Licence

Sex shop and cinema licence (England and Wales)

From South Cambridgeshire District Council

How to apply

1. Application for a sex shop and cinema licence

To run a sex shop - ie premises selling sex toys, books or videos - you will need a licence from the local authority. To run a venue where explicit films are shown to members of the public, Applicants also need a licence from the local authority under the Local Government (Miscellaneous provisions) Act 1982. to run a Sexual Entartainments venue as defined in s.27 of the Police and Crime Act 2009 a licence is also requiredSCDC have adopted a policy in relation to how we will deal with applications which gives guidance on the councils expectations, this can be viewed on the Council website www.scambs.gov.uk. For further advice queries should be directed to the Licensing section

Apply online

The issuing authority for this licence is South Cambridgeshire District Council (change location)

You can contact them using the details below.

South Cambridgeshire Hall
Cambourne Business Park

CB23 6EA