Licence - alcohol and entertainment
The Licensing Act 2003 transferred alcohol licensing from
licensing justices to licensing authorities. We
are the licensing authority for Rochdale Borough.
Our licensing policy was adopted, under the Licesning Act, on 1
December 2004, addressing issues raised during the consultation
excercise that was carried out.
Note that the actual policy is on the first 27 pages of the
document. The appendices that follow the policy provide
information to help licensees and potential licensees to understand
what they are required to do and to help them to draft their
operating schedules for inclusion in their applications. This
includes the Pool of Model Conditions that is contained in Section
182 Guidance to the Act.
Alcohol Licensing is only a small part of our licensing
duties. We issue licences and permits for all manner of
activities. You can find information and advice by following
the navigation links.
Statement of Licensing
Policy (970kb pdf)