To become a member visit us at http://www.instituteoflicensing.org/membership The Institute of Licensing, (IoL) evolved from the Local Government Licensing Forum and in the process incorporated the Society of Licensing Practitioners; we became a charity and set up a separate company to provide training and events. Initially our membership was predominantly officers from local authorities but in recent years the membership has increased to include police officers, lawyers, councillors, licensing consultants and members of the licensed trade. As a charity one of our main aims and objectives is to increase knowledge and professionalism in licensing practitioners. Being a charity we do not operate as a business and we do not seek to make a profit. We have a board of non-paid directors consisting of representatives from all of our membership base, council and police officers, lawyers, licensing consultants and the licensed trade. We have 11 regions covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We employ a small number of staff and we have a small team of contractors.
