The Licensing Partnership

Licensing Partnership
Sevenoaks District Council 
Council Offices
Argyle Road
Sevenoaks 
Kent TN13 1HG 
Tel: 01732 227004
E-mail: licensing@sevenoaks.gov.uk
Office Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Contact details of responsible authorities to which notice of applications for Premises Licences must be sent are set out below. These responsible authorities are entitled to make representations to the licensing authority in relation to the application for the grant, variation or review of a premises licence.

Responsible Authorities

Chief Officer of Police
Bexley Borough Commander
Bexley Civic Offices
2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath DA6 7AT
Email: semailbox.licensingbexley@met.police.uk

Fire Authority
Bexley Borough Commander
Fire Safety Regulation: South East Area 3 
169 Union Street 
London SE1 OLL
Email: fsr-adminsupport@london-fire.gov.uk

Enforcing Authority within the meaning given by Section 18 of the Health & Safety at Work Act etc. Act 1974
Food and Health & Safety Team
London Borough of Bexley
Civic Offices
2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath DA6 7AT
Email: health.safety@bexley.gov.uk

Local Planning Authority
Head of Development Control
London Borough of Bexley
Civic Offices
2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath DA6 7AT
Email: developmentcontrol@bexley.gov.uk

Council Department with statutory functions relating to minimising or preventing the risk of pollution of the environment or of harm to human health
Housing Services Manager (Home & Environment)
London Borough of Bexley
Civic Offices
2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath DA6 7AT 
Email: eh.duty@bexley.gov.uk

Licensing Authority - The Council’s Licensing Enforcement Officer and Trading Standards Team shall represent the Licensing Authority

• for alcohol off sales only: Trading Standards Team
• for Alcohol on/off sale: Licensing Enforcement Officer

London Borough of Bexley
Civic Offices
2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath DA6 7AT
Email: ts.duty@bexley.gov.uk for off licensed premises and geraldine.eley@bexley.gov.uk for on/off licensed premises

The body the Council recognises as the Responsible Authority in connection with the protection of children from harm
Trading Standards Service
London Borough of Bexley
Civic Offices
2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath DA6 7AT 
Email: ts.duty@bexley.gov.uk

Local Weights and Measures Authority (Within the meaning of section 69 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 (a)
Trading Standards Service
London Borough of Bexley
Civic Offices
2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath DA6 7AT 
Email: ts.duty@bexley.gov.uk

Health Authority
Head of Public Health
London Borough of Bexley
Bexley Business Support Unit
Civic Offices
2 Watling Street
Bexleyheath DA6 7AT
Email: Nicole.klynman@bexley.gov.uk

Home Office
Home Office Immigration Enforcement
Alcohol Licensing Team
Lunar House
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon
Surrey, CR9 2BY
Email: alcohol@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Other contact points

For advice on protecting children from harm:

Bexley Safeguarding Children Board 
Follow link for guidance on how, in the London Borough of Bexley, worries or concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of a child or young person should initially be reported.
https://bexleysafeguardingpartnership.co.uk/

London Safeguarding Children Board 
Follow link to ‘London Child Protection Procedures & Practice Guidance (PartB3 Section 12 - Safeguarding Children Policy for Licensed Premises)’
https://www.londoncp.co.uk/B_contents.html

For advice on registered door supervisors:

Security Industry Authority
PO Box 9
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE82 6YX
Tel:  08702 430100
Fax: 08702 430 125
Email: info@the-sia.org.uk  
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/security-industry-authority

For advice on the code of practice on the naming, packaging and promotion of alcoholic drinks:

The Portman Group
7-10 Chandos Street
Cavendish Square
London W1G 9DQ 
Tel:  020 7907 3700
Fax: 020 7907 3710
Email: info@portmangroup.org.uk
www.portmangroup.org.uk

For advice on the Licensing Act 2003:

The Home Office
Direct Communications Unit 
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF 
Tel: 020 7035 4848
Email: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk