Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing

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.