Guidance for applicants

The Licensing Service

The City of Westminster Licensing Service deals with a range of licensing activities including Premises and Personal licences under the Licensing Act 2003, Street Trading (including street markets and tables and chairs), Sex shops and General Licences (including Pet Shops, Massage and Special Treatment, Poisons etc). Click here for more information about what we licence.

The Licensing Act 2003

The Licensing Act covers the sale or supply of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment.

Since November 2005 Local authorities have been responsible for licensing alcohol and other activities within their council area. The Licensing Act 2003 covers Premises Licences, Club Certificates, Temporary Event Notices and Personal Licences. For more information click on the licence type in the menu on the left.

Advice and guidance

In addition to the guidance available on this Web site, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has produced a series of guidance pages to assist all stakeholders affected by the Licensing Act - please visit the DCMS Web site to view this information.

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