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.
42 of 426 licences for Social care
Choose from all 48 activities
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Adoption service manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for adoption service managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Adoption service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide an adoption service in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Adult care home manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for adult care home managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Adult care home worker registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for adult care home workers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Adult placement manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for adult placement managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Adult placement service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide an adult placement service in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Adult placement services registration
Different issuer in each nation
Advocacy service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide an advocacy service in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
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Care at home services registration (Scotland)
You need to register with the Care Inspectorate to operate care at home services.
Scottish Government · Scotland
Care home service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide a care home service for adults or children in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Children and young people advocacy manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for children and young people advocacy managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
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Day care services registration (Northern Ireland)
You need to register with your local Health and Social Services Board (HSBB) if you operate a children's day care service for children under …
Your council · Northern Ireland
Day care settings registration (Northern Ireland)
You need a licence to operate a day care setting in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Domiciliary care manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for domiciliary care managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Domiciliary care service registration (Northern Ireland)
You need to be registered with the Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) to operate a domiciliary care service in …
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Domiciliary care worker registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for domiciliary care workers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Domiciliary support service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide a domiciliary support service, including the provision of supported living and extra care housing in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
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Fostering service manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for fostering service managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Fostering service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide a fostering service in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
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House to house charitable collections licence (Northern Ireland)
You need a licence to promote or make charitable house to house collections in Northern Ireland
Your council · Northern Ireland
House to house collection licence (England and Wales)
Apply for a licence for house-to-house collections of money or goods for charity in England or Wales
Your council · England and Wales
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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
Nurse agency registration (Scotland)
You must register with the Care Inspectorate to provide nurse agency services in Scotland
Scottish Government · Scotland
Nursing agency registration (Northern Ireland)
If you operate a nursing agency in Northern Ireland you must meet certain minimum standards and be officially registered
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Nursing homes registration (England)
You must register with the Care Quality Commission to run a nursing home in England.
Scottish Government · England
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PSV (Public Service Vehicle) operator’s licence
You need a public service vehicle (PSV) operator’s licence to operate a vehicle for hire or reward (payment or payment in kind) that can …
Traffic Commissioners · England, Wales and Scotland
Public charitable collection permit (Scotland)
You must apply for a Public Charitable Collection Permit in Scotland if you are collecting money from the public for charity in a public …
Your council · Scotland
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Registration of domiciliary care agencies (England)
You need to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to operate a domiciliary care agency in England in order to provide care in …
Scottish Government · England
Registration of independent health care service (England and Wales)
You need to register with the Care Quality Commission or Healthcare Inspectorate to run an independent health care service (eg private hospital or clinic) …
CQC · England and Wales
Registration of residential care homes (England)
You need to register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to run a residential care home for adults in England
Scottish Government · England
Residential care homes (Scotland)
Register with the Care Inspectorate to operate a residential care home in Scotland
Scottish Government · Scotland
Residential care homes registration (Northern Ireland)
You need to register with the Health and Social Care Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) in Northern Ireland to run a residential care …
Northern Ireland Executive · Northern Ireland
Residential childcare manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for residential childcare managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Residential childcare worker registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for residential childcare workers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Residential family centre manager registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for residential family centre managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Residential family centre worker registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for residential family centre workers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
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Social landlord registration (Wales)
You need to register with the Welsh Ministers to operate as a social landlord in Wales
Your council · Wales
Social work student registration (Wales)
Social work students must register with Social Care Wales upon enrolling on the social work degree course in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Social worker registration (Wales)
It is a legal requirement for social workers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Street collection licence (England & Wales)
If you want to collect money or sell items on the street for charity, you might need a street collection licence, depending on your …
Your council · England and Wales
Support services providing day care to adults registration (Scotland)
To provide support services providing day care to adults registered in Scotland you must be registered with the Care Inspectorate
Scottish Government · Scotland
Where GOV.UK lists a licence separately for each nation, it appears here once with a link to each nation's version. They are separate licences in law, often resting on different legislation.
We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 4 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.
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.