Requirements for Premises Licence Holders

To sell alcohol, provide entertainment and offer hot food and drink after 11pm, you must have a premises licence. As soon as you obtain a premises licence, there are numerous mandatory conditions to keep a Premises Licence that you must abide by to keep your premises licence.

Before you open your doors for the first pint of the day, it’s useful to run through a checklist to ensure that you’re following the mandatory conditions to keep your premises licence. Here’s one that John Gaunt & Partners have put together to help:

Premises Signage

In order to adhere to the mandatory conditions to keep a premises licence, you must display relevant signage in your premises and ensure that certain certificates and documents can be produced upon request.

• Is the original or a Certified Copy of the Premises Licence Summary on display where it can easily be seen by members of the public?
• Do you have an original or a certified copy of the premises licence available for production upon request?
• If you have a licensed premises gaming machine permit is the original or a certified copy available for production upon request?
• If you sell alcohol, do you have a written age verification policy (e.g. Challenge 21 and Challenge 25) available for production upon request?
• Are you displaying the necessary no smoking signage?

On-site staff

You must have certain designated members of staff on-site to help reach the mandatory conditions to keep a premises licence. 

• If the holder of the premises licence is not present on site, is there a notice nominating another person to have custody of the licences displayed?
• Is the current Designated Premises Supervisor recorded on the licence?
• Are all Personal Licence holders on duty able to produce their personal licences upon request?

Premises Licence Conditions Familiarity 

Each licence has certain agreed mandatory conditions that you must be aware of to operate.

• Are you familiar with the conditions and hours of your licences?
• Is your team familiar with the conditions and hours of your licences?
• Are you complying with the conditions of your licences?

In addition to these licensing requirements, you are also subject to requirements under the Health Act, Data Protection Act (if using CCTV), employer’s liability legislation and weight & measures laws.

Need advice on the mandatory conditions to keep a premises licence?

If you’re unsure about your mandatory conditions to keep a premises licence, please get in contact with the John Gaunt & Partners team today. We will help explain the conditions of your premises licence with you, as well as help with the application process if you’re thinking about applying for a premises licence.