Free Online Personal Licence Mock Exam

The Personal Licence (APLH) level 2 qualification is recognised throughout the hospitality industry.

This free online practise test is as similar as possible to the real Level 2 Personal Licence Holder exam. It has 40 multiple choice questions, and you need to get at least 28 right to pass.

Good luck!

1. What would be the most likely consequence for a Personal Licence holder convicted of a drink-driving offence?

Being banned form working on licensed premises

Suspension of their Personal Licence for 12 months

Forfeiture of the Personal Licence

Loss of their right to enter licensed premises for 6 months

2. Which statement about licensing policy is true?

Only the police are consulted regarding licensing policy

Every licensing authority must have the same licensing policy

The licensing committee must issue regular guidelines on the licensing policy

The licensing authority must publish a licensing policy every 5 years

3. When may an application for the full variation of a Premises Licence be required?

Further Personal Licence holders being employed on the premises

To extend the weekend opening hours permanently, in line with other premises in the area

Premises not actually opening until 11.00am, when the licence states 9.00am

A Personal Licence holder changing their name or address

4. Alcohol promotions which are deemed to be irresponsible are those which:

Promote food sales with wine

Allow customers more choice of drinks available

Encourage customers to drink more alcohol than they intended

Increase the income form alcohol sales

5. When may an application be made for a review of a Premises Licence?

Only following an extended closure order

Every 12 months, if the premises attract younger customers

At any time, usually following problems or incidents

If the premises are becoming increasingly popular with tourists and visitors

6. Which type of licence is required to carry out licensable activities on a permanent basis?

Premises Licence

Driving Licence

Temporary Event Notice

Entertainment Licence

7. The role of the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) includes:

Arranging parties for customers

Being responsible for the day-to-day management of licensed premises

Authorising the sale of alcohol not usually allowed by the Premises Licence

Deciding which types of alcohol are to be sold

8. Conflict is best avoided on licensed premises by:

Training staff to offer a good service and remain vigilant

Offering food with all alcohol sales

Employing less staff at busy times

Closing the premises at busy times

9. Undertaking a licensable activity without an appropriate premises licence or temporary event notice is punishable by which of the following?

A maximum or £20,000 and/or 3 months in prison

Up to £10,000 and the review of the Premises Licence

An unlimited fine and/or 6 months in prison

Up to £5,000 per offence

10. Selling alcohol outside the hours permitted by the premises licence is:

Allowed if authorised by the local police

Acceptable at all times in rural areas

An unauthorised sale of alcohol

Allowed if authorised by the Premises Licence Holder

11. It is an offence to allow which of the following on licensed premises?

Swearing in public places

Pub games, such as darts

Any child under 16 to enter an off-licence

Drunk and disorderly conduct

12. Local partnerships are beneficial to licensed premises because they:

Increase the number of alcohol promotions allowed

Help premises to work together to operate in a safe environment

Allow the police to set the rules for how they operate at weekends

Allow premises to set the price of alcohol in their area

13. A closure order will most likely be issued to all licensed premises in an area if:

Premises Licence holders in the area have a problem with drug activity

There is a risk of disorder taking place in a particular area

There is a football match taking place between rival clubs

The police cannot cover the area due to staff shortages

14. The consumption of an intoxicating substance, such as alcohol, will most likely result in:

An improved ability to communicate clearly

A loss of inhibitions and control

A loss of aggression and a violent temper

An improved ability to make decisions

15. When is it an offence to allow children under 16, who are not accompanied by an adult, on a licensed premises?

When they arrive in groups of 5 or more

At any time, on licensed premises selling alcohol

When the premises are used mostly for the sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises

