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You need a licence to abstract and/or impound water in Northern Ireland

If you abstract water or plan to, you may need to apply for an abstraction licence.

It is a legal requirement for adoption service managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.

You need to register to provide an adoption service in Wales.

It is a legal requirement for adult care home managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.

It is a legal requirement for adult care home workers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.

It is a legal requirement for adult placement managers in Wales to register with Social Care Wales.

You need to register to provide an adult placement service in Wales.

Register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) if you run an adult placement service in England

Registration details for businesses in Northern Ireland offering adult placement services.

Register with the Care Inspectorate to provide registered adult placement services in Scotland

Adventure activities licence, when you need it, what outdoor activities you need it for, caving, climbing, trekking, watersports, penalties for not having a licence

You need to register to provide an advocacy service in Wales.

Licence to operate as an air conditioning system energy assessor in Northern Ireland and approval to work in England and Wales

Get an aircraft maintenance engineer licence from the CAA, an EASA Part 66 or a BCAR Section L depending on the type of aircraft you work on

Audible intruder alarms in 'alarm notification areas' must have a 'nominated key holder' the police can contact if it goes off

You need a licensing letter before you apply to sell alcohol in your conference centre in Northern Ireland

You must have consent to alter a wall, fence or drain at the side of a road in Northern Ireland

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

Contact the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for a licence to run a boarding kennel or cattery in Northern Ireland

Contact your council to apply for a licence to run a boarding kennel or cattery in Wales or Scotland

How to register for processing, storing, disposing or transporting animal by-products.

You need a licence to import animal products into Northern Ireland

Find out what licences you need to transport cattle, deer, goats, pigs or sheep in Northern Ireland.

Get vehicle approval for transporting livestock and horses on long journeys

To change your tourist accommodation premises to a different category you must apply to NITB

Register a milk production facility in England and Wales with the Food Standards Authority (FSA).

You need a licence if you're a gas supplier, transporter, shipper or interconnector in England, Scotland and Wales

Get a licence to build, change or retain a structure on or in the River Thames.

To undertake regulated financial activities, you must be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Approval from the Scottish Qualifications Authority for centres of learning including colleges, employers and private training providers

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

To operate an assembly centre in Northern Ireland where cattle, pigs, sheep or goats are grouped together to be used in the course of intra-Community trade, you must obtain approval from the Department of Agriculture and Rur…

To provide early years childcare, register with the Home Childcarer Approval Scheme through your local Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT)

You need approval from the Department of Education to offer initial teacher education programmes

Get approval from the FSA or District Council to operate meat handling and processing plants - Northern Ireland

How to get a licence (grant of approval) to hold a civil marriage or civil partnership in your venue, and what requirements or conditions to follow

How to get a licence to hold a civil marriage or civil partnership in your venue, and what requirements to follow

Fish or shellfish farms in Northern Ireland must have a fish culture licence from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD)

You need a licence to carry out archaeological excavation or search for archaeological objects in Northern Ireland

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

You may need an exemption permit if you wish to artificially propagate your fishery or carry out improvements

You must have a licence from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) if you run an organisation involved in the artificial reproduction of animals

You need a licence if you or your employees work with asbestos in Northern Ireland

To sell goods by auction in a stall or other premises you might need to register with your local council

You need an auctioneer's permit from the police to sell firearms or ammunition by auction in Northern Ireland

To accumulate and dispose of radioactive wastes you need an authorisation from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

You need authorisation from the Financial Conducty Authority (FCA) to advise on, arrange or sell general insurance products

To mix different categories of special waste or mix special waste with non-special waste, you need several licences and permits

To use 'university' in an educational body's title, you must get consent from the Privy Council