The licensing process can be complex and involved, which is why Complete Licensing is here to help you every step of the way. Our wraparound service will ensure you secure the correct licence to successfully and legally run your business.
Our consultants come from licensing law, policing, environmental health and the night-time economy itself. Whatever the requirement, we have handled it before.
Whether you are taking over an existing business or setting up a new venture, we prepare the application, draft the operating schedule and manage the 28-day consultation from start to finish.
Change your hours, activities, conditions or licensed layout. We assess the licence, recommend the right route, prepare the application and support you at a hearing.
Complete Licensing prepares the DPS change application, obtains the necessary consents and manages the process with the licensing authority and the police.
Independent expert evidence for contested licensing hearings — reports, data analysis, observations and oral evidence for applications, variations, reviews and appeals.
When planning a music festival, food and drink festival, community event or a large outdoor event, you may need a festival licence to authorise alcohol sales, regulated entertainment or late-night refreshment.
Protect the licensing position of your commercial property with specialist support for premises licence ownership, transfers, tenant changes, shadow licences and unexpected disruption.
As soon as you contact us about an insolvency licence issue, we'll begin the process that ensures your licence remains valid and legal.
Protect your premises licence with professional compliance inspections, audits, incident reviews, staff training and ongoing support.
Bespoke policy drafting, review and implementation — documents your managers, bar staff and security teams can actually follow during a live shift.
A premises licence review can cost you trading hours, alcohol sales, your DPS or the licence itself. Our premises licence review consultants assess the case, prepare the evidence and represent you at the sub-committee hearing.
Complete Licensing provides support when a serious incident, police action or licensing enforcement threatens your premises licence and puts your business at risk.
Sexual entertainment venues are licensed separately from the Licensing Act 2003, under a regime where local policy decides most outcomes. We assess your position before you commit.
A Temporary Event Notice can authorise licensable activities for a one-off event, extended hours or an additional activity. The deadlines are strict and unforgiving, so the earlier you talk to us the better.
Independent support with gambling licence applications, changes to existing permissions, regulatory engagement and hearing preparation.
Independent help identifying the correct permission, preparing a properly evidenced application and responding to local-authority concerns about late-night hot food and drink.
A short introduction to what the licensing process involves and where we fit in.
Our team of consultants come from a wide variety of backgrounds: lawyers, barristers, former senior police officers, acoustic consultants, industry-leading health and safety experts and others with first-hand experience of running successful and challenging night-time venues.
We work with clients across every area of the leisure and hospitality industry and we’re confident that we can guide you through your licence application smoothly and successfully.
Learn more about how regular compliance checks, staff training and early action can prevent the risk of a premises licence review and protect your business from the threat of immediate closure.
Discover how regular licensing training can improve staff knowledge, incident responses and record keeping while supporting ongoing premises compliance.
Discover how regular compliance checks help licensed premises identify risks, improve procedures and demonstrate responsible trading.
We want you to know that we’re here to help. We have the resources, the knowledge and the experience to help you. Call us today to schedule your first appointment.
