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We will be changing some bin collection days over the Christmas & New Year period. To view your next bin collection day, visit our online bin calendar or find out more about our Christmas bin collection changes. 

We will close for Christmas at 4pm on Christmas Eve. If you WhatsApp us before 12noon we will try to get back to you. We will open again on Monday 29 December at 9am. We then close again for New Year at 4pm on 31 December (New Year's Eve) and reopen on Friday 2 January at 9am. If you need urgent out of hours support whilst we are closed (for example you are homeless tonight), please contact our out of hours service on 01527 406643. If your query is not urgent, please WhatsApp us 01543 308171 and we will get back to you the next working day. We wish all our customers a very happy Christmas and New Year!

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Personal licences

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  1. You are here: Personal licences
  2. How to apply
  3. Replacements or changes to your licence
  4. Fees
  5. Displaying your licence
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Anyone selling or authorising the selling of alcohol needs a personal licence. A personal licence makes sure that anyone running or managing a business that sells or supplies alcohol does so responsibly.

If you want to run a business that is licensed to sell alcohol you must have a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS). To be a DPS you must hold a personal licence. 

You do not need a personal licence to be employed in a pub or other business that sells alcohol. The licence holder does not need to be on the premises or oversee every sale, however, we strongly suggest that the Designated Premises Supervisor provides written authorisation for members of staff to sell alcohol in their absence. Premises may have more than one personal licence holder.  

You don't need a personal licence to sell alcohol under a temporary event notice (TEN), but if you do hold a personal licence, the number of TENs you can apply for in a year increases from 5 to 50.

A personal licence has no expiry date and can be transferred between regions and premises. However, you must inform the issuing authority if you need to make any changes to your licence. 

For more information download the licensing act government guidance or read our licensing policy.

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