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Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.
It's illegal to buy alcohol if you're under 18 and you can be stopped, fined or arrested by the police for drinking in public
Find out about Alcoholic Ingredients Relief, which is the repayment of excise duty charged on spirits, beer, wine, other fermented products and cider.
How to follow the law if you sell alcohol at a charity event, including when you need to pay tax.
Rules for alcohol licensing in your area, apply for a licence or have your say about a licence application
Find out if you need to apply for approval to sell alcohol to another business.
What denatured alcohol is, and how you apply for authorisation to produce, stock, distribute, sell or use it.
Public health teams make sure that licensing policy and applications consider the health and wellbeing of local communities.
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