http://www.besmart-training.co.uk/blog/cathedral-requires-alcohol-license/ Important news for Door Supervisors, Security Guards, Employers, Franchise Owners and Business Owners. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:57:44 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.besmart-training.co.uk/blog/cathedral-requires-alcohol-license/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Sue Ratcliffe Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:28:51 +0000 http://www.besmart-training.co.uk/blog/?p=310#comment-99 Hi, many thanks for your comment on our blog. In UK all alcohol retail comes under the Licensing Act 2003 which superceded all previous licensing acts. For the sale of alcohol by retail now in the UK all venues must hold a premises licence to sell alcohol (plus any other licenable activities they wish to undertake). There are a couple of exceptions such as royal palaces(!), but churches and cathedrals are not exempt from the Act. They could operate under what they call Temporary Event Notices, but would only be allowed to hold 12 events a year in the same venue, so it is easier (not necessarily cheaper!), to get a full premise licence for the venue. Hi, many thanks for your comment on our blog. In UK all alcohol retail comes under the Licensing Act 2003 which superceded all previous licensing acts.
For the sale of alcohol by retail now in the UK all venues must hold a premises licence to sell alcohol (plus any other licenable activities they wish to
undertake). There are a couple of exceptions such as royal palaces(!), but churches and cathedrals are not exempt from the Act. They could operate
under what they call Temporary Event Notices, but would only be allowed to hold 12 events a year in the same venue, so it is easier (not necessarily
cheaper!), to get a full premise licence for the venue.

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