Personal licences are issued by the local authority in which the applicant lives, regardless of where they intend to work. They do not expire and are portable, allowing the holder to supply alcohol or authorise the supply of alcohol at any licensed premises in England and Wales.

Not every person who works at licensed premises needs to be a personal licence holder, but the Designated Premises Supervisor must hold a personal licence and all sales of alcohol must be authorised by a personal licence holder.
 

Apply for a Personal Licence

To apply for a personal licence to sell alcohol, you must be over 18 and your address must be in the borough of Barking and Dagenham.

You must submit the following to the Licensing Team:

• a completed Application for a Personal Licence form (DOCX, 35.69 KB)
• a Disclosure of Convictions and Civil Penalties Declaration form (DOCX, 26.29 KB)
• A counter signed passport photo which can be signed by someone who has either known you for at least 2 years, be a ‘person of good standing in their community‘ or an Individual with a professional qualification
• £37 fee (paid online). When paying for a new application, please use 01234 as the reference
• a basic disclosure, not more than 1 month old at the time of application
• the original certificate of your relevant qualification - Accredited Personal Licence Qualifications Providers
• proof of your right to work in the UK (a copy of your passport / share code)
• Applications can be posted to Alcohol Licensing department, Barking Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Barking IG11 7LU or emailed to Licensing@lbbd.gov.uk

Changing details on a Personal Licence

To update your details on your personal licence such as your address or if you have lost your personal licence, please complete the change of name and address personal license form (PDF, 87.31 KB). 

The fee to do this is £10.50 

The form can be returned by sending to email licensing@lbbd.gov.uk