Personal Licences
A Personal Licence permits the holder to authorise the sale of
alcohol from a premise that is licensed for the sale of alcohol by
retail such as a pub, off-licence or supermarket. A person
specified on a Premises Licence as a Designated Premises Supervisor
(DPS) must hold a Personal Licence.
To obtain a Personal Licence the applicant must apply to the
Licensing Authority for the area in which they live. Personal
Licences are valid for 10 years and must be renewed by the
originating Licensing Authority. The licence is portable throughout
England and Wales.
Personal Licence holders must inform the issuing Licensing
Authority of any changes in their circumstances. It is an offence
not to do so.
To apply for a Personal Licence you must:
- Be 18 years of age or over
- Not have any relevant convictions as spelled out in the
Act
- Hold an accredited licensing qualification
- Not have forfeited a personal licence within 5 years
of the application
Your application for a Personal Licence must include:
- Correct
application form
- Disclosure
of Convictions and Declaration form
- Original certificate of the accredited licensing
qualification
- Criminal conviction certificate, CRB certificate or PNC
check. Visit http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk/
to apply online, or enquire at your local police
station.
- 2 passport type photographs, one of which must be endorsed by a
solicitor, notary, person of standing in the community or any
professionally qualified person with a statement verifying that the
photograph is a true likeness of the applicant
- Prescribed fee of £37.
Guidance on
applying for a Personal Licence and for a list of Personal Licence
Qualification Certifcate providers.
As a Personal Licence holder you must inform us as soon as
possible should your address change. Please complete the
change of
address form and return it to us along with both parts of
your Personal Licence and the prescribed fee of £10.50.