Licensing Act 2003 - Premise and Personal Licensing

Our Licensing Team part of the Public Protection Service within Enterprise, Tourism and the Environment has the responsibility of licensing premises and people who are selling alcohol, as well as other areas of licensing outlined in the Licensing Act 2003. Under the Act the service will be responsible for the following:

• Pubs and Nightclubs
• Indoor Sporting Events
• Off Licences
• Restaurants which serve alcohol
• Hot Food Takeaway premises which operate after 11pm
• Hotels, Guest Houses and other places which sell alcohol
• Private Members Clubs
• Theatres and Amateur Dramatics productions
• Cinemas
• Various occasional events in Church Halls, Community Centres, etc

Under the act a Licensing Policy for Southend has been adopted, after consultation, by the Council. The document sets out how the Licensing Authority will implement the legislation in the Borough.

Although there is no legal duty for us to publish a register of licensed premises it is the intention of the Licensing Team to do so in due course, any enquiries should be made to the Licensing Administrator.

To request a Licensing Application Form please see our Online Forms on the right.