Club Premises Certificates

The Licensing Act acknowledges that volunteer and social clubs have different issues than commercially run premises selling direct the public. These kinds of premises can apply for a club premises certificate.

Eligibility Criteria

Clubs must be qualifying clubs. A qualifying club has general conditions it must satisfy. These are:

a person may not be given memberships or as a candidate for membership to any membership privileges without an interval of at least two days from their membership application or nomination and their membership being granted;
that club rules state that those becoming member without nomination or application cannot have membership privileges for at least two days between them becoming members and being admitted to the club;
that the club is established and conducted in good faith;
that the club has at least 25 members;
that alcohol is only supplied to members on the premises on behalf or by the club.

Additional conditions in relation to the supply of alcohol must be complied with. These conditions are:

that alcohol purchased for and supplied by the club is done by members of club who are over 18 years of age and are elected to do so by the members;
that no person at the expense of the club receives any commission, percentage or other similar payment in regard to the purchase of alcohol by the club;
that there are no arrangements for anyone to receive a financial benefit from supplying alcohol, apart from any benefit to the club or to any person indirectly from the supply giving a gain from running the club.

Registered industrial and provident societies and friendly societies will qualify if the alcohol purchased for and supplied by the club is done under the control of the members or a committee of members.

Applicants must not be under 18 years of age.

Regulation Summary

A summary of the regulations relating to this licence are available here.

Application Evaluation Process

Applications can be made in writing or via our online application system and must be sent to the licensing authority for the area where the premises are located.

Applications that are made in writing must be in a specific format and be accompanied by the required fee, plans (if applicable) and any other relevant documentation. To view the requirements of the plans please click here. For new and full variation applications an operating schedule will also be required which is included in the application form. An operating schedule will include details of:

the licensable activities;
the times when the activities will take place;
any other times when the premises will be open to the public;
information in respect of the premises supervisor;
whether any alcohol that is to be sold is for consumption on or off the premises or both;
the steps proposed to be taken to promote the licensing objectives;
any other required information.

For new, provisional statements or full variation applications a notice must be displayed on the premises for a period of 28 consecutive days starting from the day after the application is submitted to the Licensing Authority. The Notice must be A4 in size and light blue in colour.

A notice must also be displayed in a local newspaper circulating in the area to which the premises relate. The notice must contain the same information as the notice on the premises and be displayed in the newspaper within 10 working days starting the working day after the application is submitted. The notice only has to appear once in the local paper.

A notice is also required for a minor variation application. The notice must meet the statutory requirements and be no smaller than A4 size and on white paper. However, unlike full variations the notice only has to be displayed on the premises for a period of 10 consecutive days starting the day after the application is made and no newspaper notice is required. Further guidance issued by the government on minor variations is available here.

Public notice templates to display in both the premises and newspaper are available below:

New club premises certificate application public notice template - ( Premises / Newspaper )
Provisional statement application public notice template - ( Premises / Newspaper )
Variation (full) of a club premises certificate public notice template - ( Premises / Newspaper )
Variation (minor) of a club premises certificate public notice template ( Premises )

A statutory fee is payable upon application. To view the Licensing Act 2003 fees click here.

The Secretary of State has produced Guidance under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003. To view this guidance click here. The Licensing Authority when considering any application has regard to this guidance.

As a requirement of the Act the Licensing Authority has also produced a Licensing Policy that is used by the authority when determining applications. To view the Council's Licensing Policy click here.

The Club Premises Certificate Applications below are currently in consultation:

Filey Conservative Club, Belle Vue Street, Filey, YO14 9HY

Will Tacit Consent apply?

Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period.

Apply online (available soon)

Apply via post

If you wish to apply for a new club premises certificate, or interest in a licensed premises, or vary an existing licence please download the relevant form below and complete in full.

Once completed, applications should be sent to the Licensing Authority, accompanied by the relevant fee and any required documentation at the following address:

The Licensing Authority, Scarborough Borough Council, Town Hall, St Nicholas Street, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2HG.

Please note that unlike online applications the applicant is required to send copies of their applications to the relevant responsible authorities. The table below details which responsible authorities must receive copies of the application form.

Application	Responsible Authority to be Consulted
New Club Premises Certificate	All
New Provisional Statement	All
Variation of Club Premises Certificate (full)	All
Variation of Club Premises Certificate (minor)	None*
Transfer of Club Premises Certificate	Police only
Change to Club Rules	N/A
*The Licensing Authority will consult those responsible authorities it considers necessary

The addresses for all of the responsible authorities are available here.

If you have any questions relating to the application process or how to complete the forms please contact the Licensing Service on 01723 232323 or email licensing.services@scarborough.gov.uk.

Register

A public register is available online. If you wish to view the Council's online register please click here. You can also view a copy of the register at the Council's Offices during normal office hours. To make an appointment to view the registers please contact the Licensing Service on 01723 232323 or alternatively email licensing.services@scarborough.gov.uk.

Failed Application redress

Please contact the Local Authority in the first instance.

An appeal against a decision may be made by the applicant within 21 days from the date of receipt of the notification of the decision to:

Scarborough Magistrates’ Court, The Law Courts, Northway, Scarborough, YO12 7AE

Licence Holder redress

Please contact the Local Authority in the first instance.

If an application is made by the chief police officer, as detailed below, and interim steps are taken by the licensing authority you may make representations. A hearing must be held within 48 hours of your representations.

A licence holder may appeal against any conditions attached to a licence, a decision to reject a variation application, a decision to reject a transfer application or a decision to exclude an activity or person as premises supervisor. An appeal must be made within 21 days from the date of receipt of the notification of the decision to:

Scarborough Magistrates’ Court, The Law Courts, Northway, Scarborough, YO12 7AE

Consumer Complaint

An interested party or responsible authority may apply to the licensing authority to review a premises licence which will necessitate a hearing being held by the Licensing Authority.

An appeal against a decision may be made by the applicant, licence holder or a party who has made relevant representations within 21 days from the date of receipt of the notification of the decision to:

Scarborough Magistrates’ Court, The Law Courts, Northway, Scarborough, YO12 7AE

A review application pack is available here.

Other redress

The chief police officer for the police area where the premises are located can apply to the Licensing Authority for a review of the licence if the premises are licensed to sell alcohol by retail and a senior officer has given a certificate that they are of the opinion that the premises are associated with either serious crime or disorder or both. A hearing will be held and the licence holder and other interested parties may make representations.

A chief police officer can give a notice to the Licensing Authority if they believe that the transfer of a licence to another, or change in Designated Premises supervisor under a variation application could undermine crime prevention objectives. Such a notice must be given within 14 days of receiving notification of the application.