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Licensing

Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment

To vary a designated premises supervisor (DPS)

How to apply

You can only apply to change the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) if you are the premises licence holder.

  • If the licence is held in a company name, you must apply in the company name.

  • If the licence is held by an individual, you must apply as an individual.

We will reject applications that are submitted by anyone other than the premises licence holder. You may also need to complete a Transfer application if the licence holder has changed.

Before you apply, please ensure you have all the required information. A checklist is provided at the bottom of the guidance notes [PDF, 0.2MB].

  • Consent of DPS form [DOCX, 26KB]. The proposed DPS must be complete and sign consent form, as you will need to include this with your application. 

  • A copy of the current licence. Please indicate in the customer comments on the confirmation page of the application if you are not able to provide this and state the reason why.

  • Fee - The fee of £23 will be required once the application has been submitted.

You will need to wait a few seconds to be redirected to the payment page online. Please refer to the guidance notes [PDF, 0.2MB].

Please note that if the proposed DPS has changed their address since getting their personal licence, you must ask them to update their personal licence with their issuing authority before you can submit your application. 

Application form

Please refer to the guidance notes [PDF, 0.2MB] for submitting a Vary DPS application to assist you in completing the application.

Please note: you must create an account if you do not already have one before you can access the required form.

View guidance notes [PDF, 0.2MB] on signing up for the portal.

Application approval

If the Chief Officer of Police for the area where the premises is situated believes the application would undermine the crime prevention objective, they must notify us within 14 days. We will then hold a hearing to determine the application.

If we don’t receive any such notice, your application is automatically approved, and the variation of the DPS will take effect from the date you have specified in your application. We will send you a revised premises licence and licence summary.

Removing an individual as the DPS

If a DPS no longer wishes to carry out that role at a premises, they can request their name is removed from the licence by making an application to us via the portal.

There is no charge for relinquishing the role of DPS.