Applicants for personal licences must apply to the licensing authority with responsibility for the area in which they live. Where a person is not resident in the area of a licensing authority (not in England or Wales) that person may apply to any licensing authority in England or Wales.

To successfully apply for a personal licence the applicant must meet the following requirements:

• The applicant must be aged 18 or older
• The applicant must possess an accredited licensing qualification
• The applicant must produce a basic criminal record check
• The applicant, if subject to immigration control, must have permission to work in a licensable activity.
• The applicant must not have forfeited a personal licence within five years of their application.
• The applicant must have paid the appropriate fee to the licensing authority. £37.00
• In a case in which the applicant has an unspent conviction for a relevant offence or a foreign offence, the police have not objected to the grant of the application on crime prevention grounds or the licensing authority has considered their objection but determined that the grant of the application will not undermine the crime prevention objective.

The applicant should submit their completed application form, £37.00 fee and original documents of the certificate of qualification and criminal record check to the Licensing department.

Payment can be made by sending a cheque with the application (cheques made payable to Stratford on Avon District Council) or by Debit or Credit card. You can do this via:

The internet at www.stratford.gov.uk, by telephone on 01789 260979 or by personal visit to Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6HX between 9.00am and 5.00pm

For more guidance:

• download the Stratford-on-Avon District Council guidance booklet for making a personal licence application

In order to sell alcohol using a premises licence, a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) must be named on the premises licence. It is the role of the Designated Premises Supervisor to either make or authorise, the sale of alcohol under that licence.

This is because the sale of alcohol can have a particular impact on the wider community, particularly in relation to the crime and disorder licensing objective and therefore carries a significant responsibility. This responsibility is primarily shouldered by the DPS, who must be the holder of a personal licence.

To apply by post:

• download the application form for a personal licence