Personal licences – renewal application forms released
9th January, 2015
The Government has released application forms for personal licence holders to renew their licences.
What is happening?
As we outlined in a previous newsflash, the Government is due to remove the requirement for renewal of personal licences.
However, Ministers have confirmed that the Deregulation Bill, which will enact the removal, will not receive Royal Assent until Spring 2015.
This means that people whose licences are due to expire early this year – an estimated 500,000 – will still need to get those licences renewed.
How to renew
Licence holders need to submit a short application form containing basic details to their Local Authority.
There will be no application fee and no need to supply photographs, criminal record details or the existing personal licence.
However, the Local Authority will need to acknowledge receipt of the application for the personal licence to still be valid.
The Home Office has now issued application forms and further guidance on the revised process.
When to apply
Application forms will need to be lodged no earlier than three months before the expiry of a personal licence and no later than one month before the expiry date.
How can Ward Hadaway help?
For more information on the renewal process or on any aspect of the personal licence system, please get in touch.
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