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If you offer Massage or Special Treatments to members of the public, you will need a licence under the Nottinghamshire County Council Act 1985 from the Local Authority. This licence is renewable annually with all licences expiring on January 31st.

Licensable treatments include:

  •   Full body massage
  •   Part body massage
  •   Electric treatment
  •   Radiant heat, light or electric vapour treatment
  •   Sauna or other baths for therapeutic treatment
  •   UV tanning equipment including sunbeds and sun showers
  •   Laser and/or Intense Pulse Light (IPL) treatment using Class 3B and Class 4 Lasers

Apply for a Licence

 To apply for a licence, please complete the relevant application forms below:

You will need to provide details for two referees, a passport size photograph of each practitioner and qualification certificates for each practitioner.

A copy of the completed application must be sent to Nottinghamshire Police for comment.

In the case of Laser and IPL licensing, you will need to provide additional information including:

  •      Treatment protocol
  •      Local rules
  •      Risk assessment and register of authorised users
  •      Evidence of authorised user training including Core of Knowledge certificates
  •      A plan of the premises
  •      A copy of the public liability insurance

The current fees are available at the following link.

Licence Conditions

Once we have received both your application form and fee, an Environmental Health Officer will arrange to carry out an inspection of your premises. The inspection will assess compliance with the licence conditions.

In the case of Laser and IPL licensing, you will need to demonstrate compliance with the laser conditions below.

Contact Us 

Commercial and Operations Licensing
Central Police Station
Byron House
Maid Marian Way
Nottingham
NG1 6HS

Tel: 0115 915 6571

General.Licensing@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Contact Us

Commercial and Operations Licensing
Central Police Station
Byron House
Maid Marian Way
Nottingham
NG1 6HS

Tel: 0115 915 6571

General.Licensing@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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