Personal licences

Applications

Please email your application forms and copies of the required documents, together with a photo of yourself to licensing@tewkesbury.gov.uk.

Eligibility:

• You must be 18 or over
• You must possess an approved licensing qualification
• You must not have had a personal licence forfeited in the past 5 years
• If you have been convicted of a relevant offence under section 4 of the Licensing Act 2003 or a foreign offence your application may be refused
• You must reside in the Tewkesbury Borough. If you live outside of the Borough, you must apply to your Local Authority where you live.

You will need to submit all these items when applying for a personal licence or your application cannot be accepted. Please contact us if you would like more information about making an application for a personal licence.

• Disclosure of convictions and civil penalties declaration
• Personal licence application form
• Personal licence change of name or address form
• Personal licence holder responsibilities
• Personal licence photograph declaration form.

Please send in:

• Completed application form
• Completed disclosure of criminal convictions and civil penalties declaration form
• Basic Disclosure obtained from the Disclosure and Barring Service (see Request a basic DBS check under Useful Links). The disclosure must not have been issued more than one calendar month before the personal licence application is submitted
• Certificate of personal licence qualification
• Two passport size photographs with a statement on the back of one saying “I agree this is true likeness of ……” and endorsed by a solicitor, notary or person with a professional qualification or person of standing
• Documentation showing proof of right to work in the UK
• Fee of £37 – to be paid online
• Forms and documents should be emailed to licensing@tewkesbury.gov.uk
• If you want to post documents send to: The Licensing Section, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Council Offices, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TT. Please do not send a cheque as we cannot process them. You will need to pay using the online payment link
• You will need to provide evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Please see Annex 7 onwards of ‘An employer’s guide to right to work checks’. If you need to provide a check code you can obtain one by visiting the government website: ‘Prove your right to work to an employer’.

If you have a personal licence holder, there are certain responsibilities and duties that you must comply with. One of the most important duties is to tell us if your name or address changes. The relevant form above can be used to notify us of such a change.

Change of Name or Address

If you change your address or your name you must contact the Licensing Authority that issued your personal licence.

If your licence was issued by Tewkesbury Borough Council you must do the following.

• Please complete the Personal licence change of name or address form in the above section and email to licensing@tewkesbury.gov.uk
• Return your current personal licence to Tewkesbury Borough Council
• £10.50 fee – to be paid here online.

We will then reissue your personal licence with the new details.

Police objections to your application

The police can object to your application if you have been convicted of a relevant offence under Schedule 4 of the Licensing Act 2003 or a foreign conviction. (See the list of relevant convictions). The Police must make an objection within 14 days of receiving the application. If the police make an objection a hearing must be held to consider your application.