The renewal period for personal licences is every 10 years.
Grant application
There are a number of requirements when applying for a grant application.
You must:
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have a licensing qualification accredited by the Secretary of State (or one that is certified as such)
- Have one of the following: a completed disclosure of criminal convictions and declaration form (issued by the criminal records bureau), a criminal conviction certificate, a criminal record certificate, the results of a subject access search of the police national computer by the National Intelligence Service
(Please note: in any case such certificate or search results shall be issued no earlier than one calendar month before the giving of the application to the relevant licensing authority.)
- You must not have had a personal licence forfeited within five years of your application
- Apply on the correct form to North Lincolnshire Council.
- Provide two photographs of yourself. One of the photographs must be endorsed to the effect that it is a true likeness. A solicitor or notary, a person of standing in the community or any individual with a professional qualification can do this
- Enclose the appropriate fee of £37.00 and forward with all the documents to:
North Lincolnshire Council
Neighbourhood and Environmental services
Licensing Division
Church Square House
PO Box 42
Scunthorpe
North Lincolnshire
DN15 6XQ
If you would like further information or advice contact the Licensing Division on 01724 297750.
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Application for personal licence - grant:
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Disclosure of convictions:
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Note: The above documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need a suitable reader to view them. A reader can be downloaded free from the Adobe website (full instructions for downloading the reader are provided on the site).
Additional information for applicants
- If your personal licence is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed you may apply to the relevant licensing authority for a copy of the licence. Loss or theft of the licence must be reported to the police. There may be a fee payable for a replacement licence.
- You must notify the licensing authority of any changes in name or address as soon as reasonably practicable.
- This licence must be produced on demand to a constable or authorised officer, who must produce evidence of their authority to do so.
- If you appear before a court for a relevant criminal offence you must produce this licence to the court on or before your first appearance before the court.
- You must notify the licensing authority in writing as soon as reasonably practicable after being convicted of any relevant criminal offence or foreign offence.
- It is an offence to fail to comply with the requirements in notes 2, 3, 4, or 5 without reasonable excuse.
- More information is available from the council's licensing division.
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