Applying for a pavement licence
When submitting an application for a licence you will be asked to provide the following:
- public liability insurance certificate
- proof of ownership or other right to occupy the premises to which the pavement licence application relates
- location and site layout plan with measurements, all furniture and arrangements to comply with the national smoke free seating condition clearly shown
- furniture appearance - sketch/photograph/manufacturer's brochure showing furniture proposed.
The national smoke free seating condition seeks to ensure that customers have greater choice, so that both smokers and non-smokers are able to sit outside. The condition requires a licence-holder to make reasonable provision for seating where smoking is not permitted. This means that where businesses provide for smokers, customers will also have the option of sitting in a non-smoking area.
It is important to recognise that the threat of terrorism remains at substantial in the UK, meaning an attack is likely and therefore, the application also addresses the business' security arrangements. The information below can help businesses and individuals to combat the threat of an attack.
Advice on undertaking a risk assessment and preparing a basic response plan for a terror attack can be found on the Protect UK website.
A basic response plan should be simple actions that staff can take. They should be short, punchy bullet points e.g. secure location, contact Police etc.
ACT (Action Counter Terrorism) Awareness eLearning is a free online counter terrorism training course for all UK based companies, organisations, and individuals and should take no longer than around 1 hour to complete.
ACT Awareness eLearning provides nationally recognised corporate counter terrorism guidance to help people better understand, and mitigate against, current terrorist methodology.