Southwark Committees

Licensing Committee

Licensing

Recent meetings

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29 Jan 2026

6:00 pm

Licensing Committee - Thursday 29 January 2026 6.00 pm

The Licensing Committee of Southwark Council met on Thursday 29 January 2026 to discuss several key policy matters related to the Licensing Act 2003. The meeting's agenda included a review of the proposed Statement of Licensing Policy for 2026-2031, an exam...

01 Sep 2025

Licensing Committee - Monday 1 September 2025 6.00 pm

The Licensing Committee of Southwark Council met on 1 September 2025 to discuss several items, including a review of the Statement of Licensing Policy. The main focus of the meeting was to consider proposed changes to the existing policy and to agree on arr...

11 Feb 2025

Licensing Committee - Tuesday 11 February 2025 6.00 pm

The Licensing Committee of Southwark Council had two substantive items on the agenda for their meeting. Firstly they were scheduled to decide whether to adopt the council's new statement of gambling policy, which would set out the council's approach to the ...

About

The Licensing Committee is responsible for approving the council's policies on most licensing and registration matters, excluding specific statements of policy for licensing and gambling. It considers and decides on applications for general safety certificates for sports stadiums, street trading and markets, film classification, and other statutory licensing responsibilities delegated to it. The committee also determines the revocation of licences and registrations under its remit and designates new sites for street trading. Licensing Sub-Committees, composed of three councillors, handle applications under the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005.

Members

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Renata Hamvas · Chair
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Jane Salmon · Vice-Chair
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Andy Simmons · Member
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Barrie Hargrove · Member
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Charlie Smith · Member
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David Watson · Member
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Ellie Cumbo · Member
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Hamish McCallum · Member
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Jon Hartley · Member
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Kath Whittam · Member
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Margy Newens · Member
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Sunil Chopra · Member
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Sunny Lambe · Member
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Suzanne Abachor · Member