Personal Licence
All premises where alcohol is for sale must have a designated premises supervisor, who must hold a personal licence. The only exception is for community premises in respect of which a successful application has been made to disapply the usual mandatory conditions.
To apply you must:
- A Disclosure Certificate, you can apply online for a Disclosure Certificate (please note that an criminal record/disclosure certificates must be under 1 month old upon the date that the application is received by the authority).
- A passport sized photograph (the photo must meet the same specifications as Passports, Photocard Driving Licences or Identity Cards).
- Personal Licence Accredited Qualification
- Proof of a Right to Work in the UK.
A new applicant for a licence must apply to the local authority where they live however if you already hold a personal licence issued by another authority you do not need to apply again just because you have moved. You must contact the authority who issued to licence to update your address.
A licence will last indefinitely unless it is surrendered or forfeited.
Apply for a personal licence
Complete the entire application form and submit it together with the fee (£37) and required evidence.
Please note we require the original Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and this must be dated within 28 days. Alternatively, if you use the online DBS service, we can check this online instead - please add your One Time Share Code and last 6 digits of your certificate to your application form.
This Authority is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers and to this end may use the information you have provided on this form for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share this information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes.
Will tacit consent apply?
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Tacit consent will not apply.
It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within a reasonable period, please contact us.
If 'tacit consent' applies it means that an application is automatically approved if a decision is not made within the above decision period. In all other cases approval can only be obtained following the decision regardless of the time taken.
Change of address
If you have changed your address, including if you have moved out of North Warwickshire, download a Change of address form
Replacement Licence
If your licence has been lost or stolen download a Personal Licence Replacement Application form