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Premises licences and club registrations - licences granted for licence number:  889420

Further Information on Licence Number: 889420

Property details
Licence number: 889420
Trading name and address: THE SOUTHWARK TAVERN
22, Southwark Tavern , Southwark Street, SE1 1TU
Ward: Borough and Bankside
   

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder: Mitchells & Butlers Leisure Retail Limited
Designated Premises Supervisor name: Michael Chambers
   

Licence details
Licence type: Premises
Date granted: June 12 2026 
   

Licensable activities and conditions
Opening hours:

Monday 07:00 to 00:30
Tuesday 07:00 to 00:30
Wednesday 07:00 to 00:30
Thursday 07:00 to 01:30
Friday 07:00 to 01:30
Saturday 07:00 to 01:30
Sunday 07:00 to 00:30

Granted licensable activities:

Films - indoors
Monday 09:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 00:00
Thursday 09:00 to 01:00
Friday 09:00 to 01:00
Saturday 09:00 to 01:00
Sunday 09:00 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 01:00
Friday 23:00 to 01:00
Saturday 23:00 to 01:00
Sunday 23:00 to 00:00


Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed off premises
Monday 09:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 00:00
Thursday 09:00 to 01:00
Friday 09:00 to 01:00
Saturday 09:00 to 01:00
Sunday 09:00 to 00:00


Sale by retail of alcohol to be consumed on premises
Monday 09:00 to 00:00
Tuesday 09:00 to 00:00
Wednesday 09:00 to 00:00
Thursday 09:00 to 01:00
Friday 09:00 to 01:00
Saturday 09:00 to 01:00
Sunday 09:00 to 00:00


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 h is 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.

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.

103 - Where a film is to be submitted for classification to the licensing authority, the cinema or venue operator must submit the film intended for exhibition to the authority at least 28 days prior to the first date upon which the film is intended to be exhib ited

104 - Where a programme includes a film in the 12a, 15 or 18 category no person appearing to be under the age of 12 (and unaccompanied in that case), 15 or 18 as appropriate shall be admitted to any part of the programme; and the licence holder shall display in a conspicuous position a notice in the following terms -"PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF (INSERT APPROPRIATE AGE) CANNOT BE ADMITTED TO ANY PART OF THE PROGRAMME" Where films of different categories form part of the same programme, the notice shall refer to t he oldestage restriction. This condition does not apply to members of staffunder the relevant age while on duty provided thatthe prior written consent of the person's parentsor legal guardian has first been obtained.

105 - Immediately before each exhibition at the premises of a film passed by the British Board of Film Classification there shall be on screen for at least five seconds in such a manner as to be easily read by all persons in the auditorium a reproduction of the certificate of the Board or, as regards a trailer advertising a film, of the statement approved by the Board indicating the category of the film.

106 - Immediately before each exhibition at the premises of a film passed by the licensing authority notices shall be displayed both inside and outside of the premises so that persons entering can readily read them and be aware of the Category attached to any f ilm or trailer.

109 - Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours as stated on this licence. In this condition permitted hours includes New Year's Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31st December).

110 - No statutory regulations for music and dancing shall apply so as to require any licence for the provision in the premises of public entertainment by the reproduction of wireless (including television) broadcasts or of programmes included in any programme service (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990) other than a sound or television broadcasting service, or of public entertainment by way of music and singing only which is produced solely by the reproduction of recorded sound is permitted.

