Licences and permits

Adventure activities licence (England, Wales and Scotland)

Adventure activities licence, when you need it, what outdoor activities you need it for, caving, climbing, trekking, watersports, penalties for not having a licence

UK Government · England, Wales and Scotland

Arts and recreation · Sports

Boat hire licence (Scotland)

Get a boat hire licence to let out a boat or use it to transport up to 12 passengers for a fare - exemptions, …

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Events · Marine and marine transport +1 more

Bookmaker's premises licence (Scotland)

You need a licence in Scotland to operate as a premises based bookmaker from your local authority

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

Club gaming permit (Scotland)

You need a club gaming permit if you run a members' club or a miners' welfare institute

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

Club machine permit (Scotland)

You need to get a permit from your local authority to provide gaming machines eg fruit machines in a club in Scotland

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

Club premises certificate

Apply for a club premises certificate through your council if you're a social, sporting or political members club and you want to do activities …

Your council · England, Wales and Scotland

Arts and recreation · Charity and community

Dispensation to allow the display of fireworks late at night (Scotland)

You need to get permission from your council to have a fireworks display between 11pm and 7am.

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Events

Extended hours application (Scotland)

You need to apply for an extended hours licence if you want to serve alcohol outside your premises' licence hours

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Events · Hospitality, restaurants, bars and catering +1 more

Hypnotism permit (England, Scotland and Wales)

You must hold a permit to stage a public performance of hypnotism for entertainment purposes in England, Wales and Scotland - learn how to …

Your council · England, Wales and Scotland

Arts and recreation · Events

Knife dealers licence (Scotland)

You need a licence in Scotland if you want to deal in knives, swords or weapons with blades or sharp points

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Events · Sports

Licence to use music on the radio

You need a licence to broadcast copyright music on the radio

DCMS · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation

Licences to use music on television

You need a licence to use copyright music in TV programmes

DCMS · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Media and broadcasting

Licences to use music online or on mobile technology

You may need a licence to use copyright music online or on mobiles

IPO · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Media and broadcasting

Licensed premises gaming machine permit (Scotland)

You must have a gaming machine permit to have three or more category C or D gaming machines on your premises

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

Notification to process personal data

You must notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if your organisation processes personal data in an automated form

UK Government · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Any trade

Occasional licence (Scotland)

Who can apply for an occasional licence in Scotland; how many licences you can get, who to apply to, costs and penalties

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Events · Hospitality, restaurants, bars and catering

Permission to place tables and chairs in the road (Scotland)

Get permission from your local council to place tables and chairs outside your premises.

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Events · Hospitality, restaurants, bars and catering

Permission to use street or pavement space for displays (Scotland)

You must get written permission to put advertising signs or displays on the road or pavement in Scotland - fines, penalties

Your council · Scotland

Any trade

Protected wrecks licence (Scotland)

A protected wrecks licence allows you to dive, survey, dig, take away historical objects and anchor near a protected wreck in Scotland

Scottish Government · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Environment conservation and wildlife

Public entertainment licence (Scotland)

Get a public entertainment licence for your site if it's used for public entertainment.

Your council · Scotland

Any trade

Raised structure approval (Scotland)

You need approval from your local authority to use a raised structure to provide seating or standing accommodation in Scotland

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation · Events · Sports

Scheduled monument consent (England, Scotland and Wales)

You need a licence to carry out work that would demolish, damage, remove, repair, alter or add to a scheduled monument, or to carry …

Your council · England, Wales and Scotland

Arts and recreation · Building and construction · Energy, gas and electricity +1 more

Theatre licence (Scotland)

You must get a licence from the council if you want to run a theatre or put on a public performance of a play

Your council · Scotland

Arts and recreation

TV Licence

You need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device as they're broadcast, and to watch on-demand …

DCMS · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Any trade

Using a boat on inland waterways

You usually need to register your boat to use it on inland waterways, such as rivers and canals.

Environment Agency · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Arts and recreation · Driving and motor vehicles · Environment: water +1 more