Yes, a Personal Licence can be suspended or revoked if any of the offences are committed by the licence holder. The Licensing Act 2003 has a complete list of these offences that can lead to suspension of your licence. It guarantees that the licence holder is an accountable, law-abiding citizen.
A Personal Licence ensures that its holder is competent enough to operate or oversee a company that provides or sells alcohol in a professional way. If licence holders don’t follow the rules or expectations, their licence can be suspended or revoked.
A Personal Licence can get suspended or revoked for up to six months, which means the business will face a loss of 6 months. Moreover, the staff won’t be employeed or get paid during this time period. This will lead to damage to the owner’s reputation for customers and staff. Once the Personal Licence gets suspended or revoked, the holder will have to re-apply for it, which means paying additional costs.
You can lose your Alcohol Licence in the UK if you:
Under section 126 of the Licensing Act 2003, if you lose your Personal Alcohol Licence or it gets stolen, you must inform the Licensing Authority. You must complete the application form and send it to the Licensing Authority. With the application, you must pay a fee of £10.50 in the form of a cash, cheque, or postal order. You can also make credit/debit card payments over the telephone.
If your Personal Licence gets damaged, you can send the old licence with the ID card and paper copy to the Licensing Authority. Then you will receive new licence documents from the authority.
A Personal Licence doesn’t expire and has a lifetime validity, but the holder can surrender it whenever they want. If a Personal Licence holder decides to surrender the licence, they must inform the Licensing Authority in a proper way.
To surrender your Personal Licence, you must:
The UK Government may suspend your licence for either one or all of the following reasons.
Getting an Alcohol Personal Licence is a 3-step process. First, you must first pass an APLH Personal Licence Course. Then, get your DBS check and finally, complete and submit your application.
Learn more about this in our detailed blog, “How to Get a Personal Licence”.
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