Team Member Handbook

Licensing Law – Scotland

The Licencing Act (Scotland) 2005 On the 1st September 2009 a new law came into effect in Scotland which requires all premises, where the sale of alcohol is taking place, to be licensed by the local Licensing Board. Once granted, a copy of the licence summary must be displayed at the premises so that everybody is aware of the licensed hours and conditions. It is important that you make sure that you know where the licence summary is displayed and what conditions are listed on the licence.

Personal Licences Some members of the team, as well as your Managers, may hold a Personal Licence. One of these people will be nominated as the Premises Manager who can then allow the sale of alcohol to take place. The Premises Manager will normally be your Manager. If there is no Premises Manager nominated at the premises then the sale of alcohol cannot take place. Servers of Alcohol Before you are allowed to serve alcohol you must attend a 2 hour training session with one of the Personal Licence Holders. They will explain your responsibilities in detail, and you will be required to sign a licensing training record form. You are not allowed to serve alcohol until you have completed this process . You must also familiarise yourself with the content of the Team Member Licensing Responsibilities poster, a copy of which is contained in this handbook. Responsibilities As a server of alcohol you accept certain responsibilities – as part of your duties, and therefore it is essential that if you are ever in doubt about the correct procedures, you must speak directly to your Manager.

There are two principal responsibilities for serving alcohol which are: • Do not serve somebody who is under 18 • Do not serve somebody who has had too much to drink

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If you are caught doing either of these you face prosecution as well as disciplinary action. This may result in the loss of your job.

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