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Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
Tel: 024 7637 6376
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
One Stop Shops:
Nuneaton Town Hall
Coton Road, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, CV11 5AA
Bedworth Area Office
High Street, Bedworth,
Warwickshire, CV12 8NF
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Tel: 024 7637 6376
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
One Stop Shops:
Nuneaton Town Hall
Coton Road, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, CV11 5AA
Bedworth Area Office
High Street, Bedworth,
Warwickshire, CV12 8NF
Contact Us
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Club Premises Certificate
Club Premises Certificate
To authorise the supply of alcohol and regulated entertainment in a qualifying club you will need a club premises certificate from your local authority.
In a qualifying club there is technically no sale by retail of alcohol (except to guests) as the members each own part of the alcohol stock and the money passing across the bar is merely a mechanism to preserve equity between members where one may consume more than another.
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Apply online
- Apply for a new club premises certificate
- Apply for a minor variation to your existing club premises certificate
- Tell us about a change to your existing details or club rules
- Apply for a variation to your existing club premises certificate
- Make the Annual Payment for your existing club premises certificate
Eligibility, Penalties & Regulation Summary
Clubs must be qualifying clubs. A qualifying club has general conditions it must satisfy. These are:
- that persons may not be given membership without an interval of at least two days between their application or nomination and their membership being granted
- that club rules state that those becoming members 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.
Relevant miners' welfare institutes can also be considered subject to them meeting criteria detailed in the Act regarding the management of the institute.
Details of the regulations and penalties can be found in the following link.
Fees
Fees for new applications, variations and annual fees are based on the NDR (Non Domestic Rateable) value of the premises and there are fixed fees for minor variations and notifications of changes.
Please refer to our Licensing Act Fees document for details.
Application Evaluation Process
The decision period to process applications is 60 days for new applications and variations, and 21 days for notifications of changes and minor variations.
Will Tacit Consent Apply?
Tacit consent applies to these applications.
If ‘tacit consent’ applies it means that an application is automatically approved if a decision is not made within the above decision period. In all other cases approval can only be obtained following the decision regardless of the time taken.
It is in the public interest that we must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within a reasonable period, please contact us.
Public Register
Some applications will be recorded in a Public Register. A list of our current public registers can be viewed on our website.
To appeal against decisions
Appeals against refusals may be submitted to the Magistrates' Court within 21 days of the notification of refusal.
Consumer Complaints
If you need to make a consumer complaint about the trading standards of a business we always advise that you first contact the business - preferably in writing (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
If you need to complain about anything relating to a licence or approval granted to a business by the Council, please use the link at the top of the page to make your complaint.
Data Protection
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council will take all the necessary steps to ensure that personal data held about its employees, customers, suppliers and other individuals is processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. View our Data Protection Policy.
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Fees payable for applications, notices etc under the Licensing Act 2003 (110 KB)
