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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. You are here: 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. 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

Social, sporting or political members clubs

You will need to apply for a club premises certificate if you’re a social, sporting or political members' club (like a working men’s club, rugby club, or British Legion) and you want to:

  • supply alcohol to members or bona fide guests
  • provide regulated entertainment, like musical performances or film screenings to members or bona fide guests.
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