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.

5 of 426 licences in Northern Ireland for Security

Choose from all 48 activities

A

Alarm noise control: key holder registration (Northern Ireland)

Audible intruder alarms in 'alarm notification areas' must have a 'nominated key holder' the police can contact if it goes off

Your council · Northern Ireland

Security

Auctioneer's permit for firearms and ammunition (Northern Ireland)

You need an auctioneer's permit from the police to sell firearms or ammunition by auction in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Security

G

Guard dog kennels registration (Northern Ireland)

You must be registered with your council if you operate a guard dog kennel in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland

Animals, including pets and zoos · Security

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

R

Register as a firearms dealer

You must register with the police if you manufacture, sell or transfer shotguns, firearms or ammunition or are involved in the repairing, testing or …

Home Office · England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Firearms, explosives and fireworks · Security

We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 2 licences on this list. That is a gap in our graph, not a statement about the law, and those pages say so rather than guessing.

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