Alcohol licensing
Download this document free
Get this document with your free trial. Choose from the full Complyzard library.
Try 1 month free30 days free, then $19/month. Trial terms apply. Card required. Cancel anytime.Document information
Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Overview
- Responsible authorities
- Fees under the Licensing Act 2003
- Determining a licence application
- Premises licence
- Personal licence
- About the licence
- Who can apply
- Businesses buying alcohol from wholesalers
- Designated premises supervisors
- What the DPS does
- Taking responsibility
- Becoming a DPS
- Changing a DPS
- Community premises
- Club premises certificates
Source and licence
Home Office
AttributionHome Office, ‘Alcohol licensing’ (updated 8 August 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026