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.
22 of 426 licences for Social care childcare
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
Advocacy service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide an advocacy service in Wales.
Welsh Government · Wales
Approval of home childcarers (Northern Ireland)
To provide early years childcare, register with the Home Childcarer Approval Scheme through your local Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT)
Your council · Northern Ireland
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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's day care provider registration (Wales)
You may need to register to provide day care for children under the age of 12 years outside the child’s home in 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
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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 registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide a residential family centre service in 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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Secure accommodation service registration (Wales)
You need to register to provide a secure accommodation service for children in Wales.
Welsh Government · 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
Start a nursery (Scotland)
Register with Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) Care Inspectorate if you want to run a day nursery in Scotland.
Scottish Government · Scotland
Starting a nursery (Wales)
Getting a day care licence for running a children's nursery in Wales
Your council · 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 1 licence 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.