There has been some confusion over the training requirements for the renewal of Scottish Personal Licences. The Licensing Team at Scottish Government have released a document setting out the appropriate training qualifications for personal licence holders. Please find below details from this document. This confirms that for renewal the following qualifications will be acceptable:
- The Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders
- Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (On-Sales)
- Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (Off-Sales)
- The Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (Refresher)
The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Liquor Personal Licence Holder – Training Accreditation
Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Personal Licences
Accredited Qualifications for Personal Licence Applications
Application under section 74 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
The following qualification, whenever obtained, continues to be accredited by the Scottish Ministers as a “licensing qualification” in terms of regulation 2 of the Licensing Qualification (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/98), for the purpose of any application for a personal licence under section 74 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.
- The Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders
Renewal Application under section 78 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005
The following qualifications, whenever obtained, continue to be accredited by the Scottish Ministers as a “licensing qualification” in terms of regulation 2 of the Licensing Qualification (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/98), for the purpose of any personal licence renewal application, in relation to all licensed premises[1], under section 78 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.
- The Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders
- Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (On-Sales)
- Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (Off-Sales)
The following qualification, whenever obtained, is also accredited by the Scottish Ministers as a “licensing qualification” in terms of regulation 2 of the Licensing Qualification (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/98), for the purpose of any personal licence renewal application under section 78 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.
- The Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (Refresher)
Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 – Personal Licences
Accredited course of training for the purposes of regulation 2 of the Personal Licence (Training) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/261)
The following “course of training” continues to be accredited by the Scottish Ministers for the purposes of regulation 2 of the Personal Licence (Training) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (SSI 2013/261).
- Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (Refresher)
[1] See regulation 3 of the Licensing Qualifications (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/98) as relevantly amended by regulation 4 of the Licensing (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/313.
