Date of consultation: Monday, 22 September 2025 to Monday, 3 November 2025
Consultation summary
The Statement of Licensing Policy gives guidance to applicants, licence holders, local residents and local businesses, on how the Licensing Authority will make its decisions under the Licensing Act 2003.
The Licensing Act 2003 requires Gloucester City Council to review the statement of policy every 5 years.
Gloucester City Council’s current statement expires on 29 January 2026.
Consultation document
Extra sections have been added to the draft policy to reflect the Council's expectations from applicants and licence holders with regard to:
- Spiking - staff awareness and procedures for spotting and preventing spiking.
- Ask Angela - actively participating in this scheme which provides a way for customers to discretely ask for help if they are feeling vulnerable.
- Martyn's Law - being prepared for the new responsibilities coming in under the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 and to have awareness and procedures in place to help prevent terrorist attacks.
The proposed changes from the current policy are highlighted in red in the draft policy.
View draft Statement of Licensing Policy
How to make a comment
Comments about the draft policy should be emailed to the Licensing Team Leader at licensing@gloucester.gov.uk or posted to the Licensing Team, Gloucester City, Eastgate Management Suite, Eastgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1PA