Alcohol Laws and Licensing Laws
Alcohol laws in the UK are continuously evolving. At Alcohol Licence.org, we strive to keep you up-to-date and confident with the details of alcohol laws and licensing laws.
Alcohol laws in the UK are continuously evolving. At Alcohol Licence.org, we strive to keep you up-to-date and confident with the details of alcohol laws and licensing laws.
To legally sell alcohol in the UK, you need a personal licence. To apply for a personal licence, you need a personal licence certificate, a qualification for personal licence holders and applicants. This use of termanology can be somewhat confusing- [...]
How do I attain a Personal Licence to sell alcohol in the UK? A Personal Licence is granted to an individual by his/her local licensing authority. The person is then licensed to sell or supply alcohol from a licensed premise, [...]
Should a licensee employ more than one personal licence holder? According to guidance recommended by the Department of Culture Media and Sport, this is an operational decision for the premises licence holder. Holders of the premises licence may wish to have more than [...]
New research commissioned by Alcohol Concern, the national agency on alcohol misuse, has identified a positive correlation the density of off-licensed premises and harm from alcohol in underage drinkers. Their national survey suggests that within a given locality*, the average [...]
Responsible alcohol retailing: what more can be done to help prevent unauthorised sales of alcohol to children? Member of Scottish Parliament were briefed recently on Scotland’s new ‘challenge 25’ age verification law at a special event in the Scottish Parliament.
Hosted by the Scottish Beer [...]
Unfortunately, it is very unlikely that an alcohol licence will be granted for a residential property.
Each application that is submitted to the Licensing Authority has to state a rateable business value which private residential properties will not have. The only exception [...]
Selling alcohol from home is a question we get asked on a regular basis. So we have enlisted the help of Jo Taylor & Steve Carr (licensing consultant’s) from Personal Licence Training Limited to answer your questions. They have told [...]
The new licensing Act’s for Scotland, England and Wales are in fact very similar. The licensing Act for England & Wales was introduced in August 2005 and the Licensing Act for Scotland came into force in September 2009. Both Licensing Act’s [...]
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