Personal licence

If you are the named designated premises supervisor who is 18 or over on a premises licence or are responsible for the sale or supply of alcohol in a licensed premises and you live in the borough of Croydon, you must apply for a personal licence under the Licensing Act 2003.

You are not required to have a personal licence to be employed in a pub or other business that sells alcohol.

You can only hold one personal licence at a time.

When you need to apply

You need to get a personal alcohol licence if you:

• want to sell alcohol at a premises that holds a premises licence
• want to get more than 5 temporary event notices in a year
• are a designated premises supervisor at a premises that holds a premises licence

Legislation summary

Licensing Act 2003 – legislation.gov.uk

Training companies and licensing consultants

Find training companies and licensing consultants that can provide training and advice:

• download the list of licensing consultants (PDF, 578.3KB)
• download the full list of training companies (PDF, 110.4KB)