111 - This licence provides for the provision of private music and dancing entertainment that is promoted for private gain;

112 - This licence allows for the premises to be open for non standard timings the times stated on: Valentine's Night - 1 hour Burns Night - 1 hour St David's Day - 1 March - 1 hour St Patrick's Day - 17 March - 2 hours Easter Sunday - 1 hour Easter Monda y - 1 hour Sunday prior Early May Bank Holiday Monday - 2 hours Early May Bank Holiday Monday - 1 hour Sunday prior Late May Bank Holiday Monday - 2 hours Late May Bank Holiday Monday - 1 hour Sunday prior August Bank Holiday Monday - 2 hours August Bank Holiday Mopnday - 1 hour Halloween - 31 October - 1 hour Christmas Eve - - 2 hours Boxing Day - 2 hours 27 December - 2 hours 28 December - 2 hours 30 December - 2 hours On commencement of British Summer Time - 1 hour

113 - This licence allows for the premises for the sale or supply of alcohol for non standard timings as stated below on the following days: 1 January - 1 hour Valentine's Night - 1 hour Burns Night - 1 hour St David's Day - 1 March - 1 hour St Patrick's D ay - 17 March - 2 hours Easter Sunday - 1 hour Easter Monday - 1 hour Sunday prior Early May Bank Holiday Monday - 2 hours Early May Bank Holiday Monday - 1 hour Sunday prior Late May Bank Holiday Monday - 2 hours Late May Bank Holiday Monday - 1 ho ur Sunday prior August Bank Holiday Monday - 2 hours August Bank Holiday Mopnday - 1 hour Halloween - 31 October - 1 hour Christmas Eve - - 2 hours Boxing Day - 2 hours 27 December - 2 hours 28 December - 2 hours 30 December - 2 hours

114 - This licence allows for the premises for the licensable activities and for non standard timings stated below on the following days: Provision of regulated entertainment - Films 1 January - 1 hour Valentine's Night - 1 hour Burns Night - 1 hour St Da vid's Day - 1 March - 1 hour St Patrick's Day - 17 March - 2 hours Easter Sunday - 1 hour Easter Monday - 1 hour Sunday prior Early May Bank Holiday Monday - 2 hours Early May Bank Holiday Monday - 1 hour Sunday prior Late May Bank Holiday Monday - 2 hours Late May Bank Holiday Monday - 1 hour Sunday prior August Bank Holiday Monday - 2 hours August Bank Holiday Mopnday - 1 hour Halloween - 31 October - 1 hour Christmas Eve - - 2 hours Boxing Day - 2 hours 27 December - 2 hours 28 December - 2 hours 30 December - 2 hours

288 - That the CCTV system installed upon the premises shall be maintained in good working condition and operable at all times

289 - That recordings taken by the CCTV system installed upon the premises shall be kept and made available for inspection by authorised officers for a period of twenty-eight days

294 - Toughened glass shall be used for the service of drinks

311 - That notices shall be displayed and announcements made requesting that customers leave the premises in a quiet and orderly manner

326 - That all appropriate staff shall be trained in the age identification scheme required at the premises and records of training shall be kept and made available for inspection by authorised officers of the Council

327 - That signs shall be displayed informing customers and staff that sales of alcohol will not be made to under 18s and that age identification will be required

332 - All children on the premises under 16 will be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult at all times

334 - That an age identification scheme shall be established and maintained. The premises operate Challenge 21 and any person wishing to purchase alcohol who appears to be under 21 is asked to produce an acceptable form of identification such as photocard driving licence, international passport, a PASS hologrammed/ultra violet feature card, Military ID card or biometric residents permit.

337 - On no more than 12 occasions per calender year and following 10 working days notice to the Police and the Council the hours for the provision of licensable activities currently provided at the premises may be extended to such time as agreed with the Polic e, the Police having final veto to any such application.

340 - That the company monitors the need for door supervisors and in so doing takes into account any advice given by the Police

341 - That the company will continue to train their staff in the aims and objectives of the Licensing Act

342 - That the Pub Manager shall actively participate in and support the local Pubwatch scheme (where active)

343 - That Managers will liaise with local neighbours as part of their duties and resolve any reasonable concerns in accordance with Mitchells and Butlers Leisure Retail Ltd 'Role in the Local Community Guidelines'

344 - No adult entertainment is permitted at these 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

Contact us
  Southwark Licensing Team
3rd Floor, Hub 1
PO BOX 64529
London
SE1P 5LX
Telephone: 020 7525 5748
E-mail: licensing@southwark.gov.uk

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