Explanatory note

Sections 19A and 73B of the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) provide for the Secretary of State to prescribe mandatory conditions applicable to relevant premises licences and club premises certificates. Relevant premises licences and relevant club premises certificates are those authorising the sale and supply of alcohol to the public in licensed premises or to members or guests of clubs in club premises.

This Order amends paragraph 3 of the Schedule to the Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/860) by making provision for the use of digital identification, further to the framework provided for in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18).

Version 0.4 and Version 1.0 of the DVS trust framework are accessible at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-digital-verification-services-trust-framework. They may be obtained by writing to the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes (OfDIA), Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, 22-26 Whitehall, London SW1A 2EG.

An Economic Note assessing the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from www.legislation.gov.uk, published alongside the instrument.