Premises Licence Variation or New Application?
Should you vary an existing premises licence or make a new application? Understand the risks, objections, conditions and the safest route.
Tony Jefferies
Writer and Editor
An independent specialist instructed by Complete Licensing.
Tony has written our blogs since Complete Licensing’s early days. A former national newspaper journalist, he spent a decade living and working in Spain, where he wrote for publications throughout the English-speaking world on travel, social matters, politics, sport and property, and edited a bi-monthly magazine.
Since returning to the UK he has written for business-to-business organisations and is currently writing one biography and editing another.
Latest posts by Tony Jefferies
Premises Licence Reviews Illegal Working
Facing a Home Office visit in the UK? Learn how to navigate premises licence reviews and illegal working issues with practical steps to protect your business.
Legal Age to Serve Alcohol in UK
Discover the minimum age to work behind a bar in the UK and learn about laws regarding underage alcohol service. Understand your rights today!
Complete Licensing Success: Duos Lounge Licence Retained
Discover how Complete Licensing expertly resolved a premises licence review for noise nuisance at Duos Lounge, Lea Bridge Road, Waltham Forest.
The rest of the team
Principal Crime Prevention and Licensing Consultant
Richard Bunch
Former Licensing Sergeant for the City of Westminster, responsible for more than 6,000 licensed premises, and a full member of the Association of British Investigators.
Senior Crime and Intelligence Analyst
David Oates
More than 20 years in data analytics and performance management across policing, adult social care and local government.
Licensing Strategy and Regulatory Crisis Specialist
James Hoffelner
Advises operators, solicitors and barristers on contested licensing proceedings and regulatory crisis management.
Director of Training and Educational Lead
Ray Bailey
Complete Licensing’s Director of Training, after more than 30 years in the Metropolitan Police and a Home Office secondment on the Alcohol Strategy.
Office Manager — Licensing Applications and Operations
Angela “Angie” Message
Manages licensing applications from preparation to submission, with experience across pubs, festivals and major hospitality groups.
Chief Environmental Health and Safety Consultant
David Nevitt
Forty-one years in environmental health, most of it at Westminster City Council as the Responsible Authority under the Licensing Act 2003.
Director of Strategic Crime Prevention and Night-Time Economy Security
Tony Nash
Thirty-one years in the Metropolitan Police, retiring as Borough Commander for Newham, with a background in homicide and serious crime.
Director of Strategic Licensing and Night-Time Economy
Edward Sherry OBE
Former Metropolitan Police Chief Inspector, with 20 years in Westminster and an MSc in risk, crisis and resilience management.
Senior Licensing and Compliance Advisor
Jim Sollars
Former manager of the Westminster Police Licensing Team, after 35 years in the Metropolitan Police.
Director of Strategic Licensing and Public Safety
Adrian Studd
Led Metropolitan Police licensing for the London 2012 Olympic Games, after a decade on the MPS Clubs and Vice Unit.
Senior Licensing & Compliance Consultant
Sandy Tracey
Thirty years in policing, including nine as a Police Licensing Officer in Westminster and five in Northamptonshire.
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