Before midnight in a hotel restaurant

16. Which officials may enter licensed premises to search for and seize smuggled goods?

Environmental Health Practitioners

HM Revenue and Customs officials

Trading Standards officers

Weights and Measures inspectors

17. A Personal Licence will remain valid:

Indefinitely

Until the holder stops working on licensed premises

For a maximum period of 10 years

For 5 years

18. Which of the following is a licensing objective?

Public safety

The prevention of irresponsible promotions

The protection of vulnerable persons

Public health and hygiene

19. Which form of entertainment is most likely to be regulated?

Live unamplified music at a fete

Showing of educational films in school

Customers playing darts in a public house

Amplified music on licensed premises after 11pm

20. What is the minimum age at which a person may legally be sold alcohol on licensed premises?

21. Who may object to a Temporary Event Notice (TEN)?

The police or licensing authority

The chief of police or environmental health team

Only the licensing authority

Only local residents

22. What is the maximum penalty for the offence of ‘persistently selling alcohol to children’?

A £5,000 fine of each sale

A £500 fine and permanent closure of the premises.

An unlimited fine

A £90 on-the-spot fine for the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS)

23. In a calendar year, premises may operate under a Temporary Event Notice for:

5 days

30 days

21 days

14 days

24. A Personal Licence is:

An assessment of a person’s ability to operate licensed premises

A record of a person’s alcohol licensing experience

Issued to an individual by local magistrates

Granted to an individual by the relevant licensing authority

25. Which is the best way to define an operating schedule?

A diagram of the premises showing the location of all customer facilities

An important part of the risk assessment against the licensing objectives

A policy document detailing minimum staffing levels at busy times

Part of the Premises Licence showing how the premises will support the licensing objectives

26. A valid photographic identity card bearing the national Proof of Age Standard Scheme (PASS) hologram is:

Acceptable to show a person’s criminal record

Unreliable as proof of a person’s age

Not recommend by the Home Office

Acceptable to prove a person’s age

27. Who is responsible for the administration of the licensing system?

Licensing authorities

Police

Magistrates’ courts

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

28. A ‘low alcohol’ drink must contain an alcohol by volume (abv) of:

Between 3% and 9%

Less than 0.5%

Less that 0.05%

No more than 1.2%

29. Which drink contains approximately one unit of alcohol?

A 35ml measure of whisky, at 40% abv

A 175ml glass of wine, at 12% abv

A pint of average strength cider

A half-pint of normal strength beer, at 4% abv

30. Which officials may ask a Personal Licence holder authorising the sale of alcohol on licensed premises to produce their Personal Licence?

Authorised officers of the licensing authority

Local planning officers

Health and Safety officers

Child protection officers

31. A ‘foreign offence’ is best defined as being:

Committed by a person who is not a UK resident

More serious than a relevant offence

Similar to a ‘relevant offence’, but not committed in England or Wales

Any offence committed within the European Union

32. A hearing regarding a Premises Licence is most likely to be held following:

A review request

A period of voluntary closure

Resignation of the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS)

An enforcement visit by police

33. To which licensing authority must an application for a Personal Licence be made?

The one where a person usually lives

The one for the area where a person was born

Any one within England

The one for the area in which a person currently works

34. A mandatory condition on all Premises Licences which include the sale of alcohol by retail is:

There must be door supervisors on duty at all times

Small measures of spirits must be available

There must be an age verification policy in place

Free tap water to be available for customers

35. When may authorised persons enter licensed premises?

At any time to assess the licensable activities taking place

After giving 24 hours notice

Only if they are accompanied by a police officer

Following an appeal to a magistrates’ court

36. Which premises may never be licensed to sell alcohol?

A village hall

A city-centre church with a café.

A florist shop

A garage used primarily for vehicle repairs

37. Who may object to the granting of a Personal Licence?

The Chief Officer of police

Only the Trading Standards officer

The licensing authority

All members of the licensing committee

38. Which of the following is a licensable activity?

The protection of children and young people

The sale of food on licensed premises

Late night refreshment

The provision of entertainment

39. If a Personal Licence applicant is convicted of a relevant or foreign offence during the application process, who must they notify?

No need to notify anyone

A member of their local police

Their relevant licensing authority

Any court in England and Wales

40. If a Personal Licence holder is charged with a relevant offence, what action must they take?

Tell the local licensing officer as soon as possible

Nothing until they are found guilty

Only inform the licensing authority if they are then convicted

Inform the court, by the first court appearance, that they hold a Personal Licence

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