Licensed premises

Licence or a Club Premises Certificate

The Fire Authority are designated as a Responsible Authority and applications are copied to them as part of the consultation required by the Licensing Act. The Fire authority are informed of the following applications:

• New Premises Licences
• Variations to existing Premises Licences
• New Club Premises Certificates
• Variation to existing Club Premises Certificates
• Provisional statements
• Application for a variation ONLY (i.e. using part B of the transitional application form) under the transitional arrangements

The aim of this consultation is to promote the public safety objective by ensuring that adequate measures have been taken to minimise the risks from a fire emergency.

The application process requires that you complete an operating schedule detailing how you intend to operate and promote the licensing objectives. As part of your ‘steps to promote the public safety objective’ you should consider the fire safety arrangements for your premises. This will mean carrying out a thorough fire safety risk assessment

Where a fire risk assessment already exists, it should be reviewed to ensure that it takes account of any changes that you propose to make, and also that it makes adequate provision for the safety of all the people who may be at the premises. Scaled plans of the premises or club are also required that show the information required by the regulations.

Using this information, and what is already known about your premises, the Fire Authority will make am assessment of the fire safety provisions in relation to the public safety objective of the Act. Where the Fire Authority believe that this objective is not being adequately met it will make representation to the Licensing Authority.