Liquor Licensing

New Liquor Licensing Policy under the Licensing Act 2003

The Licensing Act 2003 replaced the previous scheme of liquor licensing in the United Kingdom.

The Act lists four licensable activities, which are to be regulated by the provisions of the Act. These, in brief, are:

The sale by retail of alcohol
The supply of alcohol by clubs
The provision of regulated entertainment
The provision of late night refreshment

Licensable activities may only be carried on under and in accordance with, a premises licence, temporary event notice or club premises certificate. If you intend to carry on any of the licensable activities and unless your activity is covered by one of the exemptions in the Act, you need one of these three authorisations.

It is an offence to carry on any licensable activity without the relevant authorisation.

Details and forms are available below for licence holders to fill in and return. To download the relevant document please click on the appropriate one below. If you need any assistance with completing any of the forms, please contact us.

Further information on the consultation on New draft guidance

Linked documents:

* Download Temporary Event Notice - Application Form (application/pdf; 137kb)

* Download Temporary Event Notice - Guidance Notes (application/pdf; 47kb)

* Download Fees Liquor Licensing (application/pdf; 42kb)

* Download Personal Licence - Application Pack (application/pdf; 151kb)

* Download Personal Licence - Change of Name or Address Form (application/pdf; 64kb)

* Download Personal Licence - Renew licence application form (application/pdf; 15kb)

* Download Club Premises Certificate - Application Pack (application/pdf; 862kb)

* Download Club Premises Certificate - Vary Certificate application form (application/pdf; 201kb)

* Download Premises Licence - New Premises Licence Application Pack (application/pdf; 895kb)

* Download Premises Licence - Transfer Licence Application Pack (application/pdf; 125kb)