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This is how you obtain a personal licence to sell alcohol…..

1. The application form plus the appropriate fee of £37.00. Generally, your local licensing authority will accept an on-line payment. By the way, personal licence applications cannot be made on-line. The application is made by completing paper forms, which you then post to your local licensing authority. If you attend one of my personal licence training courses, we will complete all the paperwork during the training day, so relax!

• Two photographs of the applicant, which shall be
• taken against a light background so that the applicant’s features are distinguishable and contrast against the background,
• 45mm by 35mm,
• full face uncovered and without sunglasses and, unless the applicant wears a head covering due to religious beliefs, without a head covering,
• on photographic paper, and
• one of which is endorsed as a true likeness of the applicant by a solicitor or notary, a person of standing in the community (this includes a bank or building society official, a police officer, a civil servant or a minister of religion) or an individual with a professional qualification.

• An accredited licensing qualification.The aim of this provision is to ensure that licence holders are aware of the licensing law and the wider social responsibilities attached to the sale of alcohol.

I deliver the Highfield, HABC Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders, Qualification Accreditation Number: 603/3515/4. This is recognised by all licensing authorities in England and Wales, the police and the Government.

The following persons are of ‘prescribed description’ and do not need to provide a licensing qualification

• A member of the company of the Master, Wardens, Freeman and Commonalty of the Mistery of the Vinters of the City of London;
• A person operating under a licence granted by the University of Cambridge; or
• A person operating a premises under a licence granted by the Board of the Green Cloth.

• A criminal conviction certificate issued under Section 112 of the Police Act 1997 (available via https://www.gov.uk/request-copy-criminal-record)  or

a criminal record certificate issued under Section 113A of the Police Act 1997 or,

the results of a subject access search under the Data Protection Act 1998 of the Police National Computer by the National Identification Service.The certificate or search results must not be issued any earlier than one calendar month before the application is received by the licensing authority.

• Right to work/immigration status:

A personal licence may not be issued to an individual or an individual in a partnership which is not a limited liability partnership who is resident in the UK who:

• does not have the right to live and work in the UK; or
• is subject to a condition preventing him or her from doing work relating to the carrying on of a licensable activity.

Any personal licence issued in respect of an application made on or after 6 April 2017 will become invalid if the holder ceases to be entitled to work in the UK.

Applicants must demonstrate that they have the right to work in the UK and are not subject to a condition preventing them from doing work relating to the carrying on of a licensing activity. They do this by providing with this application copies or scanned copies of the following documents (which do not need to be certified).

Documents which demonstrate entitlement to work in the UK

• An expired or current passport showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a British citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the right of abode in the UK [please see note below about which sections of the passport to copy].

• An expired or current passport or national identity card showing the holder, or a person named in the passport as the child of the holder, is a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

• A Registration Certificate or document certifying permanent residence issued by the Home Office to a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

• A Permanent Residence Card issued by the Home Office to the family member of a national of a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.

• A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder indicating that the person named is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.

• A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control, is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.

• A current Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the named person is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK or has no time limit on their stay in the UK, when produced in combination withan official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

• A full birth or adoption certificate issued in the UK which includes the name(s) of at least one of the holder’s parents or adoptive parents, when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

• A birth or adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

• A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen, when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

• A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is currently allowed to work and is not subject to a condition preventing the holder from doing work relating to the carrying on of a licensable activity.

• A current Biometric Immigration Document (Biometric Residence Permit) issued by the Home Office to the holder which indicates that the named person can currently stay in the UK and is allowed to work relation to the carrying on of a licensable activity.

• A current Residence Card issued by the Home Office to a person who is not a national of a European Economic Area state or Switzerland but who is a family member of such a national or who has derivative rights or residence.

• A current Immigration Status Document containing a photograph issued by the Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the named person may stay in the UK, and is allowed to work and is not subject to a condition preventing the holder from doing work relating to the carrying on of a licensable activity when produced in combination with an official document giving the person’s permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a Government agency or a previous employer.

• A Certificate of Application, less than 6 months old, issued by the Home Office under regulation 17(3) or 18A (2) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, to a  person who is not a national of a European Economic Area  state or Switzerland but who is a family member of such a national or who has derivative rights of residence.

• Reasonable evidence that the person has an outstanding application to vary their permission to be in the UK with the Home Office such as the Home Office acknowledgement letter or proof of postage evidence, or reasonable evidence that the person has an appeal or administrative review pending on an immigration decision, such as an appeal or administrative review reference number.

• Reasonable evidence that a person who is not a national of a European Economic Area state or Switzerland but who is a family member of such a national or who has derivative rights of residence in exercising treaty rights in the UK including:-

• evidence of the applicant’s own identity – such as a passport,
• evidence of their relationship with the European Economic Area family member – e.g. a marriage certificate, civil partnership certificate or birth certificate, and
• evidence that the European Economic Area national has a right of permanent residence in the UK or is one of the following if they have been in the UK for more than 3 months:

(i)    working e.g. employment contract, wage slips, letter from the employer,

(ii)   self-employed e.g. contracts, invoices, or audited accounts with a bank,

(iii)  studying e.g. letter from the school, college or university and evidence of sufficient funds; or

(iv)  self-sufficient e.g. bank statements.

Family members of European Economic Area nationals who are studying or financially independent must also provide evidence that the European Economic Area national and any family members hold comprehensive sickness insurance in the UK. This can include a private medical insurance policy, an EHIC card or an S1, S2 or S3 form.

Original documents must not be sent to your local licensing authority.If the document copied is a passport, a copy of the following pages should be provided:-

(i). any page containing the holder’s personal details including nationality;

(ii) any page containing the holder’s photograph;

(iii) any page containing the holder’s signature;

(iv) any page containing the date of expiry; and

(v) any page containing information indicating the holder has permission to enter or remain in the UK and is

permitted to work.

If the document is not a passport, a copy of the whole document should be provided.

Your right to work will be checked as part of your licensing application and this could involve us checking your immigration status with the Home Office. We may otherwise share information with the Home Office. Your licence application will not be determined until you have complied with this guidance.

• Completed disclosure of criminal convictions and declaration form.  This should already attached to the personal licence application form

The completed application form, the originals of all accompanying documents and fee must all be sent to the licensing authority in which the applicant lives.

Provided that there are no objections, the licence will be granted as soon as possible, provided all the information is correct and the forms are fully completed. Should you have any unspent criminal convictions, the police will have to be informed and they may well formally object to the grant of a personal licence. A licensing sub-committee meeting will be arranged and you will be invited to attend and discuss the application there.

Need any advice? Call Johnny Walker on 07970 134 730. My advice is free and without any obligation, so do call me. Cheers.