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.

6 of 426 licences in Wales for Gambling and betting, including arcades, bingo and racing

Choose from all 48 activities

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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

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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

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Pavement or street display licence (England and Wales)

Get a licence to put an advertising sign on the road or pavement in England and Wales - restrictions, fines, penalties

Your council · England and Wales

Any trade

Permission to distribute leaflets (England and Wales)

You may need to get permission to distribute free printed material in certain areas controlled by the local council.

Your council · England and Wales

Any trade

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Temporary Events Notice (England and Wales)

You need a Temporary Event Notice if you want to carry out a 'licensable activity' on unlicensed premises in England or Wales

Your council · England and Wales

Any trade

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