Alcohol licensing, England and Wales, April 2023 to March 2024

Product Description

This release presents statistics on alcohol and late night refreshment licensing based on information from licensing authorities (LAs) in England and Wales.

Businesses and organisations (such as pubs, bars, cinemas, nightclubs, late-opening cafes, village and community halls and supermarkets) as well as individuals who want to sell or supply alcohol in England and Wales must have a licence or other authorisation from a LA - usually a local council. Law and policy on alcohol licensing is managed by the Home Office.

There are 3 types of licences individuals and organisations can apply for: premises licences, personal licences and club premises certificates.

As at 31 March 2024, there were:

• 900,300 personal licences
• 224,100 premises licences
• 13,000 club premises certificates
• 10,300 premises with 24-hour alcohol licences
• 182 cumulative impact areas (areas that have been identified as having a saturation of licenced premises and have special policies relating to new or variations in licences)
• 9 LAs that had late night levies in place