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. 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

Health and Safety officers

Local planning officers

Child protection officers

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

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

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

An important part of the risk assessment against the licensing objectives

A policy document detailing minimum staffing levels at busy times

3. Which statement about licensing policy is true?

The licensing committee must issue regular guidelines on the licensing policy

The licensing authority must publish a licensing policy every 5 years

Every licensing authority must have the same licensing policy

Only the police are consulted regarding licensing policy

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

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

A £5,000 fine of each sale

A £500 fine and permanent closure of the premises.

An unlimited fine

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

Entertainment Licence

Temporary Event Notice

Driving Licence

Premises Licence

6. Conflict is best avoided on licensed premises by:

Employing less staff at busy times

Training staff to offer a good service and remain vigilant

Closing the premises at busy times

Offering food with all alcohol sales

7. A Personal Licence is:

Issued to an individual by local magistrates

Granted to an individual by the relevant licensing authority

A record of a person’s alcohol licensing experience

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

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

Showing of educational films in school

Customers playing darts in a public house

Amplified music on licensed premises after 11pm

Live unamplified music at a fete

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

Not recommend by the Home Office

Acceptable to show a person’s criminal record

Unreliable as proof of a person’s age

Acceptable to prove a person’s age

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

Only local residents

The chief of police or environmental health team

The police or licensing authority

Only the licensing authority

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

Forfeiture of the Personal Licence

Loss of their right to enter licensed premises for 6 months

Suspension of their Personal Licence for 12 months

Being banned form working on licensed premises

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

There is a football match taking place between rival clubs

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

The police cannot cover the area due to staff shortages

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

13. A Personal Licence will remain valid:

For 5 years

Until the holder stops working on licensed premises

Indefinitely

For a maximum period of 10 years

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

The one where a person usually lives

Any one within England

The one for the area in which a person currently works

The one for the area where a person was born

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

A review request

An enforcement visit by police

Resignation of the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS)

A period of voluntary closure

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

Any offence committed within the European Union

More serious than a relevant offence

Committed by a person who is not a UK resident

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

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

A loss of inhibitions and control

A loss of aggression and a violent temper

An improved ability to communicate clearly

An improved ability to make decisions

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

Between 3% and 9%

Less that 0.05%

No more than 1.2%

Less than 0.5%

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

Allowed if authorised by the Premises Licence Holder

Allowed if authorised by the local police

An unauthorised sale of alcohol

Acceptable at all times in rural areas

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

A garage used primarily for vehicle repairs

A florist shop

A village hall

A city-centre church with a café.

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

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

Arranging parties for customers

Deciding which types of alcohol are to be sold

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

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

Magistrates’ courts

Licensing authorities

Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Police

23. 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

24. When may authorised persons enter licensed premises?

Following an appeal to a magistrates’ court

Only if they are accompanied by a police officer

At any time to assess the licensable activities taking place

After giving 24 hours notice

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

A member of their local police

No need to notify anyone

Their relevant licensing authority

Any court in England and Wales

26. 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

Up to £5,000 per offence

An unlimited fine and/or 6 months in prison

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

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

A Personal Licence holder changing their name or address

Further Personal Licence holders being employed on the premises

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

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

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

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

Tell the local licensing officer as soon as possible

Only inform the licensing authority if they are then convicted

Nothing until they are found guilty

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

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

Increase the number of alcohol promotions allowed

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

Trading Standards officers

HM Revenue and Customs officials

Weights and Measures inspectors

Environmental Health Practitioners

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

Free tap water to be available for customers

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

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

Drunk and disorderly conduct

Pub games, such as darts

Swearing in public places

Any child under 16 to enter an off-licence

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

The Chief Officer of police

Only the Trading Standards officer

All members of the licensing committee

The licensing authority

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

At any time, usually following problems or incidents

Every 12 months, if the premises attract younger customers

If the premises are becoming increasingly popular with tourists and visitors

Only following an extended closure order

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

14 days

5 days

21 days

30 days

36. Which drink contains approximately one unit of alcohol?

A pint of average strength cider

A 35ml measure of whisky, at 40% abv

A 175ml glass of wine, at 12% abv

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

37. Which of the following is a licensing objective?

Public safety

The prevention of irresponsible promotions

The protection of vulnerable persons

Public health and hygiene

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

39. Which of the following is a licensable activity?

The provision of entertainment

The protection of children and young people

The sale of food on licensed premises

Late night refreshment

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

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

Before midnight in a hotel restaurant

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