SCPLH Refresher: Keeping Your Personal Licence Valid

This page is general guidance, not legal advice.

What the SCPLH refresher is

The SCPLH (Refresher) is a separate accredited qualification at SCQF Level 6 for existing personal licence holders. It updates your knowledge of the law and your responsibilities. Like the full SCPLH, it is delivered through approved centres.

When it is due

You must complete the refresher within 5 years of the date your personal licence was issued. You then have until 3 months after the end of that 5 year period to send evidence to the Licensing Board that issued your licence.

Tip: put the date your licence was issued in your calendar now, with a reminder well before the 5 year mark.

What happens if you miss the deadline

If the Licensing Board does not receive your evidence in time, it must revoke your licence. After a revocation, there can be a 5 year wait before you can be granted a new licence, unless a training exception applies. If you are a premises manager, the premises may also need a new premises manager quickly.

How to send evidence to your Licensing Board

Each Board sets out how it wants evidence. This is usually a copy of your refresher certificate sent by post or email, sometimes with a form. Check your Board's website and keep proof of when you sent it.

Can our course help?

Our course is a preparation course for the full SCPLH, not the accredited refresher. Some licence holders use it as low cost revision before sitting the refresher. It costs £30 + VAT, takes about 5 hours and includes a quiz with unlimited retries.

See the online course

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