A late-night bar will follow neighbouring Oceana and bring in an ID scanner for drinkers after being threatened with losing its licence.

Barcadia in Clarence Street, survived a licensing review brought by the Metropolitan Police, after a surprise inspection in February found several shortcomings.

Officers from Kingston’s environmental health department joined police on a late night visit on February 23, where they found the bar over capacity and with door staff unable to say how many people were inside.

They also found Mr Sanli smoking in an office, and a poorly kept incident log.

But at the Guildhall on Thursday, the management agreed a 23-point plan with Kingston Council's licensing sub-committee.

As part of the plan, Barcadia agreed to buy a £5,000 ID scanner – the same machines used by Oceana – which will be employed every evening that door security is required.

The bar also pledged to hire door staff registered with the Security Industry Authority.

Speaking after the hearing, licence holder Huseyin Sanli said: “We’re very pleased that we came to an agreement with environmental health and police.

“We’ve shown once again that we’re a responsible operator.”

The management – which denied being over capacity - was also praised by environmental health officers at the hearing for responding quickly to the findings.

New bar manager Hana Won said: "As you can imagine, we are very pleased with the outcome of the hearing.

“We look forward to continue working with the local authorities to improve public safety and promote Kingston’s night time economy."