Renewing your AALA licence: the implications of being late
Applications for renewal should be received by the AALA not less than 3 months and not more than 6 months before the expiry of the current licence.
Ensuring an application has been accepted on time (during this period) means the licence will remain in force until such time as a decision is made.
Not having an application accepted within this window means the applicant risks:
- Being unlicensed and therefore unable to legally provide activities for which a licence is required
- Not being awarded an ‘additional’ year duration – if it expires during the review period
- Returning to a 1-year duration (or less) – if it expires before a renewal application is accepted
In a recent example a provider who would have received a 3-year licence, had the application been made in good time, has been issued a licence with an 11-month duration.
There are 7 steps to renewing your licence which are set out here, together with some tips for helping things to go smoothly.
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