Licensing and Entertainment

The Licensing Act 2003 transferred responsibility for issuing licences for the sale of intoxicating liquor to local authorities. As a result of this change, the Council is now responsible for issuing licences for the following activities:-

Retail sale or supply of alcohol

Provision of regulated entertainment

Provision of hot food or drink after 11 p.m. and before 5 a.m.

Types of Licence

Establishments need a Premises Licence to carry out the above activities and if that permits the sale of alcohol, then whoever sells the alcohol needs a Personal Licence as well. The Premises Licence is a single licence that permits any or all of the licensable activities. There are also Club Premises Certificates for qualifying clubs and a system of Temporary Event Notices for ad-hoc events.

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