Licences and permits

The permissions a business needs before it can trade, each one tied to the law that creates it and to the body that issues it. We point at GOV.UK for fees and forms, and never copy them.

8 of 426 licences in Scotland for Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

Choose from all 48 activities

B

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

C

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

L

Licence to train racehorses (England, Scotland and Wales)

You need a licence to train racehorses to compete in steeple chases, hurdle races and national hunt flat races.

DEFRA · England, Wales and Scotland

Animals, including pets and zoos · Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

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

N

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

P

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

T

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

Checking approvals more broadly?

A licence is one of several things you may need before your first day of trading. The pre-trading quick check walks the registrations, insurances and approvals alongside it.

Run the pre-trading quick check

Not sure which of these apply to you?

Our guides on finding a licence and dealing with your local council walk through the questions that decide it.

Find a licence