Club premises certificate
Club premises licence
You may need to apply for a club premises certificate through your council if youre a social, sporting or political members club (like a working mens club or British Legion).
You need a certificate to:
- sell or supply alcohol to members or guests
- provide regulated entertainment, like musical performances or film screenings to members or guests
What the certificate allows
If your club holds a club premises certificate:
- it may be able to supply alcohol to members and sell it to guests without the need for any member or employee to hold a personal licence – depending on what the certificate allows
- it doesn’t need to specify a Designated Premises Supervisor
- police and licensing officers have more limited rights of entry because the premises are private
Conditions
To qualify for a certificate, your club must make sure that:
- it has premises that are occupied and used regularly for club purposes
- alcohol and entertainment is only provided to members and their guests
- only someone 18 or older who is nominated by the club can serve alcohol or buy it for the club
- there is no arrangement for anyone to benefit financially from buying or selling alcohol
- new members wait two days from their application before getting membership privileges
- it is established and conducted in good faith
- it has at least 25 members
Check with your council for the exact conditions.
You might have to register to pay machine game duty on any gaming machines you have on your premises.
How to apply
Apply to the local council for a club premises certificate.
You may need to provide other information, including:
- a plan of the premises
- a copy of the rules of the club
- a club operating schedule
You may need to pay an annual fee.
Displaying your certificate
You must prominently display the club premises certificate in your club.
You may need to display notice of your application before you get your club premises certificate. Check with your council.
Fines and penalties
You can be jailed for up to 6 months and/or fined £20,000 if you provide alcohol or entertainment without the necessary certificate or without following its conditions.
Certificate that allows members clubs to carry on licensable activities, provided they meet certain conditions.England, Wales
1. If a child dies
You'll usually get Child Benefit for 8 weeks after the child dies. If they would have turned 20 before the 8 weeks are up, Child Benefit will stop then.
If you’ve already claimed
You'll need to tell the Child Benefit Office as soon as possible if a child you're getting Child Benefit for dies.
You can do this online, by phone or by post. Make sure you include the date of death.
The Child Benefit Office will let other parts of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) know, so you only have to get in touch with HMRC once.
If you haven’t claimed yet
If the child died before you sent a claim form, you can still send one (unless the child was still born).
How to claim
Make a claim for Child Benefit.
Attach a note with the date of the child's death.
Put your contact details and National Insurance number on the note.
Send the child's birth or adoption certificate with your claim form (you don't have to send their death certificate).
If you don't have the child's birth or adoption certificate, you can order a new one and send it in later.
Child Benefit can only be backdated for up to 3 months. The longer you leave your claim, the less you’ll get.
You won't have to pay the High Income Child Benefit tax charge on any Child Benefit received after the child dies.
2. If one or both parents die
You may be able to get Child Benefit if you become the main carer for the child or children of someone who has died.
Report the death
Tell the Child Benefit Office as soon as possible about the death.
You can report the death online. You must include the exact date of death, where the child is living now and who's looking after them.
Make a claim
Child Benefit won’t be transferred to you automatically. You’ll need to make a new claim for Child Benefit if you’re not the person named as the claimant on the original claim form.
Child Benefit stops the Monday on or after the death. It's only backdated 3 months so claim as soon as possible to make sure you don't lose any money.
Bank accounts
You can confirm the bank account you want the money paid into on the claim form.
If you’re the person getting Child Benefit but the money was paid into the deceased’s account, you should choose a different account.
Extra help
You might be eligible for either Guardian’s Allowance or Widowed Parent’s Allowance on top of Child Benefit.
You or your partner may have to pay the High Income Child Benefit tax charge on any Child Benefit you receive.