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DPS applications
Designated premises supervisor
Every premises licensed for the sale of alcohol must have someone named as the designated premises supervisor (DPS).
Apply to vary the DPS
- Complete the variation of DPS application form and ensure that the new DPS completes the consent form.
- keep a copy of the completed form for your own records
- return the application by email to licensing@tewkesbury.gov.uk or by post to Licensing Department, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Public Services Centre, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5TT
Role of DPS
The DPS is responsible for the sale of alcohol at licensed premises. They also act as the main point of contact for any licensing, compliance or enforcement enquiries.
Who should be DPS
The DPS should be a person with sufficient authority to control and direct activities at the licensed premises. Normally, this is the person who has day to day responsibility for running the premises. The DPS can also be the premises licence holder. A premises licence can only name one DPS, but a DPS can be named on more than one premises licence.
Consent Form
The proposed DPS must complete and sign a consent form that confirms they agree to be responsible for the sale of alcohol at the premises. If the form is completed by hand and sent in the post, this document must be the original and not a copy.
Fee
The application must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
What happens next
As soon as we receive your application, we will check to ensure that the application is valid and has been submitted to the police
If we identify a problem
If there is a minor problem with the application, we may contact you for further information or may return the application to you for correction. Where there is a fundamental error, the application may be rejected.
Objections by the police
If you apply to change the DPS and the police have concerns about the proposed person, they can object to the application (within 14 days). In such cases we will contact you. If you wish to proceed with the application we will hold a hearing of the council’s licensing committee to decide on the application
If no objections are received
We will send the varied licence to you.
How long does it take to vary the DPS
We aim to process variation of DPS applications within 28 days of receipt (or sooner if the police raise no objection). However, you can ask that your application takes immediate effect from the date that we receive it by ticking the appropriate box on the application form.
Remove yourself as the DPS
If you no longer wish to be named as the DPS on a premises licence, you must tell us in writing.
Disapplication of DPS (Community Premises)
It is now possible for community, church and village halls to apply to remove the mandatory conditions of the Licensing Act 2003 which requires a designated premises supervisor (DPS) to authorise every supply of alcohol and replace them with an alternative licence condition in under which a management committee is responsible for the supply of alcohol. This removes some of the associated burdens that the current conditions place on volunteers.
For further guidance please see here Designated premises supervisor committee guidance (gov.uk).
Apply to disapply the DPS
- Complete the application form
- keep a copy of the completed form for your own records
- return the application to licensing@tewkesbury.gov.uk or by post to Licensing Department, Tewkesbury Borough Council, Public Services Centre, Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5TT
Fee
The application must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
What happens next
As soon as we receive your application, we will check to ensure that the application is valid and has been submitted to the police.
If we identify a problem
If there is a minor problem with the application, we may contact you for further information or may return the application to you for correction. Where there is a fundamental error, the application may be rejected.
Objections by the police
If you apply to change the DPS and the police have concerns about the proposed person, they can object to the application (within 14 days). In such cases we will contact you. If you wish to proceed with the application we will hold a hearing of the council’s licensing committee to decide on the application.
If no objections are received
We will send the varied licence to you.
How long does it take to disapply the DPS
We aim to process variation of DPS applications within 28 days of receipt (or sooner if the police raise no objection).
