For someone under 18 to drink alcohol in licensed premises, except where the child is 16 or 17 years old and accompanied by an adult. In this case it is legal for them to drink, but not buy, beer, wine and cider with a table meal.
For an adult to buy alcohol for someone under 18 for consumption on licensed premises, except as above. To give children alcohol if they are under five. It is not illegal: For someone over 18 to buy a child over 16 beer, wine or cider if they are eating a table meal together in licensed premises. For a child aged five to 16 to drink alcohol at home or on other private premises. This does not mean it is recommended. We strongly advise an alcohol-free childhood, as recommended by the Chief Medical Officers.
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Hide this message. Home Crime, justice and the law Young people and the law. Alcohol and young people. Related content Alcohol licensing in your area What happens if your child gets in trouble with the police. Explore the topic Having a child, parenting and adoption Young people and the law. You will also need to carry out a risk assessment of your premises to check that you will comply with the requirements of both police and fire services.
During this time, you must clearly display your license summary at your premises for the public to view. You must also advertise your license application in a local newspaper for one working day within ten working days of making your application. While the consultation period is underway, any responsible authorities or other persons such as local residents can make representations to the licensing authority in objection to the premises license being awarded.
If the licensing authority receive a representation and decide it is valid, they will hold a hearing to consider it. The outcomes of this may be:. Start by submitting your transfer application form , which must contain your details and the authorised consent of the current license holder.
There will be a day period where representation can be made and, if successful, you will receive your transferred license. There are two types of variation application: full and minor. If your alterations could potentially impact the four objectives of The Licensing Act, you will need to apply for a full variation.
Examples of these changes could include extending the opening hours, authorising the sale of alcohol between 11pm and 7am, or changing the layout of the bar area. A full variation application works much in the same way as applying for a license in the first place: you need to fill out an application form in more detail, advertise publicly, and there will be a day consultation period taken.
There is also a variation fee payable — see our fee bands for more details. There is a minor variation application form to fill in and submit to your local licensing authority, who will come to a decision and approve or reject your requested changes. There is a shorter day consultation period during which you must display a notice of your intended changes on your premises.
When you apply for a premises license, you will also need to pay an application fee to your local council and an annual charge to maintain it. Should your premises not have a rateable value, then it will be placed into the lowest fee band.
Please note: There are multipliers that are applied to both application fees and annual charges premises used exclusively or primarily for the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises in Band D x2 and E x3. Once you have been awarded your premises license, there are a few other obligations you must uphold to stay on the right side of the regulations.
These include:. A personal license is the license that allows an individual to sell or authorise the sale of alcohol on behalf of a business that has a premises license.
This license is intended to make sure that anyone running a bar, pub or another business that sells alcohol does so in a responsible fashion. By law, your pub or bar must have at least one personal license holder — this could be you or a member of staff — who assumes responsibility for authorising the sale of alcohol. To get a personal license, you must submit an application to your local licensing authority.
But, before you do, there are four requirements that you must satisfy in order to be approved as a license holder:. You need to fully complete the form to avoid it being sent back to you. Be sure to include your accredited qualification and DBS check certificates with your application, as well as two passport-sized photos and payment of the license fee.
You can do this by enclosing a cheque payable to your local council, though most councils will also accept payment by cash or card in person.
It will only become invalid if it is revoked or suspended by the licensing authority. You will, however, need to inform your local authority of any changes of name, address, or criminal offences so they can update their records.
According to licensing laws, a designated premises supervisor is the person who maintains responsibility for the day-to-day operation of a business that is licensed to sell alcohol. You may wish to take on this role yourself, or you might have an experienced and qualified member of staff in mind.
Nominating a DPS is a mandatory requirement of any bar or pub, and they must be named in the operating schedule when you apply for a premises license , so this is something you will have to think about in advance of operating your business. Furthermore, your DPS must have a personal license to authorise the sale of alcohol on your premises. The designated premises supervisor will be the person who takes responsibility for the sale of alcohol on the premises and will be the primary contact for the local licensing authority and police.
To perform this role effectively, they need to have an understanding of the business and they need to be deeply aware of the social issues and problems that can come with selling alcohol — this is something that the accredited course associated with the personal license will assist with. They also need to be contactable at all times to ensure that any issues can be dealt with quickly and effectively by the authorities.
You will need to nominate a designated premises supervisor when you apply for your premises license. If, for whatever reason, you need to change the person who is registered as your DPS, you can apply for a variation through your licensing authority. You need to consider where children fit into your pub or bar, as there are legal responsibilities set out by the Act that you must obey.
Not only may some of your customers bring children with them, but you may employ staff who are under 18 and need special consideration. If your premises is used exclusively or primarily for the sale of alcohol, you cannot allow unaccompanied children under the age of 16 onto your premises, even if they are only purchasing and consuming soft drinks. The Act states that any person aged 16 or 17 who is consuming a meal is permitted to drink alcohol on your premises, provided their beverage was purchased by someone over But, if the same customer were to move to a bar area and order from the bar, authorisation would need to be given.
If you buy alcohol from a wholesaler for resale to the public, you need to be aware of your obligation towards the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme AWRS , a scheme overseen by HMRC that regulates all businesses that supply alcohol to other businesses to reduce alcohol duty fraud. To comply with the law, you must ensure that any wholesaler that you buy from is registered with HMRC and has an AWRS Unique Reference Number, a detail that most wholesalers will display on their website and should be able to provide on request.
And, HMRC can apply to your local authority to have your premises license reviewed, which may lead to sanctions or a suspension of your license.
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