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List of accredited organisations that provide courses and exams for a personal licence to sell alcohol.
Accredited personal licence qualification providers The Home Secretary has…
This guidance is provided to support licensing authorities to carry out their functions under the Licensing Act 2003.
February 2026 1. Introduction The Licensing Act 2003 1.1 The Licensing Act…
Information on alcohol licensing fee levels and additional fees.
1. Main fee levels Band A B C D E Non domestic rateable value None to…
1. Additional fees Number in attendance at any one time Additional…
Guide to the legislation relevant to false ID, to the types of valid ID, and to what action should be taken when presented with false ID.
This guidance is for retailers on the mandatory licensing conditions.
Public health teams make sure that licensing policy and applications consider the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Prescribed form of counter notice form to download.
Guidance on the banning of below-cost sales of alcohol in England and Wales, and a duty plus VAT permitted price calculator.
This guidance explains how to use the provisions in the 2003 Act inserted by section 21 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006.
This guidance has been written for police officers to use.
Guidance on late night refreshment licensing including new powers permitting licensing authorities to exempt certain suppliers.
This guidance relates to the alcohol licensing provisions in the Business and Planning Act 2020 only.
Guidance explains the core principles and covers parts 1 to 4 of conditions.
A practical approach to evidence and making representations to a licensing authority about applications for new or existing premises.
This resource provides details of datasets or sources of information available to examine the impact of alcohol licensing.
Includes the amended guidance issued under section 182 guidance and an error notice for the guidance.
Amended supporting guidance for licensing authorities on the late night levy.
Explains the circumstances for serving a closure notice under section 19 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.
Includes additional information on alcohol and late night refreshment licensing statistics.
This revised guidance and explanatory memorandum from June 2014 have been superseded by documents published in October 2014.
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