Alcohol and Entertainment
Alcohol and Entertainment Licences
The Licensing Act 2003 came into effect in November 2005, requiring anyone selling or supplying alcohol, or providing regulated entertainment or late night refreshment to hold a premises licence or club premises certificate.
Any premises selling or supplying alcohol requires a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS). This is a personal licence holder who authorises any sale of alcohol.
The Government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which has responsibility for this legislation, has an extensive website, for which the link can be found on the right of this page.
All applications and guidance notes for applying are available from these pages.
Latest Updates:
Minor Variation
A minor variation makes it possible to make small changes to your premises licence or club premises certificate without completing an application to vary the premises licence.
05/10/2010
Premises Licence Variation
04/10/2010
Licensing Policy
Winchester City Council has reviewed its licensing policy in relation to the Licensing Act 2003. The reviewed policy will last until January 2014.
17/06/2010
In this section:
Lottery Licence
The Gambling Act 2005 controls the conduct of small lotteries, raffles etc. by societies raising money for charitable, sports and other similar purposes, otherwise than for personal gain.
21/01/2008
Sex Establishment Licence
Sex Establishments are required to be licensed by the City Council under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982.
03/10/2007
Gambling Act 2005
Under the Gambling Act 2005, the City Council is the Licensing Authority for gambling premises. The Council is required under the Act to update the Statement of Principles every three years. The next update will be prior to 31 January 2013.
03/11/2006
