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You may need a licence, permit or certification for:
This may not include all the licences you need. It will be updated with more licences.
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.
Agricultural analysts are responsible for performing analyses on feed to ensure businesses are complying with feed safety law.
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.
Use this service to apply for a SIEL to export products or goods. You also can manage your applications and licences.
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
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