Refusals Register

A ready-to-use register for recording every refused alcohol sale, with reason codes, staff guidance, incident escalation and monthly DPS review.

Editable Word document
10
10pages
Guidance notes included
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Hospitality & food

Refusals Register

About this document

What it’s for

A register for recording every time a member of staff refuses to sell or supply alcohol – because of age, drunkenness, suspected proxy purchase, behaviour or licensing hours. A well-kept register is strong evidence of due diligence if you face a failed test purchase or a licence review, and many licences make it a condition.

When to use it

  • At every till, bar and service point where alcohol is sold
  • For delivery and click-and-collect refusals as well as over-the-bar sales
  • As evidence for licensing officers, police and trading standards on a visit

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • Why we keep this register
  • Instructions for staff
  • Reason codes
  • How to refuse – a short script
  • Monthly review
  • Data protection

How to complete it

  • Fill in the premises details on the register cover
  • Print the register pages (or keep a bound book) and keep them by the till
  • Staff record each refusal before the end of their shift using the reason codes
  • The DPS reviews and signs the register weekly and completes the monthly review

Key points to check

  • Check your licence: some conditions specify what the register must contain or how long it must be kept
  • Record descriptions, not names, unless the customer is already known – see the data protection note

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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