Guides & reading
Written guidance on licensing, in plain English.
Practical explanations of the processes operators deal with most: taking over a licensed business, manager’s certificates, renewals, new applications and day-to-day compliance.
FEATURED · TEMPORARY AUTHORITY
6 MIN READ
Buying a licensed business? Understanding temporary authority
A licence does not transfer with the business. Temporary authority is the mechanism that usually lets a new owner keep trading while a substantive application is worked through.
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MANAGER'S CERTIFICATES
5 MIN READ
Manager’s certificate vs LCQ: what is the difference?
Two different things, often used interchangeably. One is a qualification you hold. The other is a certificate the licensing system issues to a named person.
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RENEWALS
7 MIN READ
Alcohol licence renewal checklist
A renewal is a fresh look at how you have been operating. The work that makes it straightforward happens in the months before the application, not the week of it.
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NEW APPLICATIONS
8 MIN READ
What a new on-licence application involves
The application is the last step. Most of the work is assembling material about the premises, the people and the way the business intends to operate.
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COMPLIANCE
4 MIN READ
Running a duty manager handover that holds up
Shift change is where compliance quietly breaks. A short, consistent handover keeps the licence covered and leaves a record worth having.
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HOST RESPONSIBILITY
6 MIN READ
Writing a host responsibility policy staff actually use
A policy that lives in a folder protects nobody. The useful version describes what your team does, in words they would recognise.
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Official reading material
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