Personal Licence
What is a personal licence?
If an individual wants to supply alcohol or authorise the sale of alcohol within a licensed premises they must have a personal licence. The personal licence will enable the individual to carry out the sale of alcohol in a licensed premises anywhere within England and Wales. A personal licence will be issued to the person by the local authority in which that person resides. Therefore if you reside within the Borough of Poole and sell alcohol or authorise the sale of alcohol in Poole or any other part of the country you will need to apply to us for a licence. Once issued the licence will run for 10 years after which it can be renewed .
Photos
An application for the grant or renewal of a personal licence shall be accompanied by two photographs of the applicant which shall be:-
- Taken against a light background so that the applicant' features are distinguishable and contrast against the background
- 45 millimetres by 35 millimetres
- full face uncovered and without sunglasses and, unless the applicant wears a head covering due to his religious belief, without a head covering
- on photographic paper, and
- one of which is endorsed with a statement verifying the likeness of the photograph to the applicant by a solicitor, notary, a person of standing in the community or any individual with a professional qualification.
Accredited Qualifications for a new licence
The DCMS 
website has details of the requirements and they control the list of accredited Personal Licence qualification providers. We cannot endorse or recommend any particular provider but some are listed below:-
GQAL Level 2 National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders http://www.nationwidetrainingcompany.com
BIIAB Level 2 National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders www.bii.org
GOAL Level 2 Certificate for Personal Licence Holders www.ediplc.com
CRB check
An application for the grant or renewal of a personal licence shall be accompanied by a criminal conviction certificate or a criminal record certificate or the results of a subject access search of the police national computer by the National Intelligence Service.
You can apply online for a "Basic Disclosure" with Disclosure Scotland and there is a fee payable to them. The date on this disclosure must be within 1 month of the date of your licence application for it to be considered as valid.
Disclosure of Convictions
If you have been convicted of any relevant offence or foreign offence you must provide details for each conviction, this must include the name and location of the convicting court, details of the offence of which you were convicted and the sentence imposed.
How Do I Apply?
Use the following link to apply for a new personal licence
Use the following link to renew a personal licence
Further Information
If you require further information about The Licensing Act you can contact us by e-mail or telephone us and ask to speak to a licensing officer. Alternatively information is available on the Department for Culture Media and Sport Website .
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