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Licensing Act 2003 (Alcohol, Entertainment, Late Night Refreshments)

Public Registers for Licensing Act 2003 (This link will open in a new window)

Public registers available online: Personal Register | Premises Register.

About the Act

• Download the full Licensing Act Guidance Notes 2011 and Current List of Responsible Authorities
• Frequently Asked Questions
• What is the Licensing Act 2003
• For further information contact the Licensing service

Premises licence & club certifates, under Licensing Act 2003

A Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate is required to carry out licensable activities, or in the case of members clubs, club qualifying activities from the premises.

• Visit our Premises/club licensing page

Personal Licences

• What is a personal licence?
• How long is it valid?
• Are there any qualification requirements for personal licences?
• Application for a Personal Licence
• Disclosure of Convictions

The cost of a Personal Licence is £37.00.

Applications must be made with a current police disclosure document from www.disclosurescotland.com (This link will open in a new window) - this must not be more than 1 month old.

A relevant qualification must be sent for example BIIAB - level two or equivalent along with two passport photos signed by a personal holding a professional qualification (i.e. a doctor, accountant etc.)

Please note that applicants are also required to fill in the council provided disclosure document regarding foreign offences.

Temporary Events

Application for a Temporary Event Notice under Licensing Act 2003

If you wish to hold an ad-hoc event in England or Wales, you must give a temporary event notice (TEN) to your local licensing authority no later than ten working days before the event *. A Temporary Event Notice (TEN) allows for licensable activities to take place at a venue that either has no licence or where a licence does not permit a certain activity.

One venue can have up to 12 TENs per calendar year with up to 499 people attending. Persons with a Personal Licence may apply for up to 50 TENs per calendar year and persons without a licence may apply for 5 per calendar year.

A TEN is required for:

• All retail sale of alcohol
• 'Regulated Entertainment' to the public or with a view to profit - this does not include stand-up comedy
• Late Night Refreshment (the supply of hot food or drink between 23:00 and 05:00)

Fee

A TEN may run up to 96 hours and costs £21.00.

Apply for TEN

• Apply online for a Temporary Event Notice (This link will open in a new window) or
• Download Temporary Event Notice (TEN) form
  
  TENs should be sent in duplicate to:
  South Cambridgeshire District Council
  South Cambridgeshire Hall
  Cambourne Business Park
  Cambourne CB23 6EA
  (cheques should be made out to SCDC)
  
  and a copy should be sent to:
  Chief of Police (Licensing)
  Cambridgeshire Constabulary
  Parkside Police Station
  Parkside
  Cambridge, CB1 1JG.

* You are required to send the notice at least 10 working days prior to any event and two notices must be served to the Council and one to the Chief of Police - Licensing. If you fail to give 10 working days notice or if you have exceeded either the premises or personal allowances, a counter notice may be served on you to prevent the event taking place.

If you are unsure if you require an event notice please contact the licensing service.

Entertainment Licences

• Do I need a licence?
• What are licensable activities?
• What is Regulated Entertainment?
• Does the Bill cover entertainment outdoors?

Go to our frequently asked questions page for more information about entertainment licences.

Licensing policy

These links provide information about South Cambridgeshire District Council's Licensing Policy:

• SCDC Licensing Policy 2003
• Pool of conditions 2003
• Enforcement Policy

What is happening in South Cambridgeshire?

The licensing service currently has responsibility for taxi licensing, public entertainments, street trading, house to house collections, street collections, lotteries, gaming and betting, premises and personal licensing and late night refreshment houses.