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.
9 of 426 licences in England for Social care
Choose from all 48 activities
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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
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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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
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We have not yet mapped an enabling instrument for 3 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.