In 2018, there were around 212,800 venues with a premises license in England and Wales. Premises licenses allow premises, such as pubs, bars, nightclubs and supermarkets, to sell alcohol, provide entertainment and/or late night refreshments. Although holding a license, not all premises necessarily sell alcohol. If they do, then they are also required to have at least one personal license holder. Personal licenses are granted to individuals, to enable him or her to supply or authorize the supply of alcohol according to UK law. For this reason, the number of personal licenses granted is much higher. In addition to the premises license, club premises certificates were granted to over 14,000 premises in 2018. These authorize social and political clubs, such as working-men's clubs, cricket clubs and the Royal British legion, to provide entertainment and supply alcohol to their members.
Number of alcohol and late night refreshment licenses authorized in England and Wales from 2009 to 2018, by type*
(in 1,000s)
Definitions of the licenses as provided by the source are as follows: Premises licences can be used for the sale or supply of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment or the provision of late night refreshment, or a combination of these activities. It can be used to authorise the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption on the premises (on-sales), off the premises (off-sales), or both.
Club premises certificates are used by members of qualifying clubs who have generally joined together for particular social, sporting or political purposes (such as the Royal British Legion, working men’s clubs, cricket clubs). A club premises certificate authorises a ‘qualifying club’ to carry out ‘qualifying club activities’, i.e. the purchase and supply of alcohol and the provision of
regulated entertainment by members for members or guests of the club.
Personal licences - Under a premises licence (as required in section 19 of the 2003 Act), there must be at least one personal licence holder to authorise every sale of alcohol. Personal licences are granted by a Local Authority to a person to enable him or her to supply, or authorise the supply of alcohol, under a premises licence.
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UK Home Office. (March 28, 2019). Number of alcohol and late night refreshment licenses authorized in England and Wales from 2009 to 2018, by type* (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097967/alcohol-and-late-night-refreshment-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office. "Number of alcohol and late night refreshment licenses authorized in England and Wales from 2009 to 2018, by type* (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097967/alcohol-and-late-night-refreshment-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office. (2019). Number of alcohol and late night refreshment licenses authorized in England and Wales from 2009 to 2018, by type* (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097967/alcohol-and-late-night-refreshment-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office. "Number of Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Licenses Authorized in England and Wales from 2009 to 2018, by Type* (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097967/alcohol-and-late-night-refreshment-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
UK Home Office, Number of alcohol and late night refreshment licenses authorized in England and Wales from 2009 to 2018, by type* (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097967/alcohol-and-late-night-refreshment-licenses-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited December 04, 2024)
Number of alcohol and late night refreshment licenses authorized in England and Wales from 2009 to 2018, by type* (in 1,000s) [Graph], UK Home Office, March 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097967/alcohol-and-late-night-refreshment-licenses-in-england-and-wales/
