Licensing and Entertainment
The Licensing Act 2003 transferred responsibility for issuing
licences for the sale of intoxicating liquor to local authorities.
As a result of this change, the Council is now responsible for
issuing licences for the following activities:-
Retail sale or supply of alcohol
Provision of regulated entertainment
Provision of hot food or drink after 11 p.m. and before 5
a.m.
Types of Licence
Establishments need a Premises Licence to carry out the above
activities and if that permits the sale of alcohol, then whoever
sells the alcohol needs a Personal Licence as well. The Premises
Licence is a single licence that permits any or all of the
licensable activities. There are also Club Premises Certificates
for qualifying clubs and a system of Temporary Event Notices for
ad-hoc events.
