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Do I need a licence?

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  1. Do I need a licence?
  2. Selling alcohol, providing entertainment or late night hot food/drink
  3. Public events and street trading
  4. Street trading and special events
  5. Social, sporting or political members clubs
  6. Gambling machines, betting and lotteries
  7. Taxis drivers, vehicles and private hire operators
  8. Food premises and sales
  9. Animal related businesses
  10. You are here: Tattooing, piercing and electrolysis licences
  11. Houses in multiple occupation (HMO)
  12. Scrap metal businesses
  13. Camping, caravan and residential sites
  14. Sex shop and adult cinemas
  15. Felling trees and woodland
  16. Charity collection permits
  17. A-boards
  18. Pay for a licence

Tattooing, piercing and electrolysis licences

If you want to carry out tattooing or skin treatments in the district, you must be registered with us.

This includes tattooing and semi-permanent skin colouring, cosmetic skin piercing, acupuncture and electrolysis. Find out about registering with us.

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