All sales of alcohol from a licensed premises must be made or authorised by a Personal Licence holder. Every premises licence must have a personal licence holder named on that licence as the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) on their premises licence.
To operate a business that sells alcohol you must have at least one personal licence holder, in addition to the premises being licensed.
You must apply to the Council where you live for a personal licence.
Applications for a personal licence
To be granted a personal licence you must:
Be 18 years of age or over;
Hold a recognised licensing qualification ( Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders);
Have a basic criminal record check (Basic DBS) issued in the last calendar month;
Your basic disclosure must be no more than one calendar month old at the time it is received by us. If it is older than 1 month at the time we receive it your application is not valid and it cannot be processed. This is the law.
Photograph
You must submit a passport sized photographs that follow the .standard rules for passport photographs which should show your entire head and face. The background should be white or at least a neutral colour.
The signatory must write "I certify that this photograph is a true likeness of [applicant's name]," then sign and date it. They should also print their name and profession.
Right to Work
If you are a British or Irish citizen you must submit a passport or other document to prove your citizenship and right to work in the UK.
If you are not British or Irish you will need to supply a right to work share code from the home office website.
Application Forms
You must complete the application form and disclosure of convictions form below.
You should pay the fee before you submit the application so that you can attach the receipt with the application.
Submitting your application
Submit your application form, disclosure form, qualification, photograph, basic DBS , right to work documents and your receipt (proof) of payment to us by email: licensing.services@hertsere.gov.uk
Incomplete applications will be rejected and returned.
Information for current personal licence holders
Expiry and renewals
Licences granted until 2015 display an expiry date (10 years from the grant of the licence). As a result of the Deregulation Act 2015 Personal licences are now granted indefinitely.
If you hold a Personal Licence which shows an expiry date and would like a new one you can request one from the Council. The fee is £10.50.
You will need to return the original licence to us.
Changes
Personal Licence holders are legally required to inform us in writing as soon as possible of any change in their name or address details. Failure to notify us of is a criminal offence. Both parts of your licence (or a statement as to why it cannot be produced) should accompany the notification together with the fee of £10.50.
If you are the DPS named on a premises licence you have the same legal duty to notify the Licensing Authority that your name has changed.
Lost licences
You can apply for a copy of your licence if it has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. Your request should be made in writing with the fee of £10.50. Even if you no longer require your personal licence you should notify us of any loss or theft to prevent fraud.
