A personal licence is required to authorise the sale of alcohol on licensed premises

Personal Licence
Personal licence holders may authorise the sale of alcohol at premises licensed for that purpose and may also be employed as the DPS at such premises.

Personal licences are valid for 10 years, unless forfeited, suspended, revoked or surrendered.

To be eligible for a personal licence you must fulfil the following criteria:

• be aged 18 years or over
• not have forfeited a personal licence in the last five years
• not been convicted of any relevant offence or foreign offence
• possess an accredited qualification.
   

Applying for a Personal Licence
The application for the grant of a personal licence consists of:

• application form
• disclosure of convictions and declaration
• two passport sized photos, one of which must be endorsed as a true likeness
• licensing qualification certificate
• basic disclosure of criminal convictions (issued by Disclosure Scotland)
• relevant or foreign offences.

If you have any convictions for any relevant or foreign offences, then we will give a notice to the Chief Officer of Police. If the police make no objections within the statutory 14 day period, we will grant your licence.

Criminal Records Check
Important note: When applying for a personal licence you must submit a disclosure certificate of criminal convictions, which must not be more than one month old.

Your personal licence application must be accompanied by either:

1. a criminal conviction certificate issued under section 112 of the Police Act 199
2. a criminal record certificate issued under section 113A of the Police of the Police Act 1997
3. the results of a subject access search under the Data Protection Act 1998 of the Police National Computer by the National Identification Service.

Item (1) above is a Basic Disclosure and can be obtained from Disclosure Scotland.

Alternatively items (2) or (3) will be accepted providing they are not older than one calendar month.

Fees
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Designated Premises Supervisor

A designated premises supervisor (DPS) is the person in day to day control of the premises. A DPS must be a personal licence holder. The DPS will not necessarily be the premises licence holder, although this may sometimes be the case. It is expected that they will be the point of contact for the premises at all times for licensing authorities, or the police or fire services if problems occur at the premises. A DPS is not required for premises which do not sell alcohol, club premises or for sales made under a temporary event notice.

The DPS named on a premises licence can be changed as people move on to other jobs. The licence holder must make an application to vary the DPS so that up to date information is shown on the premises licence.

Date Updated: 04/11/11