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Licences and Fees

The Licensing Act 2003/Gambling Act 2005 and the licences you will need to apply for through Swale Borough Council.

Licensing Act 2003

Swale Borough Council deals with applications for the following Licences:

Application forms are available to download, but to ensure you are completing the correct form/s you are advised to contact the Licensing Department by calling 01795 417364/417567 and they can help you. An example of a Premises Licence is also provided.

When submitting your premises licence application you must also submit copies of all current licences and a plan of the premises, drawn to a scale of 1:100. External areas 1:500, other scales may be accepted, but you should contact the Licensing Department first.

The fees are based on the Non Domestic Rateable Value of your premises. As follows:

*Annual fees are payable each November, reminder letters are sent out each September.

Personal Licences will be £37.00
Transfer of a Premises Licence or change of DPS = £23.00
Change of personal details = £10.50

Village/Church Halls and Schools that only provide regulated entertainments are exempt from fees.

New and variation applications must also be advertised by the applicant in the local paper, a Public Notice will be issued by the Council which must also be displayed on the premises.

For Personal Licences:

You are required to submit two signed photographs, a conviction declaration form, a copy of your licensing qualification which must be the new BIIAB Level 2, National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders and a CRB check. CRB checks can be obtained by calling 0870 6096006 or by visiting Disclosure Scotland.

If you are a late night refreshment house:

ie; Chinese Takeaway and you serve hot food between the hours of 11pm and 5am, you will also require a premises licence. Irrespective of whether or not you sell alcohol.

For Temporary events:

A new style Temporary Event Notice is now required, these cost £21.00 each and forms are available on request. Applications must be made at least 10 working days prior to the event, please note that the day of service is not counted. A venue can hold a maximum of 12 Temporary Events a year, however a personal licence holder can apply for up to 50. A non personal licence holder can apply for 5. In the case of Temporary Events the year runs January to December. For a full list of temporary events happening this month, please contact the Licensing Department on 01795 417364.

Fair Processing Notice

We are required by law to protect the public funds we administer. We may share information provided to us with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds in order to prevent and detect fraud. The Audit Commission currently requires us to participate in its anti-fraud initiative. For this initiative, we are providing details of Personal Licenses for the Supply of Alcohol for the purposes of comparing these with information provided by other public bodies. This will ensure that no licenses are being granted to persons who are not entitled and that license income is being declared when housing benefit is applied for.

Sometimes licenses are granted because of a genuine error. Previous exercises have uncovered instances where income has not been declared when claiming benefits. These exercises, therefore, help ensure the best use of public funds.

If you require more information on the National Fraud Initiative full details can be found at the Audit Commission website, or if you have any questions please contact the Head of Mid Kent Audit Partnership on 01795 417122 or the Licensing Department on 01795 417364.

To view our Licensing Policy view: Swale Licensing Policy

A complete register of all our Licensed Premises is available for viewing at the Council Offices, during office hours.

For further information please contact the Licensing Department on 01795 417364

Premises in Swale with appeals/committees pending.

None at present

The Gambling Act 2005

The Council now deals with applications for Premises Licences for Gambling, also fruit machine permits and charity lottery permits.

To apply for a Premises Licence you must first hold an Operators Licence and Personal Licence, these are obtained from The gambling Commission.

Application forms are available from the Licensing Team, by calling 01795 417364, the fees for each licence are as follows:

Copies of the Councils Gambling Policy can be obtained by calling 01795 417364. For more detailed information on the Gambling Act go to the Culture Website or Gambling Commission

Enforcement issues - The Council now employs a full time Enforcement Officer to regulate licensed premises and monitor complaints. He can be contacted on 01795 417534.

Find out more information on Swale's Gambling Policy.

Street Trading

Applications for street trading are now dealt with by the Licensing Department.

Street trading is defined as the sale, exposure or offering of any article in the street (including a living thing); a highway is described as a place that the public have an access to at any other time.

You do not need a street trading licence or consent if you are:

If you are trading on private land you may not need consent, depending on the distance from the highway, and if you are a shop and the display of goods form part of the main business this may also not require consent, depending on the location of the stall.

Application forms are available from the Licensing Department at licensing@swale.gov.uk or 01795 417364.

Street Trading consent costs as of 1st April 2012:

Find out more information on Swale's Street Trading Policy.

Sex Establishments Licensing

The following types of establishments require a licence:

This is not an exhaustive list, please contact the Licensing Department for more information.

Sex Establishment licence costs:

Find out more information on Swale's Sex Establishment Policy.

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