National Training Conference 2025

We are delighted to be holding our signature three-day National Training Conference for 2025 at the Crowne Plaza in Stratford-upon-Avon.

BOOKINGS

Tickets available online are restricted to the main ticket types. If you require a different combination of days and nights, or require assistance with the booking, please contact the team via email to ntc@instituteoflicensing.org

CPD

The Institute of Licensing accredits this event as 12 hours CPD. 5 hours on Wednesday and Thursday and 2 hours on Friday. (Course Ref: NTC261125)

Thanks to our sponsors

Idox builds software for government and industry to work better and comply with regulations.

Idox deliver process driven software that underpins the management of planning & building control, environmental health and licensing procedures.

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Contact us to discuss sponsorship options – it would be great to see you there!

FTB is recognised by both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 as one of the country’s leading Chambers of specialist licensing barristers.

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is the professional body dedicated to the field of Trading Standards and Consumer Protection.

Our Licensing barristers have substantial experience and expertise in licensing hearings, appeals to magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court, tribunal proceedings and appeals, appeals by way of case stated, judicial review claims and mediation.

The Paws on the Doors site provides a single access point across these local authorities to enable you to check out the scores and licence details.

TaxiPlus was created for the taxi licensing industry. We realised early that drivers and licensing authorities have enough on their plates without having to worry about background checks.

Poppleston Allen Solicitors are the largest firm of licensing solicitors in the UK, specialising in the alcohol, entertainment, food hygiene, health and safety, regulatory and gambling sectors.

The Licensing Guys are a licensing consultancy dedicated to providing a friendly, reliable, and professional service tailored to meet your licensing needs.

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Guide Dogs is one of the UK’s leading sight loss charities.

The Licensed Private Hire Car Association (LPHCA) is a membership-based trade association that represents licensed private hire operators (providers of private hire vehicle and taxi services that the travelling public can pre-book) in the UK

Arcus Licensing is a flexible and intuitive cloud-based solution developed in partnership with Local Authorities. It helps licensing teams efficiently process and manage licences.

The Bingo Association is the trade association for all land-based licensed bingo operators in Great Britain

LLC is an innovative licensing service for the leisure and hospitality industry, providing cost effective specialist advice.

Sustainable Acoustics believe that planet, people, and place go hand in hand. We use Acoustics to make life better for all.

Versant by Pearson offers flexible tests for speaking, listening, reading, and writing to ensure employees communicate effectively across all channels.

Clients of Cornerstone Barristers get access to some of the smartest licensing brains in the land. That is why we are much in demand across the board from the industry, national and local authorities and community groups in all the fields of licensing practice.

Innovative Technology are at the forefront of innovation in transaction automation.

They have two main divisions: cash handling equipment & AI-powered age and identity verification.

The National Private Hire and Taxi Association (NPHTA) is a member association for hackney carriage and private hire industry practitioners.
Transforming critical and day to day communication with an award-winning suite of solutions.
Bloomsbury Professional publishes high quality books and digital products, including a range of licensing books.
From world-class assessments and learning experiences to trusted certifications and credentialing, Pearson supports lifelong learning.
SAFE Systems are a Rossendale based company that manufactures, supplies and installs taxi CCTV and Private Hire CCTV systems to protect drivers from false allegations
Victoria Forms technology enables your organisation to replace or complement paper forms with intelligent, professional, online forms.
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The IoL’s National Training Conference is our signature annual training event.  We expect to welcome over 400 licensing practitioners across the 3 days

Get a ride in minutes. Or become a driver and earn money on your schedule. Uber is finding you better ways to move, work, and succeed in the UK.

The Local Alcohol Partnerships Group (LAPG) was established in 2012, and brings together representatives from local partnership schemes which seek to minimise alcohol harm and promote conditions for the safe and responsible sale and consumption of alcohol in town and city centres and local communities.
A leading UK taxi supplier, Cab Direct is committed to offering the widest choice of quality new and used cabs for sale.

MOGO supply a wide range of Taxi products including No-Drill Licence Plate Holders and Brackets, Custom Taxi Door Signs, Signage and much more

St Philips’ barristers provide incisive advice and persuasive advocacy in respect of applications at first instance at sub-committee level and appeals to all levels of courts.

VIP-SYSTEM LIMITED is the largest supplier of hire vehicle identification products in the UK.

Process renewals and resubmissions automatically, with minimal manual input, with NEC Software Solutions.