Bin collections over Christmas and New Year
Your bin day will change over Christmas and New Year.
Apply for a skin piercing and treatment licence
If you want to carry out tattooing or skin treatments you must have a licence.
Activities covered by the licence include:
- tattooing and semi-permanent skin colouring
- cosmetic skin piercing
- acupuncture
- electrolysis
We'll inspect your business to make sure health and safety standards are met before issuing a licence.
Licence fees
| Treatment | Fee |
|---|---|
| Acupuncture (premise licence and one practitioner) | £193.60 |
| Acupuncture (additional practitioner) | £96.80 |
| Tattooing (premise licence and one practitioner) | £193.60 |
| Tattooing (additional practitioner) | £96.80 |
| Electrolysis (premise licence and one practitioner) | £193.60 |
| Electrolysis (additional practitioner) | £96.80 |
| Cosmetic piercing or semi-permanent makeup (premise licence and one practitioner) | £187.55 |
| Cosmetic piercing or semi-permanent makeup (additional practitioner) | £96.80 |
Apply for a skin piercing or treatment licence
Please email your application form to our environmental health team.
We will contact you within 10 working days of receiving your application.