
Other Services We offer services in respect of the new Licensing Act 2003 and we cover the whole of England and Wales.
Application for Personal Licenses, and CRB checks. £60 plus disbursements
Application for New Premises Licence Off Licence, Restaurants, Pubs, Clubs and Takeaways. From £425 for an off licence plus disbursements From £495 Pub / Club plus disbursements
Representing applicant at Licensing Committee Hearing £225
Transfer of Premises Licence £150
Transfer of Designated Premises Supervisor £85
Variation of existing Licence (to include increased trading hours). From £395
Late night refreshment licence If you are serving food after 11.00pm the law states that you require this type of licence. From £275
Fire risk assessment is now a legal requirement for all licensed businesses. Negotiable
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Test purchasing is carried out by Weights and Measures officers and the police. The intention is to test the robustness of the strategies in place to prevent underage sales. This covers all the age related products, tobacco, lottery, adult magazines, DVD's, solvents, glues, butane gas, knives, fireworks and alcohol.
Consequences and penalties are high, three consecutive failures in a period of three months can result in the temporary closure of your business, for up to 6 months, ( Tesco's have already been subject to an alcohol ban for this series of failures)
Your staff may be issued with an £80 fixed penalty notice, those members of staff involved with service and the DPS's are also at risk of having to answer to the magistrates court, risking a fine, criminal record and adverse publicity for both the member of staff and your business.
The risk to your business is clear, the sale of alcohol is conditional. Breach of those conditions can lead to the permission to sell being removed or altered.
ITP can help you manage the 'Underage Sale' risk.
ITP can help you to objectively measure the effectiveness of your staff, mirroring the 'trading standards' test purchase without the risk of the real thing.
ITP will conduct a series of test purchases, reporting directly to yourself, review your premise performance against the purchase criteria, and, if appropriate, we recommend strategies to reduce risk. A half day training course for each member of staff, dealing with the Responsible Sale of Alcohol. This can be an externally certificated course, or an in house accreditation.
The training will assist in the defence of due diligence should it ever arise.
The approximate cost including, test purchasing, feedback, recommendations and training
From £ 550 + vat A small price to pay for piece of mind !
Possible costs of Prosecution for Underage Sales of Alcohol
Solicitor Fee £ 1000 + Court costs plus fines £ 3000 + Loss of Revenue from Closure of Business £ ????? + Loss of Reputation £ ????? +
Test Purchasing Beware
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