We authorise the supply of alcohol and regulated entertainment in qualifying clubs through granting club premises certificates.
In a qualifying club there is technically no sale by retail of alcohol (except to guests) as the member owns part of the alcohol stock. The money passing across the bar is merely a mechanism to preserve equity between members where one may consume more than another.
In order to constitute a qualifying club you must also satisfy the various requirements set out in the Licensing Act 2003.
Clubs must be qualifying clubs. A qualifying club has general conditions it must satisfy. These are:
Additional conditions in relation to the supply of alcohol must be complied with. These conditions are:
Relevant miners' welfare institutes can also be considered. A relevant institute is one that is managed by a committee or board that consists of at least two thirds of people appointed or elevated by one or more licensed operators under the Coal Industry Act 1994 and by one or more organisations who represent coal mine employees.
The institute can be managed by the committee or board where the board cannot be made up as detailed above but is made up of at least two thirds of members who were employed or are employed in or around coal mines and also by people who were appointed by the Coal Industry Welfare Organisation or by a body who had similar functions under the Miners' Welfare Act 1952. In any case the premises of the institute must be held on a trust as required under the Recreational Charities Act 1958.
You must send us your application forms at the same time as you send them to the responsible authorities. After this time there is a 28 day consultation period.
You must display a notice on your premises giving details of the application. You must also place a copy of this notice in a local newspaper on at least one occasion within 10 working days from the date of submission.
Tacit consent will apply. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from us within the required time limit.
Please note tacit consent will only apply once a full application has been submitted and you have received an acknowledgment.
The fee is based upon the non-domestic rateable value of the premises. This is in five bands:
There are separate fees to transfer and vary an existing club premises certificate
If you feel that we didn't decide your application fairly you can appeal our decision, within 21 days, to a magistrate. A hearing may then be held to consider the facts of our decision.
Minor changes (for example the name of the premises) can be dealt with by letter and a small fee. Minor changes to the terms of the licence can be dealt with by way of minor variation. Anything else can be dealt with by way of minor or full variation.
There is a public register for this licence, available on request using the contact details below.
View the online public registers.