Unit 1: Legal and social responsibilities of a personal licence holder

Section 1: Personal licensing

• The nature of personal licensing
• The purpose of personal licensing
• The validity of personal licensing
• The application process

Section 2: Understand the roles, responsibilities and functions of a personal licence

• Legal duties when applying for a personal licence
• Legal duties in relation to holding a personal licence
• The roles and responsibilities of licensing authorities
• The functioning of licensing authorities
• Licensing objectives
• The importance of partnerships in promoting objectives
• The effects of alcohol on the body

Section 3: Premises licences

• The law in relation to premises licences
• The role and responsibility of designated premises supervisors (DPS)

Section 4: The law in relation to licenced premises

• The law in relation to temporary event notices (TEN)
• The rights and legal duties in relation to the operation of licenced premises
• The law in relation to the protection of children on licenced premises
• The power of police and other authorities in relation to licenced premises
• Prohibitions and exemptions in relation to licenced premises