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Guide to the Freedom of Information Publication Scheme - Licensing Divisions

Class 7: How we are performing

The Board processes applications in accordance with internal performance indicators which are as follows: 

How the Licensing Board process applications

Liquor board -

  • Major variations
  • Premises licences

Advertise notice of board dates – from 1 October 2011
  • Time taken to acknowledge application – should be within two working days
  • application should be advertised and neighbour notifications sent within 10 working days
  • the applicant  should be given 10 working days notice of Board and should receive licence/decision within 10 working days of Licensing Board taking place should be advertised eight weeks before

Liquor delegated

  • Personal licences
  • Minor variations
  • Occasional licences and extensions of hours
  • Transfers

Acknowledge all within two working days and

  • processed within 10 working days
  • processed within seven working days
  • send licence at least five working days before event
  • processed within seven working days or to applicant’s preferred date

These timescales are shorter than the timescales provided under alcohol and gambling licensing legislation.

The Board produces policies in accordance with timescales provided under legislation dealing with alcohol and gambling licensing, the equality duty and the publication of a scheme explaining how to access information which it holds.

Primary legislation and secondary regulations are published at www.legislation.gov.uk.

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