Key announcements

We are carrying out site maintenance from 9:00am until 10:00am this morning. Some of our forms will be unavailable during this time and online payments may be unsuccessful. To find out more about the section 114 notice, visit our section 114 page

Other licences

Massage and special treatment

Licence type Fee
1 level of treatment (grant) £170
Renewal £136
2+ levels of treatment (grant) £182
Renewal £148
Transfer of ownership £136
Application for additional treatments £68
Replacement/copy licence £30

Skin piercers

Licence type Fee
Skin piercing treatment £136
Copy licence £30

Skin piercing covers acupuncture, cosmetic piercing, electrolysis, semi-permanent skin colouring and tattooing.

Scrap metal dealers

The licence fee will become payable once the licence has been approved for grant. No licence will be issued unless both parts of the fee have been received.

Breakdown of fees by application type

Application type (grant or renewal) Application fee Licence fee Total amount payable
Scrap Metal Dealer - site licence (first issue or renewal)* £601 £921 £1,522
2 sites £678 £1,841 £2,519
3 sites + £754 £2,762 £3,517
Scrap Metal Dealer - mobile collector's licence (first issue or renewal)* £396 £77 £473
Replacement licence (where original lost or stolen)**     £30

* Valid for 3 years from date of issue.

** Valid for remaining duration of the original licence issued.

Breakdown of fees by application type

Application Type: Variation Application made in Year 1 of Licence Application made in Year 2 of Licence Application made in Year 3 of Licence
Site Licence to a Collector’s Licence*** -£499 (Refund) -£217 (Refund) £64
Collector’s Licence to a Site Licence £1,113 £806 £499
New Site Manager and/or Partner**** £179 £179 £179
Minor Amendment (ie where no DBS disclosure certificate is required or assessment of an individual’s suitability)**** £64 £64 £64

*** Varying from a Site Licence to a Collector's Licence part way through the term will attract a refund of a proportion of the licence fee, but not the application fee

**** These fees are applicable at any point during the life of the licence.

Sex shop or sex cinema

Licence type Fee
Licence grant £1,987
Licence renewal £1,896
Transfer of ownership £1,669
Variation £1,692
Replacement/copy licence £30

Sexual entertainment venues

Licence type Fee
Licence grant £2,618
Licence renewal £1.975
Transfer £1,658
Variation £1,726
Replacement/copy licence £30

Page last updated: 22 April 2024

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