Licences and licence applications

• Licence Finder

  Find out which licences you might need for your activity or business.

• Amusement permit (Northern Ireland)

  You need an amusement permit to operate gaming machines in Northern Ireland

• Apply for a list of deaths registered in the UK

  You can apply to get a weekly list of registered deaths if you're part of an approved organisation.

• Apply for a performance licence

  If a child of school age is offered entertainment work such as acting or modelling, the performance producer must apply for a child's licence to the local council

• Approval for a centre to offer qualifications (Scotland)

  You must be approved by the SQA to run an education or training establishment and offer courses which lead to qualifications.

• Art therapist registration

  You need to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to practise as an art therapist in the UK

• Become a Green Deal business

  How your business can become an authorised Green Deal provider - advising, installing and manufacturing energy-saving products in properties

• Boatmaster's licence

  Master's licence for commercial use of passenger and non-passenger vessels in category A,B,C,D waters and limited coastal areas

• Food premises approval (England)

  You need a licence for handling meat, fish, egg or dairy products unless you sell these direct to the public

• Food premises approval (Northern Ireland)

  Get a licence for handling meat, fish, egg or dairy products.

• Food premises approval (Scotland)

  Get a licence for handling meat, fish, egg or dairy products.

• Food premises approval (Wales)

  Get a licence for handling meat, fish, egg or dairy products.

• House in multiple occupation licence

  Get a licence to rent out your property as a house in multiple occupation (HMO) in England or Wales - local authority, private renting, landlords, houseshare

• House in multiple occupation licence (Scotland)

  Get a licence to rent out your property as a house in multiple occupation in Scotland (HMO) - local authority, private renting, landlords, houseshare

• House to house charitable collections licence (Northern Ireland)

  You need a licence to promote or make charitable house to house collections in 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

• Licence to possess or sell drug precursor chemicals

  You need a licence from the Home Office to possess or sell drug precursor chemicals

• Music licence for theatrical productions

  You need a licence to use sound recordings for on-stage or off-stage effects

• Pay your Machine Games Duty

  Register with HMRC if you need to pay Machine Games Duty (MGD) - duty rates, HMRC online account

• Poisons licence

  You may need a licence to sell certain household products containing poison

• Register a house in multiple occupation (Northern Ireland)

  Register your property to rent it out as a house in multiple occupation (HMO) in Northern Ireland - local council, private renting, landlords, houseshare

• Road occupation licence (Scotland)

  You must get a road occupation licence from the council to occupy any part of the road in connection with building work in Scotland - fines, penalties

• Road occupation licence for building work (England and Wales)

  You must get a licence from the council to did up the road, or temporarily occupy it in connection with building work - fines, penalties

• Scrap metal dealer licence (England and Wales)

  You must get a scrap metal dealer licence from the council if you buy, sell or store scrap metal

• Skip licence (England and Wales)

  You or the skip hire company need a skip licence/permit if you want to put a skip on a public road. You may need safety lights, traffic cones or markings

• Skip licence (Scotland)

  Get a permit to place a skip on a public road - local authority Scotland, road occupation, skip licence

• Slaughterman licence (Northern Ireland)

  You need to have a licence to operate as a slaughterman in Northern Ireland

• 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 local council

• Temporary Events Notice (England and Wales)

  You need a Temporary Event Notice if you want to carry out a 'licensable activity' on unlicensed premises in England or Wales

Additional detailed guidance from government departments

• Alcohol licensing

  How to apply for a licence to sell alcohol, with details of fees and the role of the licensing authority.

• Chemical licensing

  Licences for the manufacture, production, supply, possession, and import and export of controlled drugs and precursor chemicals.

• Oil and gas licensing

  Licences for petroleum exploration and production, carbon storage and for gas storage and unloading; data on licensing and guidance for applicants.