Licensing Law and Responsible Service of Alcohol Course

Overview

The Licensing Act 2003 is one of the laws of the United Kingdom. It is an important piece of current legislation that everyone working in licensed premises in England and Wales must understand and follow. This law aims to protect individuals from harm associated with alcohol consumption and ensures compliance with UK laws. Anyone involved in the sale or supply of alcohol is required to undergo alcohol awareness training. Failing to complete this training can harm public safety and the safety of the venue, potentially leading to fines and legal action.

In this course, we will cover:

• What alcohol is, its effects, and how its consumption is measured.
• What licensing law is, and its requirements?
• What licensing conditions are, and why they are used?
• The law surrounding alcohol and children.
• How to manage behaviour in licensed premises.

What is the purpose of a responsible service of alcohol course?

The training is intended for anyone who works in an establishment that sells or supplies alcohol in England or Wales. The purpose of the course is to educate licensees and anyone they authorise to sell alcohol on their behalf can guarantee that their facilities are safe and hospitable.

Please note that the United Kingdom's alcohol licensing laws govern the sale and consumption of alcohol, with separate legislation passed by the UK Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Scottish Parliament. This course is relevant to the sale of alcohol in England and Wales.

For further information about how to become a personal licence holder for a first time applicant, contact your local licensing authority.

What types of businesses should train staff on serving alcohol laws?

Any business involved in the sale of alcohol should ensure that its staff is aware of the principles of doing so responsibly. This course is ideal as part of bar staff training or pub courses. For those working in a bar, or for anybody who needs to be aware of the duties and responsibilities of bar staff.

This course is also appropriate for staff working at a bar or at events where alcohol is served such as: performance of live music, performance of a play, indoor sporting events, exhibition of a film, or other events where late night refreshment is on offer.

Duration

It takes approximately 60 minutes to complete the course. This can be spread out over multiple sessions or completed in a single session, and there is no time limit for completion.

Assessment

All candidates must complete a multiple choice assessment after working through the training material. The candidate will be asked 16 multiple choice questions and need to answer a minimum of 12 correctly to pass. Candidates will be given instant feedback after completing the assessment stating whether they have passed or failed. The assessment can be retaken as many times as is required to pass at no additional cost.

Module Summary

Successful candidates will receive a Institute of Hospitality Certificate and 1 CPD Credit.

This course certificate has no expiry date because there is no formally recognised period of validity for this type of course. The HSE recommends refresher training be carried out whenever it is felt necessary. Safety registration bodies such as CHAS, SafeContractor, ConstructionLine & SMAS and other members of the SSiP scheme recommend that most re-training is done every 3 years. We would recommend refreshing knowledge as and when legislation or guidance changes applicable to these regulations.

All of our courses, systems and services have been registered to the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2015 quality standard. Quality Management Systems Ltd (QMS) made this prestigious award to Commodious in January 2018. This gives assurance that the training and assessment were completed with a quality registered organisation.

After a successful purchase you will be automatically taken to our registration process. Here you create your learner(s) and assign the course(s) to them so that they can start training immediately. If you do not know all the learner details - no problem, you can return later and create the learners when it suits you.

The system automatically creates an admin group of your learners, this means you can access your learner accounts to obtain certificates or schedule reports on the progress of your group, useful for Health & Safety audits or Registration to organisations such as CHAS, SMAS, SafeContractor, ConstructionLine etc or site access when certificates are required.

If this all sounds too complicated feel free to contact us, we are more than happy to enrol you or your colleagues on your behalf.