deliveries are being collected from the premises b) That all delivery drivers behave in a quiet and orderly manner with respect to local residents c) That delivery drivers do not use vehicle horns to attract the attention of workers at the premises, or otherwise use their vehicle horns unnecessarily when approaching or leaving the premises and d) That delivery drivers do not engage in unnecessary revving of engines on approaching or leaving the premises and locale The above must be specified in any contract / written instructions to delivery drivers and / or delivery companies, and evidence of this shall be made available to authorised officers immediately on request;

374 - That any advertising, marketing or media relating to the premises (including websites) will advise customers that there is no readily available parking in the vicinity of the premises, shall list public transport options available in the vicinity and shall advise customers to refrain from driving to the premises;

375 - That the management shall assign a designated pick-up spot / ‘pick up pin’ with all current online taxi hailing services (e.g. Uber, Bolt etc.);

376 - That any litter caused by the operation of the premises shall be cleared away from the immediate vicinity of the premises periodically throughout operating hours, and at the end of trade, on each day that the premises are in operation. Relevant staff shall be trained in this, and details of such training including the printed name(s) of the trainee(s), and the date(s) that the training was given, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises;

377 - That suitable external containers for customer’s cigarette butts shall be provided at all times that the premises are in use. Such containers shall be emptied regularly to ensure that they can be used at all times that the premises are in use, and so that they do not overflow and cause cigarette butt litter in the vicinity;

378 - That any external areas of the premises will be closed to customers between 22:00hrs and 12:00hrs the following day except for up to a maximum of 5 (five) people at any one time using the external areas after 22:00hrs to smoke only. Any outdoor furniture to the premises’ frontage must be packed away, or rendered unusable, by 22:00hrs each day;

379 - That, if and when required, staff shall interact with customers to ensure that customers behave at the premises in a quiet and orderly manner and also leave the premises and locale in a quiet and orderly manner. Customers deemed by staff to be engaging in anti-social behaviour shall be asked to leave the premises. All relevant staff shall be trained in this, and details of such training including the printed name(s) of the trainee(s), and the date(s) that the training was given, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises.

485 - (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, 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 a 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 carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective; (d) selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional poster 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; and (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 disability).

487 - The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

488 - (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) 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.

489 - The responsible person shall 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: 1/2 pint; (ii) Gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and (iii) Still wine in a glass: 125 ml; (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 - 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. 2. For the purpose of the condition set out in paragraph (1): (a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979; (b) "permitted price" is the price found by applying the formula P = D + (D x V), where- (i) P is the permitted price, (ii) D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and (iii) V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol; (c) "relevant person" means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence – (i) the holder of the premises licence: (ii) the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence; or (iii) the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence; (iv) "relevant person" means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and (v)"value added tax" means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994. 3. Where the permitted price given by paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny. 4. (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 on a day ("the first day") would be different from the permitted price on the next day ("the second day") as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax; (2) the permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

4AA - That a challenge 25 scheme shall be maintained requiring that staff selling or delivering alcohol request that any customer who looks under 25 years old, and who is attempting to purchase or take receipt of alcohol, provides valid photographic identification proving that the customer is at least 18 years old. Valid photographic identification is composed of a photo driving licence, passport, UK armed services photo ID card, any Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) accredited card (such as the Proof of Age London (PAL) card) or any age verification card accredited by the Secretary of State;

4AB - That all staff involved in the sale of alcohol shall be trained in the prevention of sales of alcohol to underage persons (including the prevention of ‘proxy sales’) and the challenge 25 scheme in operation at the premises. Details of such training, including the printed name(s) of the trainee(s) and the date(s) that the training was given, shall be recorded in the staff training logs at the premises and be made immediately available for inspection at the premises to council and / or police officers on request;

4AC - That clearly legible signs shall be prominently displayed where they can easily be seen and read by customers stating to the effect that a challenge 25 policy is in operation at the premises, that customers may be asked to provide proof of age and stating what the acceptable forms of proof of age are. Such signage shall be displayed at all entrances, points of sale and in all areas where alcohol is displayed for sale. The signage shall be kept free from obstructions at all times;

4AI - 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 necessarily be limited to) the following: a) Details as to how customer / staff egress at the premises shall be managed to minimise causing nuisance b) Details of public transport in the vicinity and how customers will be advised in respect of it c) Details of the management of taxis to and from the premises d) Details of the management of any 'winding down' period at the premises e) Details of the use of security and stewarding in respect of managing customer dispersal from the premises f) Details of any cloakroom facility at the premises and how it is managed g) Details of road safety in respect of customers leaving the premises h) Details of the management of ejections from the premises i) Details as to how any physical altercations at the premises are to be managed j) Details of how refuse / waste in the local vicinity arising through the operation of the premises will be cleared up (e.g. flyer clean up, post event clean up)

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  Southwark Licensing Team
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PO BOX 64529
London
SE1P 5LX
Telephone: 020 7525 5748
E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk

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