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.

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1. Conflict is best avoided on licensed premises by:

Employing less staff at busy times

Offering food with all alcohol sales

Training staff to offer a good service and remain vigilant

Closing the premises at busy times

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

5 days

21 days

30 days

14 days

3. A Personal Licence is:

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

Granted to an individual by the relevant licensing authority

Issued to an individual by local magistrates

A record of a person’s alcohol licensing experience

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

Acceptable to prove a person’s age

Acceptable to show a person’s criminal record

Unreliable as proof of a person’s age

Not recommend by the Home Office

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

Before midnight in a hotel restaurant

At any time, on licensed premises selling alcohol

When they arrive in groups of 5 or more

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

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

A Personal Licence holder changing their name or address

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

Further Personal Licence holders being employed on the premises

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

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

The one for the area where a person was born

Any one within England

The one where a person usually lives

The one for the area in which a person currently works

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

The Chief Officer of police

The licensing authority

Only the Trading Standards officer

All members of the licensing committee

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

Local planning officers

Child protection officers

Health and Safety officers

Authorised officers of the licensing authority

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

No more than 1.2%

Less that 0.05%

Between 3% and 9%

Less than 0.5%

11. Which statement about licensing policy is true?

Every licensing authority must have the same licensing policy

Only the police are consulted regarding licensing policy

The licensing authority must publish a licensing policy every 5 years

The licensing committee must issue regular guidelines on the licensing policy

12. 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

13. 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

Loss of their right to enter licensed premises for 6 months

Forfeiture of the Personal Licence

Suspension of their Personal Licence for 12 months

14. Which of the following is a licensing objective?

Public safety

The protection of vulnerable persons

Public health and hygiene

The prevention of irresponsible promotions

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

Police

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Magistrates’ courts

Licensing authorities

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

Increase the income form alcohol sales

Allow customers more choice of drinks available

Encourage customers to drink more alcohol than they intended

Promote food sales with wine

17. When may authorised persons enter licensed premises?

Only if they are accompanied by a police officer

After giving 24 hours notice

At any time to assess the licensable activities taking place

Following an appeal to a magistrates’ court

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

An enforcement visit by police

A review request

A period of voluntary closure

Resignation of the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS)

19. A Personal Licence will remain valid:

Indefinitely

For a maximum period of 10 years

For 5 years

Until the holder stops working on licensed premises

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

Trading Standards officers

Environmental Health Practitioners

Weights and Measures inspectors

HM Revenue and Customs officials

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

Their relevant licensing authority

A member of their local police

No need to notify anyone

Any court in England and Wales

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

An unauthorised sale of alcohol

Allowed if authorised by the local police

Acceptable at all times in rural areas

Allowed if authorised by the Premises Licence Holder

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

The chief of police or environmental health team

Only the licensing authority

Only local residents

The police or licensing authority

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

Temporary Event Notice

Entertainment Licence

Premises Licence

Driving Licence

25. 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 premises to set the price of alcohol in their area

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

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

A florist shop

A village hall

A city-centre church with a café.

A garage used primarily for vehicle repairs

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

Deciding which types of alcohol are to be sold

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

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

Arranging parties for customers

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

A £500 fine and permanent closure of the premises.

A £5,000 fine of each sale

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

An unlimited fine

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

Amplified music on licensed premises after 11pm

Customers playing darts in a public house

Showing of educational films in school

Live unamplified music at a fete

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

Nothing until they are found guilty

Only inform the licensing authority if they are then convicted

Tell the local licensing officer as soon as possible

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

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

Every 12 months, if the premises attract younger customers

At any time, usually following problems or incidents

Only following an extended closure order

If the premises are becoming increasingly popular with tourists and visitors

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

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

Committed by a person who is not a UK resident

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

An improved ability to communicate clearly

A loss of aggression and a violent temper

A loss of inhibitions and control

An improved ability to make decisions

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

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

There is a football match taking place between rival clubs

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

The police cannot cover the area due to staff shortages

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

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

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

An unlimited fine and/or 6 months in prison

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

Up to £5,000 per offence

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

Swearing in public places

Any child under 16 to enter an off-licence

Pub games, such as darts

Drunk and disorderly conduct

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

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

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

39. Which drink contains approximately one unit of alcohol?

A pint of average strength cider

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

A 35ml measure of whisky, at 40% abv

A 175ml glass of wine, at 12% abv

40. 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

There must be an age verification policy in place

Free tap water to be available for customers

Small measures of spirits must be available

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