Licensing public registers

Taxi licences

Vehicles, drivers and operators must be licensed to operate 'Taxi services' in the area. This includes:

• Vehicles that can be hailed in the street and limited to charging what is shown on the meter (Hackney carriages)
• Vehicles that must be pre-booked to pick up passengers and charge the rate agreed by the operator and customer in advance (private hire vehicles) 

You can view the registers of taxi drivers, vehicles and operators that are licensed in the borough below:

Charitable collections

We publish a register of people/organisations who are issued a permit to collect money (or articles for sale or use) in aid of a charity. This could be: 

• Collections from house to house
• Collections in the street.

You can view the registers of charitable collections that we have licensed in the borough below:

Animal licences

We publish a register of licensed:

• Businesses who keep or train animals for exhibition for educational or entertainment to an audience
• Dangerous wild animals in our borough. This list does not include Zoos, circus, pet shops or places registered under the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 for the purpose of performing experiments
• Zoos: please note, we currently do not have any zoos registered in the Melton Borough area
• Businesses or individuals who provide boarding for cats, boarding, home boarding or day care for dogs (Animal welfare licence register)
• Businesses or individuals who hire out horses for riding or provide instruction in riding (Animal welfare licence register)
• Businesses or individuals who sell animals as pets (Animal welfare licence register)
• Businesses or individuals who breed and sell dogs - you must breed three or more litters of puppies in any 12-month period or breed dogs and advertise a business of selling dogs (Animal welfare licence register)

You can view the registers of animal licences we have issued in the borough below:

Alcohol and entertainment licences

Alcohol and entertainment licences are applied to individuals and premises:

• Any person who is a designated premises supervisor at a premises or premises that carries out activities under the Licensing Act 2003 must have a personal licence
• Any premises that sell alcohol, has regulated entertainment, or sell food and drink late night must have a premises licence or a temporary event notice

You can view the registers of individuals and premises that we have licensed in the borough below:

Treatment registrations

Businesses that offer invasive or non-invasive treatments need to be registered to operate. This includes:

• Individuals and premises who carry out invasive treatment that pierce the skin. For example, tattooing, acupuncture, piercings, microblading and electrolysis
• Hairdressers or barbers

You can view the registers of individuals and premises that we have licensed in the borough below:

Caravan licences

The majority of camping and caravan sites require a licence to operate. This includes:

• Caravan and camp sites
• Residential caravan sites
• Fit and proper persons of a residential caravan site

You can view the registers of sites that we have licensed in the borough below:

Scrap metal licences

We publish a register of mobile collectors and sites who are licensed to carry on business as a scrap metal dealer.

You can view the registers of scrap metal dealers that we have licensed in the borough below:

Pavement licence

Businesses that place tables and chairs outside their premises on a pavement/public highway need a licence. 

You can view the register of businesses that we have licensed in the borough below:

Housing licence

Private landlords who rent out a property which has five or more occupants or where the tenants are from more than two different households require a house in multiple occupation (HMO) licence.

You can view the registers of premises that we have licensed in the borough below:

Gambling licences and lottery registrations

Individuals and companies who provide facilities for certain types of gambling need to have a licence.

You can view the registers of individuals and businesses we have licensed in the borough below: